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<br /> <br />~terviCCe <br />T.stalifisIiet{ 1857 <br /> <br />1880 !M.tzin Street, Ctmti1l't1Ufe, !M!N' 55038 <br />6.51-429-3232 or 'FflJ(. 651-429-8629 <br /> <br />Date <br /> <br />DRAFT 2006-08-03 <br /> <br />Doug Fischer <br />County Engineer <br />Anoka County Highway Dept. <br />1440 Bunker Lake Blvd. NW <br />Andover, MN 55304 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Fischer: <br /> <br />We have reviewed the draft joint powers agreement and found several things of concern. <br /> <br />1) The first item and perhaps of greatest con.cem is the inclusion of storm drainage <br />system. costs in the JPA The memorandum of agreement did not include this <br />item and the cost estimate didn't give a hint that you might be looking for <br />participation. We caunot accept this afterthought. It is outrageous to eApect. to <br />now allocate these costs-we will not pay for drainage system costs. <br />2) We have inserted on Page 4 the same language that was in the MOU that indicates <br />Anoka County's intention to secure reimbmsement for the trail costs from Metro <br />Parks Trail Program. <br />3) We deleted city participation in the mobilization and field office. These items <br />were not contemplated by the MOU and in fact were specifically allocated to the <br />County in Exbibit C of the MOU. <br />4) We deleted city participation in traffic control for the same reason as <br />mobilization. <br />5) We have offered alternative schedule for PaYment of the City's share. We will <br />provide 200/ct at bid award and 75% on June 1, 2007, as long as the bulk of <br />CenterviIle costs are still planned to occur in 2007. Specifically if the downtown <br />area were delayed to 2008, then we would not pay those costs until closer to the <br />expected construction. <br />6) We deleted the engineering reimbursement for considering alternative designs on <br />CSAH 54. If you expected to be reimbursed, you should have indicated that at the <br />time those discussions were taking place. <br />7) We inserted in section V. B that the City would receive a credits of $300,000 and <br />$150,000 in providing alternative pond locations (and for efficiencies created by <br />construction of"Backage Road") which only happened because of the City's <br />insistence, thus saving the county at least double that amount. <br /> <br />4J <br />