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CC Regular Session Meeting Date: 05/26/2026 Primary Strategic Plan Initiative: Address infrastructure needs. 5. 6. Title: Adopt Resolution #26-125 Approving Final Plans and Specifications and Authorizing Advertisement for Bids for Riverside West Street Reconstructions, Improvement Project #26-06 Purpose/Background: Purpose: The purpose of this case is to adopt Resolution #26-125 approving final plans and specifications and authorizing advertisement for bids for Riverside West Street Reconstructions, Improvement Project #26-06. Background: The 2026 — 2035 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) identifies the streets within the Riverside West subdivision for street reconstruction in 2026. A street segment summary for the project is attached to this case. Project History • On April 22, 2025, the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution #25-082, accepting and awarding a proposal to Bolton & Menk for topographic survey of the project area. • May 13, 2025, the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution #25-101, accepting and awarding a proposal to Independent Testing Technologies for a geotechnical report of the project area. • June 17, 2025, the Ramsey Public Works Committee recommended City Council order plans and specifications for said improvements. • June 24, 2025, the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution #25-140, ordering plans and specifications for said improvements. • April 22, 2026, staff held a public open house for said improvements. • May 19, 2026, the Ramsey Public Works Committee recommended City Council approve final plans and specifications and authorize advertisement for bids for said improvements. Project Scope This project proposes to reconstruct 137th Avenue and Dolomite Street within the Riverside West subdivision. Additionally, the project proposes to mill and overlay Ebony Street, which is located in this same subdivision but constructed 13 years after the original streets. This project is generally located between Riverdale Drive and the Mississippi River, on the previously mentioned cross streets. Existing Pavement Conditions 137th Avenue and Dolomite Street were constructed in 1992. Pavement maintenance has included crack seal / seal coat improvements in 2003 and 2011, as well as skim patching in 2024. The skim patching has held up well. Ebony Street was constructed in 2005. Pavement maintenance has included crack seal / seal coat improvements in 2011 and crack seal improvements in 2021. The streets are 31-foot-wide urban section with surmountable concrete curb and gutter, totaling 0.48 miles in length. Sidewalk exist along Ebony Street, but not 137th Avenue and Dolomite Street. There is a trail crossing on 137th Avenue which leads to Riverdale Park. Anoka County reconstructed this trail south of 137th Avenue in 2025, including updating the pedestrian ramp. The ramp on the north side of 137th Avenue was not reconstructed, and is not up to current ADA standards. Municipal water and sewer, as well as storm sewer exist in the project area. The storm sewer outlets to the Mississippi River from 137th Avenue at the intersections with both Ebony and Dolomite Street. The Ebony Street outlet already has a hydro -dynamic separator structure, similar to what has been retro-fit on recent projects including the Dickenson's