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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date:February 13, 2023 Item No.:10.f Department ApprovalCity Manager Approval Item Description:Adopt a Resolution Approving MnDOT Cooperative Construction Agreement No. 1051804–TH 36 & Fairview Avenue Ramps Improvement 1 B ACKGROUND 2 As part of the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) list of projects for next summer, 3 they will rebuild and realign the ramps at WB Hwy 36 and Fairview Avenuenear the Rosedale Mall 4 in 2023. Reconstruction of the ramps will reduce traffic backups for motorists waiting to exit EB Hwy 5 36 to Fairview Avenue. Additionally, the signals at both ramps to the west entrance to Rosedale 6 Center will be replaced. This project also will help prevent potentially dangerous traffic backups on 7 EB Hwy 36 due to traffic exiting Hwy 36 onto Fairview Avenueduring peak shopping times at the 8 Rosedale Mall. 9 The attached Cooperative Construction Agreement is an agreement between theCity of Roseville, 10 Ramsey County and MnDOT detailing the maintenance responsibilities and cost participation between 11 the agencies for the final improvements. 12 According to the agreement, the City of Roseville is responsible for 20% of the cost of the 13 improvementsfor the north ramps and 50% of the costs for the Rosedale entrance. The cost split is 14 determined by the amount of signal legs at the intersection. The City is also responsible for the 15 ongoing electrical costs and lighting of the signal systemat the Rosedale signal. Roseville currently 16 pays for these electric expenses on the existing signal system. The overall energy costs should be 17 lower as all of the new signal indications, as well as all the new lighting, will use LED technology. 18 The project is scheduled for construction from June to Augustof 2023. 19 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 20 It is City policy to keep City-owned infrastructure in good operating condition and to keep systems 21 operating in a safe condition. 22 B UDGET I MPLICATIONS 23 The overall cost of theproject is $4,000,000. MnDOT is paying for the majority of the improvements. 24 Ramsey County is paying for their portion on the signal improvements, which is $814,124.65. The 25 total estimated cost to the City, including an 8% add-on for construction engineering costs, is estimated 26 at $305,014.14. City staff recommends using Municipal State Aid funds to cover this cost, which we 27 are allowed to spend on trunk highway projects. 28 R ACIAL E QUITY I MPACT S UMMARY 29 There should be no equity impacts associated with this project since it is an upgrade to infrastructure 30 and should benefit everyone equally. Page 1of 2