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-,IpEN_ HILLS
CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-023
A Resolution Relating to Local Match Commitment for
Lake Johanna Boulevard Trail Project:
2024 Met Council Regional Solicitation
WHEREAS; Ramsey County and the City of Arden Hills have recently completed a
planning process in 2022 to evaluate the feasibility of constructing a separated multimodal trail
improvement along Lake Johanna Boulevard extending from County Road D to Old Snelling
Avenue in the City of Arden Hills, and
WHEREAS; public input and technical analysis from this planning process led to
identification of two feasible trail design concepts along the north and south sides of Lake Johanna
Boulevard, and
WHEREAS; to defer estimated costs associated with construction of this project, Ramsey
County is planning to submit a $5.5 million grant request to Metropolitan Council for 2028/2029
federal Regional Solicitation funding for the Lake Johanna Boulevard Trail project, and
WHEREAS; based on a preliminary planning level estimate remaining local project costs
for the Lake Johanna Boulevard Trail project above the $5.5 million federal grant request are
estimated at $4 million; and
WHEREAS; Ramsey County's cost participation policy requires the City of Arden Hills
and Ramsey County to share equally in the $4 million of local estimated costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Arden Hills City Council does
hereby commit to its 50 percent share, or $2 million, of these local estimated project costs as part
of Ramsey County's 2024 Regional Solicitation federal grant application for the Lake Johanna
Trail project.
NOW,THERFORE,BE IT ALSO RESOLVED,that the Arden Hills City Council does
hereby also acknowledge that this $2 million local match commitment is an estimate based on a
preliminary planning level cost estimate of total project costs that will be updated during the final
design process if a federal grant from Met Council is secured.
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ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS THIS 8TH DAY
OF MAY,2023.
David Grant, Mayor
ATTEST:
Juli t
anson, City Clerk
To view the final document, access adopted Resolutions via Arden Hills Public Laserfiche Weblink by visiting
cityofardenhills.org and clicking on Archived Documents under Helpful Links on our main webpage.
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