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Councilmember Heineman introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> RESOLUTION #22-054 <br /> RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND <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 Riverdale <br /> Drive to serve this area of the City with municipal utilities since the land is zoned as 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 421-305 adopted October 26, <br /> 2021,the City Council accepted the design services proposal of Bolton&Menk, Inc. for providing <br /> engineering services required to develop final plans and specifications for the purpose of soliciting <br /> bids for the construction of Improvement Project 422-05; and <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution 422-040 adopted February 8, <br /> 2022, the City Council approved the plans and specifications prepared by Bolton & Menk, Inc. <br /> for the making of such improvements, and authorized the advertisement of bids for the same <br /> improvements as City Improvement Project 422-05; and <br />