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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />DATE: February 10, 2020 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />David Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Todd Blomstrom, Public Works Director/City Engineer <br />David Swearingen, Sr. Engineering Technician <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Snelling Avenue Local Bridge Replacement Program Grant Agreement <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />$149,480.53 <br /> <br />$149,480.53 State LRBP Program, PIR Fund <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br /> <br />The City C ouncil is requested to consider adoption of the attached Resolution approving an <br />agreement for the State Transportation Fund Local Bridge Replacement Program. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />On July 31, 2018, the Minnesota Department of Transportation approved partial funding for <br />replacement of the bridge on Old Snelling Avenue over the Josephine Lake Discharge channel as <br />part of the Local Bridge Replacement Program (LBRP). This program provides local agencies <br />with transportation funding for the reconstruction or rehabilitation of bridges on their local road <br />system. The program was created in 1976 under Minnesota Statutes 174.50 and is financed by <br />the passage of specific legislation allocating general obligation state bond funds. <br /> <br />Construction of the Old Snelling Bridge project began in October 2018. The City Council <br />approved final payment for the bridge replacement contract in November 2019. City staff has <br />prepared the final documents to obtain payment from MnDOT for the Local Bridge Replacement <br />Program funding in the amount of $149,480.53. <br /> <br />Attachment A provides a City Council resolution approving the Local Bridge Replacement <br />Program grant agreement. A Council resolution is required by MnDOT to receive grant funding. <br />A copy of the grant agreement is provided in Attachment B. <br /> <br />CONSENT ITEM – 6C <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />