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CASE # 4 CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE OFFICIAL MAPPING OF A PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST RIVER CROSSING AND THE USE OF RALF FUNDS TO PURCHASE PROPERTY WITHIN THE NORTHWEST RIVER, CROSSING CORRIDOR By: Patrick Trudgeon, AICP, Community Development Director Background: For the past year, the City and Anoka County have been in discussion with Mr. Larry Boike regarding the purchase of his property located within the future Northwest River Crossing corridor at 14453 Llama Street. Information from the recently completed Hwy. 10 Access Management Study indicates that the Boike property will be impacted both by the future river crossing as well needed interchanges to connect to Hwy. 10. The following items are included for your information: a) Site Location Map b) Proposed Resolution to Authorize Official Mapping in the Northwest River Crossing Corridor c) Letter supporting the use of RALF Funds to pay for the purchase of the Boike Property Discussion: Anoka County has informed the City that the purchase of the Boike property is a transportation priority for the region. Mr. Boike has previously marketed his land for development, but has been willing to sell the land to Anoka County. Anoka County is planning on using several sources to fund the purchase of the Boike property. These include use of Federal Funds, other County sources, and RALF funds administered by the Metropolitan Council. The City of Ramsey has successfully been using RALF to purchase several properties in the Hwy. 10 corridor. To that end, the City of Ramsey and Metropolitan Council have earmarked some RALF dollars for additional purchases along Hwy. 10. Anoka County is requesting that the City allow for approximately $1.2 million of the earmarked funds to be utilized to help fund the purchase of Boike property. In order for the funds to be utilized, the Metropolitan Council is requiring (a) that a letter from the City be sent indicating that Ramsey will allow the use of the earmarked RALF dollars and that the City understands that no additional funding for purchases in the Hwy. 10 Corridor will be available until June 2007; and (b) that the Boike property be officially mapped in order to be eligible to use RALF. A draft copy of the letter to Metropolitan Council is attached to this case. Anoka County has asked the City for assistance with the Official Mapping of the Boike property. As previously mentioned, the Hwy. 10 Access Management Study, while not reaching a final preferred alternative regarding the use of interchanges between the future bridge crossing and Hwy. 10, it does show that all options under consideration will greatly impact Mr. Boike's property. Staff has contacted Bolten and Menk regarding the need for official mapping the M-M