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CC Regular Session 7, 2, Meeting Date: 08/25/2020 By: Colleen Lasher, Administrative Services Information Title: Highway 10 Update from Tinklenberg Group Purpose/Background: At the July 14, 2020 Council meeting, the City Council approved an extension of the contract with the Tinklenberg Group as it relates to the Ramsey US Trunk Highway 10 Improvement Development Plan. The term of the extension was for the twelve (12) month period from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, and the Council requested that Mr. El Tinklenberg provide an update to the Council at the August 25, 2020 Council meeting. Background: The City has worked with the Tinklenberg Group for most of the past decade. Mr. Tinklenberg continues to work with federal, state, county, and regional officials to advance Ramsey's interests in developing the Highway 10 corridor. The City's past success during this period have included the recent announcement of a $40 million INFRA federal grant, plus past grant awards totaling $35M for the Armstrong Interchange Project, which was awarded several grants, including a $10M federal (TIGER) grant, a $10M state (CIMS) grant, a $8M bonding allocation from the state, and a $10.2M award from the Counties Transit Investment Board (CTIB), which fully funded the project. In 2017, work with the state legislature successfully secured an estimated $1.5 million in funding for the engineering and design of the Ramsey Boulevard underpass of the BNSF rail line, and the City of Ramsey received an additional $2 million from the 2018 state bonding bill for the Ramsey Boulevard rail separation project. Mr. Tinklenberg will provide an update on current legislative initiatives, and the current efforts to maintain strong and consistent communication with the City's state legislature and U.S.Congressional Delegation. Notification: NA Observations/Alternatives: Funding Source: N/A Recommendation: Informational only Action: