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<br />Councilmember Woestehoff introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #23-074 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION APPROVING JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH ANOKA <br />COUNTY FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT #20-11, RAMSEY GATEWAY HIGHWAY <br />10 IMPROVEMENTS <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Anoka County is proposing grade separation improvements on County State Aid <br />Highway (CSAH) 56/Ramsey Boulevard and CSAH 57/Sunfish Lake Boulevard at the Burlington Northern <br />Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway and U.S. Highway 10/169 crossings to improve traffic operations and safety on <br />each facility in partnership with BNSF, the City of Ramsey, and the Minnesota Department of <br />Transportation (MnDOT); and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the proposed improvements generally include reconstructing portions of <br />U.S. Highway 10/169, CSAH 56/Ramsey Boulevard, CSAH 57/Sunfish Lake Boulevard, and <br />Riverdale Drive; constructing new frontage roads; constructing sidewalks, trails and pedestrian <br />curb ramps; constructing bridges and roundabouts; reconstructing municipal utilities; <br />constructing a temporary traffic control signal system; establishing turf; and installing striping <br />and signing; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, said parties mutually agree that the at-grade intersections of CSAH 56 and <br />CSAH 57 at the BNSF Railway and U.S. Highway 10 crossings require grade separation to <br />improve traffic operations and safety on each facility; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, U.S. Highway 10 is under the jurisdiction of MnDOT; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, CSAH 56/Ramsey Boulevard and CSAH 57/Sunfish Lake Boulevard are <br />County State Aid Highways under the jurisdiction of Anoka County; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Riverdale Drive and the Frontage Road north of Highway 10 are Municipal <br />State Aid Streets under the jurisdiction of the City of Ramsey; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the BNSF Railway is under the jurisdiction of BNSF; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey and Anoka County desire to work cooperatively to <br />construct the proposed improvements; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the proposed improvements are located within Anoka County and almost <br />entirely within the City of Ramsey, though a small amount is located in the City of Anoka; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Anoka County prepared a Joint Powers Agreement to define cost-sharing <br />and other responsibilities for Anoka County and the City of Ramsey; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the parties agree it is in the best interest of the public to construct the <br />improvements. <br /> <br />