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CASE # CONSIDER APPROVAL OF 60 PERCENT CONSTRUCTION PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 08-20, SUNFISH LAKE BOULEVARD By: Brian E. Olson, Director of Public Works /Principal City Engineer Background: On September 17, 2003, the City of Ramsey approved a Development Agreement with Ramsey Town Center, LLC for -the development of the. Ramsey Town Center. The mitigation requirements of the Ramsey Town Center included the upgrade of the regional roadways of Trunk Highway 10; Ramsey Boulevard, Sunfish Lake Boulevard, Armstrong Boulevard, and Bunker Lake Boulevard. In May of 2004, the. City of Ramsey entered into the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that clarifies the description of the project by stating, "Sunfish Lalce Boulevard northbound north of TH10 will have a concrete median barrier, a 14 foot through lane, a 12 foot through lane and a 14 foot right turn lane which will be introduced immediately north of the TH 10 north right-of--way line." On April 12, 2005, the City of Ramsey .entered into the attached Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Anoka County that identified the "nature and extent" of the improvements to be made. . Page 6 of this JPA describes the improvements as "Sunfish Lake. Boulevard is reconstructed as. a four lane divided roadway from T.H.. 10 to 1000-feet north of Bunker. Lake Boulevard". The City of Ramsey's participation includes the roadway upgrade from approximately 200 feet south of T.H. 10 to 1000 feet north of the BNSF railroad as referenced in the MOU. This .point is further clarified by the attached e-mails from Jon Olson, Division Manager of Anoka County prior to the finalization of the JPA. Page 9 of the JPA goes on to say, "While the City retains the oversight for the direction given the consultants hired for these projects, the County; by entering into this Joint Powers Agreement is assured by the City that the roadways designed and built under this agreement will conform to the standards for County State Aid Highway and. County Roads in Anoka County." On April 19, 2007, the County and the City held an Open House for the purpose of receiving public comment on the design of Sunfish Lake Boulevard. The. preliminary plans indicated a median from Trunk Highway 10 through McKinley Street NW to the limits of the construction. The comments received by the business owners along the corridor primarily focused on the median and restricted access and the impact to the business community adjacent to the roadway. A copy of the comments received at that meeting is attached as well as the responses to the comments from Anoka County. At the work session on June 26, 2007, County Engineer Doug Fischer and Commissioner Dennis Berg of Anoka County were available to discuss the design and dialogue with the City Council about their concerns with safety of the traveling public if a .median opening was provided for south of the railroad tracks due to the close proximity to TH10. There was a -253-