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other direction of lanes., In the case of Northfork they could span both lanes of traffic from both directions without putting a median in, and the standards could be met cheaper than at Sunfish Lake Boulevard. ' Councilmember Dehen asked who pays for the cost to meet the whistle free standards. Public Works Director Olson replied the City pays these costs. With the case of North fork there has been discussion about quiet zone standards. Staff intends to bring that forward to the CIP discussion sometime in the 2010 to 20 l2 timeframe. Mayor Pro Tem Elvig noted the staff report says there will be a shared cost with a 90% split with MnDOT and 10% by the local agency. He asked if this 10% is split with 5% by the County and 5% by the City, and whether there is federal funding involved. Public Works Director Olson explained the federal funding is for the signals on the railroad crossing. The 90% and 10% goes to the signal at Sunfish Lake Boulevard and Highway 10. The 10% is the City's obligation and the County pays their portion of the annual allotment they have contributed to the cost of the regional roadway improvements for Town Center. Mayor Pro Tem Elvig requested clarification regarding the City's costs. Civil Engineer II Linton explained the signal work is not included in the costs outlined in the staff report; that will be the 90/10 split. The City would be responsible for $221,098 cost for the track improvements. Public Works Director Olson explained there are three different costs associated with this: 1) the surfacing of the railroad cost is estimated at $221,000; 2) the signal cost for the railroad is a federal cost that the City will not be part of; 3) the signals for Highway 10 is the 90/10 split and the City would pay the 10%. Mayor Pro Tem Elvig inquired about the funding source for the $22l,000. Public Works Director Olson indicated this is budgeted in the Ramsey Town Center Regional Roadway Improvements and the assessments that are tied to that. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Strommen, to authorize signing the At Grade Crossing Agreement (Without Warning Signals) with BNSF for Sunfish Lake Boulevard signal work subject to making.the suggested revisions. Further discussion: Councilmember Jeffrey requested clarification that there will be the appropriate changes made to the signature page of the contract. Civil Engineer II Linton responded in the affirmative. He indicated this agreement still needs to go through the railroad law department and they will verify everything. Mayor Pro Tem Elvig clarified that this agreement is for the at grade improvements of the railroad, it does not relate to the Sunfish Lake Boulevard construction. City Council / June 26, 2007 Page 33 of 38