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EASEMENT (ENE050) The Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota (RCRRA) in consideration of the sum of One Dollar {$1.00), the mutual promises and covenants herein, and other good and valuable consideration, does hereby quitclaim and convey to the City of Roseville, a municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Minnesota (the City) a perpetual easement (the Easement) for the construction, operation, use, and maintenance of a public trail or trails over and upon the following described property located in the County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota, to-wit: SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A The parties agree and acknowledge that the RCRRA has acquired the railroad right-of-way over which the Easement is granted (the Corridor} for the purposes of preserving the Corridor for future transit purposes, including construction, operation, and maintenance of a Light Rail Transit system (LRT) within the Corridor, and that the Easement is subordinate to such use and any trail or trails constructed by the City shall be subject to the following terms: 1. The City shall submit all plans for t�ae design and construction of trail or trails to the RCRR.A for approval, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld. 2. Any trail or portion of trail cansfin.icted within the Easement area shall be subject to relocation within the Corridor upon demand by the RCRRA at such times as the RCRRA — determines to use the Corridor for transit purposes. Such relocation shall be at the sole cost and — expense of the City. 3. The RCRRA shall have the sole, final and exclusive right to determine when it will collstruct a transit system, the nature and kind of transit system to be constructed, the location of the transit system within the Corridor, and the nature and kind of safety features, including but not limited to fencing between the trail and any rail lines or tracks which will be required for the trail or trails. Such safety features will be provided at the sole cost and expense of the City. 4. The City shall, at the request of the RCRRA, close the trail in whole or in part, during the construction of transit improvements by the RCRRA. 5. The City shall be responsible for security and maintenance of the Corridor, including but not limited to keeping the Corridor free of trash, garbage, refuse, noxious weeds, and other general maintenance, prior to construction of transit improvements by the RCRRA. At such time as the RCRR.A uses the Corridor for transit purposes, it shall be responsible for security and maintenance, except for the trail area, which will remain the responsibility of the City. 6. Any easements created pursuant to this Agreement shall be freely assignable by the RCRRA, and RCRItA's assignee shall be bound by the terms of said Easement.