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<br />Councilmember Riley introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #21-044 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION ADOPTING CONCEPT LEVEL LAYOUT REVIEW COMMENTS ON <br />ANOKA COUNTY’S INTERIM IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED TO BUNKER LAKE <br />BOULEVARD/COUNTY ROAD 116 <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) was entered into on April 12, 2005, by and <br />between the County of Anoka and the City of Ramsey defining various public works <br />improvements required to support development of Ramsey Town Center (now The COR), along <br />with the required processes and cost-shares associated with the improvements; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the JPA specifies that the City of Ramsey is responsible for ultimately <br />expanding Bunker Lake Boulevard/CR 116 between Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83 and Ramsey <br />Boulevard/CSAH 56 to a four-lane divided highway with turn lanes, and for constructing signal <br />systems at Center Street and Sunwood Drive; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Anoka County proposes to construct interim improvements to Bunker Lake <br />Boulevard/CR 116 between Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83 and Sunfish Lake Boulevard/CSAH <br />57 to accommodate the safe and efficient movement of traffic during the construction of proposed <br />improvements to Highway 10 through the cities of Anoka and Ramsey from 2022 through 2025; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Anoka County has prepared a concept level layout for the proposed interim <br />improvements and has requested formal comments from the City of Ramsey on the concept level <br />layout with a revised date of February 2, 2021; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey and Anoka County desire to work cooperatively to <br />accommodate the safe and efficient movement of traffic on Bunker Lake Boulevard/CR 116 <br />between Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83 and Sunfish Lake Boulevard/CSAH 57 during the <br />construction of proposed improvements to Highway 10 through the cities of Anoka and Ramsey <br />from 2022 through 2025. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA: <br /> <br />1) That the City of Ramsey offers the following comments on Anoka County’s concept level <br />layout for proposed interim improvements to Bunker Lake Boulevard/CR 116 between <br />Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83 and Sunfish Lake Boulevard/CSAH 57 with a revised date <br />of February 2, 2021. <br />a. The City of Ramsey supports the turn lane improvements proposed between <br />Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83 and Ramsey Boulevard/CSAH 56 due to the direct <br />benefit to local traffic. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #21-044 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br /> <br />