Resolution - #23-238 - 09/26/2023

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Councilmember Howell introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #23-238 RESOLUTION APPROVING UPDATED MnDOT COOPERATIVE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT NO. 1052605 FOR RAMSEY GATEWAY HIGHWAY 10 IMPROVEMENTS WHEREAS, Anoka County is proposing grade-separation improvements on County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 56/Ramsey Boulevard and CSAH 57/Sunfish Lake Boulevard at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway and U.S. Highway 10/169 crossings to improve traffic operations and safety on each facility in partnership with BNSF, the City of Ramsey, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT); and WHEREAS, the proposed improvements generally include reconstructing portions of U.S. Highway 10/169, CSAH 56/Ramsey Boulevard, CSAH 57/Sunfish Lake Boulevard, and Riverdale Drive; constructing new frontage roads; constructing sidewalks, trails and pedestrian curb ramps; constructing bridges and roundabouts; extending/reconstructing municipal utilities; constructing a temporary traffic control signal system; establishing turf; and installing striping and signing; and WHEREAS, said parties mutually agree that the at-grade intersections of CSAH 56 and CSAH 57 at the BNSF Railway and U.S. Highway 10 crossings require grade separation to improve traffic operations and safety on each facility; and WHEREAS, U.S. Highway 10 is under the jurisdiction of MnDOT; and WHEREAS, CSAH 56/Ramsey Boulevard and CSAH 57/Sunfish Lake Boulevard are County State Aid Highways under the jurisdiction of Anoka County; and WHEREAS, Riverdale Drive and the Frontage Road north of Highway 10 are Municipal State Aid Streets under the jurisdiction of the City of Ramsey; and WHEREAS, the BNSF Railway is under the jurisdiction of BNSF; and WHEREAS, pursuant to City Council Resolution #23-149 adopted June 27, 2023, the Mayor and City Administrator were directed to enter into MnDOT Cooperative Construction Agreement No. 1052001 with the State of Minnesota, Department of Transportation, and Anoka County to provide for payment by the City to the State of the City's share of the costs of the construction engineering in connection with the City water main and sanitary sewer to be performed upon, along, and adjacent to Trunk Highway 10 from 0.32 miles east of Armstrong Boulevard (County State Aid Highway 83) to 0.38 miles west of Thurston Avenue under State Project 0202-123 (TH 10=003) to facilitate the expedient construction of the Ramsey Gateway Highway 10 Improvements; and WHEREAS, pursuant to City Council Resolution #23-172 adopted September 12, 2023, the Mayor and City Administrator were authorized and directed to enter into MnDOT Agreement