DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority To Construct Improvements At Greenway Railroad Crossings And Authorization To Amend 2024 Capital Improvement Program And Budget
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the execution of a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority (Authority) for Parks Projects P00127 and P00147 that will construct improvements at greenway railroad crossings. Amend the 2024 Dakota County Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Budget.
SUMMARY
The Dakota County Parks CIP and Budget includes greenway projects that construct improvements to greenway crossings of railroads. The Minnesota River Greenway Fort Snelling Project (P00127) will construct a grade-separated greenway crossing of the Union Pacific (UP) Railroad in Fort Snelling State Park. The Veteran's Memorial Greenway (P00147) will construct a grade-separated railroad crossing of the Canadian Pacific Kansas Southern (CPKC) Railroad near Trunk Highway 3 in Eagan as well as make at-grade crossing improvements of the UP Railroad at 105th Street in Inver Grove Heights.
The Authority has powers under Minn. Stat. ? 398A to plan, construct, and improve railroads and transitways. The railroad crossing elements of P00127 and P00147 were identified as eligible for use of Authority fund balance because they improve rail crossing safety. Staff identified a portion of each project for potential Authority fund balance utilization in order to offset the use of other Parks funding sources including the Environmental Legacy Fund (ELF), Levy, County Program Aid (CPA), and the Parks Fund. Proposed funding amounts to transfer are below:
* Minnesota River Greenway, Fort Snelling UP Railroad bridge (P00127): $2,610,131
* Veteran's Memorial Greenway (P00147):
o Grade-Separated Crossing of CPKC, Eagan: $600,000
o At-Grade Crossing of UP, Inver Gro...
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