7B, Construction and Maintenance of Trails

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AGR�LNIENT BETWEEN THF CITY O�' ARDEN HILLS ANll RAMSEY C4UNTY FOR CONSTRUCTZON ANll MAINTENANCE OF TRAZLS IN TONY SCHMIDT REGIONAL �ARK AND PERRY PARK This Ag�-eement is made �eiween Ramsey County, Minnesata, a political s�bdivision of the State of Minnesota, on hehaif of the Parks and Recreatior� Departrnent, 20 I 5 North Var� DyEce Street, Ma�lewood, MN 55109 ("County") and tE�e City o�ArcEen Hil[s, a inun�cipal co�-poration oFthe State of Minnesota, 1245 West Highway 96, Arc�en Hills, MN 55112-5��3 ("City"}. WH�REAS, The Ramsey Co�nty Parks and Recreation Department has received a grant from the Minnesota Depart�nent of Naturaf Resources to fund contin�Eed construction of the E[mer �,. Anderson tra�� through Tor�y Schmidt �ebional Park, a short sebtnent of st�cl� trail to be constructed within Peny Park owned by the Ciry, as iliustrated on E�llibit A attacl�ed; and WHEREAS, The City has received a�rant fro1� the Minnesota De}�artmenE of Nat�fral Resources to f�znd constr�ction of a trail from Perry Fark cor�nectir�g to the E[mer L. AE�derson Memorial Trail, a sitort section of such frail which mtist be constcucted an CounCy pzoperty, as i[��strated on Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, T'he Ramsey County Parks and Rec�•eation Departn�er�t ttas �vorked cooperatively with the City to deEermine t[�e desigr� a�zd alig€�ment of these traiis a�d the cor�necting trails ��vill enhance reczeaEianal opportu��ities for aEl park �sers; and WHER�AS, Tk�e County- and City wit� be res�onsib�e for all costs associated with t3�e const�ction o�their respecti�e trails; and WHEREAS, The Ciiy and Co�_�nty wisi� to rr�e��aor:ali7e tf,� County's a��d Ca±y's a�.�thority and ob[igations for construction, use, onbaing maintenance, rep(acemer�t and reconstruction of these trails. NOW, THEREFOItE, pwsuant to Ehe statutc�ry authority grar�ted ta eac� par�y ancf �n cansideratioi� of the mutual covenar►ts ai�d promiscs made herein, the parties aaree as foilows: SECT�0�1 1 TERMS I} ThE County gra�ts the City access ta property witi�icl Tony Sclimidt Regional Par�C as designated as sofid red line on f�e at�ached �xhibit A for the purp�ses o�constructing and maintaining an 8-foot wide bituminous trail, ir�efudin; signage, restoration and [andscaping. Upon completian of canstcuction of this segrnent of traif to t�e satisf�ictioE� of the CoeEnty, the ir�prove�nents shall become the property oithe County. 2� The City shall be responsible for �reparin� plans and s�ecitications and administeri�g tt�e project_ Plans a�d speci�cations sl�al[ be svbjeci to a}�proval by ti�e Rams�y County �'arks a�d Recreatian Department prior to the sta�t of any constructio«. 3) The City s�a1i construct tl�e trail per the a��proved ��ans and inspect tiie trail duri�g construction to deterniine con�pliance witl� the ap�roved �[ans a��d s�eci�catio�ts.