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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION #22-040 <br />RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZING <br />ADVERTISEMENTS FOR BIDS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT #22-05, <br />RIVERDALE DRIVE TRUNK UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS, LLAMA STREET TO <br />BOWERS DRIVE <br />WHEREAS, existing Riverdale Drive between Sunfish Lake Boulevard and Armstrong <br />Boulevard functions as the south frontage road to U.S. Highway 10/169; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey proposes to extend Riverdale Drive between Llama <br />Street and Bowers Drive to extend the south frontage road system south of U.S. Highway 10/169 <br />to Bowers Drive; and <br />WHEREAS, this improvement project is consistent with the goals and objectives of the <br />Highway 10 Access Planning Study completed in 2014 in partnership between the Minnesota <br />Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and the Anoka County Highway Department, and <br />broadly supported by partnering agencies including the City of Anoka, City of Ramsey, Anoka <br />County, MnDOT, and the Metropolitan Council; and <br />WHEREAS, trunk utilities are proposed to be extended prior to the extension of <br />Riverdale Drive to serve this area of the City with municipal utilities since the land is zoned as <br />MUSA; and <br />WHEREAS, the City has the capability to adequately fund these trunk utility <br />improvements using utility enterprise funds; and <br />WHEREAS, the City received a professional design services proposal from Bolton & <br />Menk, Inc. to prepare final plans and specifications and administer bids for said improvements; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #21-305 adopted October 26, <br />2021, the City Council accepted the design services proposal of Bolton & Menk, Inc. for <br />providing engineering services required to develop final plans and specifications for the purpose <br />of soliciting bids for the construction of Improvement Project #22-05; and <br />WHEREAS, Bolton & Menk, Inc. has completed plans and specifications for the <br />purpose of advertising for bids for the same improvements. <br />