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<br />Councilmember Musgrove introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption:
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<br />RESOLUTION #24-286
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<br />RESOLUTION ACCEPTING SPECIAL APPROPRIATION GRANT FUNDS AND
<br />AUTHORIZING ENTERING INTO GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA
<br />PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS #21-08 AND
<br />#21-09
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<br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #23-061 adopted March 28,
<br />2023, Magney Construction, Inc. was awarded a construction contract in the amount of
<br />$31,528,500.00 for Improvement Project #21-09, Centralized Water Treatment Plant; and
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<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #24-059 adopted February 13,
<br />2024, Change Order #1 was approved modifying the terms of the construction contract to
<br />incorporate Minnesota prevailing wage requirements in the amount of $794,153.71 to allow State
<br />appropriated grant funds to be applied to the project; and
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<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #23-305 adopted November 28, 2023,
<br />a construction contract was awarded to Northdale Construction Co. Inc. in the amount of $6,671,414.00 for
<br />Improvement Project #21-08, Water Treatment Plant Trunk Watermain Improvements, which included
<br />using prevailing wages; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, under the provisions contained in Laws of Minnesota 2023 chapter 72, article
<br />2, section 10, subd. 12 as amended by Laws of Minnesota chapter 88, article 1, section 43,
<br />$3,200,000 was appropriated to the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (MPFA) “For a grant to
<br />the city of Ramsey to construct a new water treatment facility and trunk watermain to remove
<br />manganese and iron from the city's water supply.”; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, to receive this money, the City of Ramsey must submit required information
<br />and enter into a Grant Agreement with the MPFA; and
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<br />WHEREAS, as of September 30, 2024, the awarded construction contracts for
<br />Improvement Projects #21-08 and #21-09, with change orders and allowances, total $39,390,559;
<br />and
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<br />WHEREAS, Improvement Projects #21-08 and #21-09 are under construction and as of
<br />September 30, 2024, the City has paid a total of $21,753,557 for work completed on these two
<br />projects and the funds were paid from City water and sewer funds; and
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<br />WHEREAS, the anticipated construction cost of the remaining work for Improvement
<br />Projects #21-08 and #21-09 is $17,637,001; and
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<br />WHEREAS, the remaining $17,637,001 in construction costs will be paid by a $3,200,000
<br />state grant and $14,437,001 in City water and sewer funds; and
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<br />WHEREAS, as of September 30, 2024, the available fund balance in the water fund is
<br />$9,932,582, and the available fund balance in the sewer fund is $12,040,772, for total available
<br />funds of $21,973,360; and
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