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<br />Councilmember Musgrove introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption:  
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<br />RESOLUTION #22-291  
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<br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 4 TO DOUGLAS-KERR  
<br />UNDERGROUND, LLC, FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT #20-05, RIVERDALE DRIVE  
<br />EXTENSION, LLAMA STREET TO BOWERS DRIVE  
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<br />WHEREAS, existing Riverdale Drive between Sunfish Lake Boulevard and Armstrong  
<br />Boulevard functions as the south frontage road to U.S. Highway 10/169; and  
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<br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey proposes to extend Riverdale Drive between Llama Street  
<br />and Bowers Drive to extend the south frontage road system south of U.S. Highway 10/169 to  
<br />Bowers Drive; and  
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<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #21-267 adopted September  
<br />14, 2021, the City Council accepted the awarded amount of $612,000 in Local Partnership Program  
<br />(LPP) funds to pay for a portion of Improvement Project #20-05; and  
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<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #21-304 adopted October 26,  
<br />2021, the City Council accepted a design services proposal of Bolton & Menk, Inc. to develop  
<br />final plans and specifications and solicit bids for Improvement Project #20-05; and  
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<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #22-071 adopted March 22,  
<br />2022, the City Council approved three Assessment Agreements for Improvement Project #20- 05;  
<br />and  
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<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #22-088 adopted April 12,  
<br />2022, the City Council approved including the reconstruction of Riverdale Drive between Llama  
<br />Street and the segment of Riverdale Drive constructed as part of the Armstrong Boulevard &  
<br />Highway 10 interchange under Improvement Project #20-05; and  
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<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #22-148 adopted June 28, 2022,  
<br />the City Council approved the plans and specifications prepared by Bolton & Menk, Inc. and  
<br />authorized the advertisement of bids for Improvement Project #20-05; and  
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<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #22-158 adopted July 12, 2022,  
<br />the City Council approved Cooperative Construction Agreement #1050030 with the State of  
<br />Minnesota, Department of Transportation, as related to City Improvement Project #20-05; and  
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<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #22-176 adopted August 8,  
<br />2022, the City Council authorized entering into a construction contract with Douglas-Kerr  
<br />Underground, LLC., for the making of such improvements at the contract price of $2,342,102.66;  
<br />and  
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<br />WHEREAS, as of December 13, 2022, $1,613,320.49 has been paid to date; and  
<br /> WHEREAS, the Senior Engineering Technician has inspected the completed work and  
<br />recommends partial payment No. 4 to Douglas-Kerr Underground, LLC of Mora, Minnesota, for  
<br />said project, in the amount of $287,413.95.  
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