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Councilmember Howell introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> RESOLUTION #24-243 <br /> RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDED MnDOT COOPERATIVE CONSTRUCTION <br /> AGREEMENT NO. 1052605A01 FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 20-11, RAMSEY <br /> GATEWAY HIGHWAY 10 IMPROVEMENTS <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 /> 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; extending/reconstructing municipal utilities; <br /> constructing a temporary traffic control signal system; establishing turf, and installing striping <br /> and signing; and <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 /> WHEREAS, U.S. Highway 10 is under the jurisdiction of MnDOT; and <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 /> 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 /> WHEREAS, the BNSF Railway is under the jurisdiction of BNSF; and <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to City Council Resolution 423-149 adopted June 27, 2023, the <br /> Mayor and City Administrator were directed to enter into MnDOT Cooperative Construction <br /> Agreement No. 1052001 with the State of Minnesota, Department of Transportation, and Anoka <br /> County to provide for payment by the City to the State of the City's share of the costs of the <br /> construction engineering in connection with the City water main and sanitary sewer to be <br /> performed upon, along, and adjacent to Trunk Highway 10 from 0.32 miles east of Armstrong <br /> Boulevard (County State Aid Highway 83) to 0.38 miles west of Thurston Avenue under State <br /> Project 0202-123 (TH 10=003) to facilitate the expedient construction of the Ramsey Gateway <br /> Highway 10 Improvements; and <br />