Resolution - #22-040 - 02/08/2022

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Councilmember Woestehoff introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION#22-040 RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENTS FOR BIDS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT#22-05,RIVERDALE DRIVE TRUNK UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS, LLAMA STREET TO BOWERS DRIVE WHEREAS, existing Riverdale Drive between Sunfish Lake Boulevard and Armstrong Boulevard functions as the south frontage road to U.S. Highway 10/169; and WHEREAS,the City of Ramsey proposes to extend Riverdale Drive between Llama Street and Bowers Drive to extend the south frontage road system south of U.S. Highway 10/169to Bowers Drive; and WHEREAS, this improvement project is consistent with the goals and objectives of the Highway 10 Access Planning Study completed in 2014 in partnership between the Minnesota Department of Transportation(MnDOT) and the Anoka County Highway Department, andbroadly supported by partnering agencies including the City of Anoka, City of Ramsey, Anoka County, MnDOT, and the Metropolitan Council; and WHEREAS,trunk utilities are proposed to be extended prior to the extension of Riverdale Drive to serve this area of the City with municipal utilities since the land is zoned as MUSA; and WHEREAS, the City has the capability to adequately fund these trunk utility improvements using utility enterprise funds; and WHEREAS, the City received a professional design services proposal from Bolton & Menk, Inc. to prepare final plans and specifications and administer bids for said improvements; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution 421-305 adopted October 26, 2021,the City Council accepted the design services proposal of Bolton&Menk, Inc. for providing engineering services required to develop final plans and specifications for the purpose of soliciting bids for the construction of Improvement Project 422-05; and WHEREAS, Bolton&Menk, Inc. has completed plans and specifications for the purpose of advertising for bids for the same improvements.