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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY ANOKA COUNTY HWY 10 INTERCHANGE AT CSAH 57 (SUNFISH LAKE BLVD.) PROJECT NOS. SP 002-656-001 and 002-657-003 (RALF PARCELS 7, 60, 62, 65, 68, 69) This agreement is made and entered into this day of 2023 by and between the County of Anoka, a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota ("County") and the City of Ramsey ("Owner") with property located along Highway 10 NW, Ramsey, Minnesota, as described below. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Anoka County Highway Department proposes to construct new grade separated interchanges at CSAH 56 (Ramsey Blvd.) and CSAH 57 (Sunfish Lake Blvd.) and U.S. Highway 10/169, and grade -separated crossings at CSAH 56/57 and BNSF railway in the city of Ramsey, as part of Anoka County Highway Project Nos. 002-656-001 and 002-657-003 (collectively "Highway Project"); and WHEREAS, Owner is the fee owner of property located along Highway 10 NW, Ramsey, Anoka County, Minnesota, and which parcels are identified as Parcels 7, 60, 62, 65, 68, and 69 in the Highway Project, identified for tax purposes as PIN Nos. 28-32-25-43-0002 (Parcel 7), 35-32- 25-23-0006 (Parcel 60), 35-32-25-31-0007 (Parcel 62), 35-32-25-31-0024 (Parcel 65), 35-32-25- 31-0027 (Parcel 68), and 35-32-25-31-0028 (Parcel 69) (collectively "RALF Parcels"); and WHEREAS, the city RALF Parcels consist of unimproved land that was acquired for future highway purposes and are encumbered by loans from the Right-of-way Acquisition Loan Fund (RALF) issued by the Metropolitan Council; and WHEREAS, the County needs to acquire a portion of the RALF Parcels, legally described in the attached Exhibit A, in order to construct the Highway Project; and WHEREAS, the County and Owner, in consultation with the Metropolitan Council real estate department, have reached an agreement to fully and finally settle all amounts owed for the purchase of real estate and for any and all actual or potential claims for damages from acquisition of the RALF Parcels relating to the construction of the Highway Project. 1