DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Approval Of Amendment Of Resolution No. 25-182 To Revise Budget, Tasks, And End Date For Authorized Joint Powers Agreement With City of Eagan And City Of Inver Grove Heights For Design And Construction Of Lebanon Hills Greenway And Signal Work, County Projects 2000513 And 28-72
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Approve amendments to resolution No. 25-182 authorizing a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the City of Eagan and City of Inver Grove Heights to:
• Remove requirement that JPA terminate by December 31, 2026
• Amend approved budget to account for the final engineering, construction and construction inspection and oversight cost shares between Eagan, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and Dakota County
• Adjust cost share for the new Greenway alignment to provide that the County will pay 100 percent of the Greenway construction costs and a proportionate share of the total engineering costs for this combined City-County project.
• Authorize transportation project CP 28-72 to be included in this JPA to account for Dakota County 25 percent cost share for signal system improvements at Minnesota Trunk Highway (TH) 13 and County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 28.
SUMMARY
By Resolution No. 25-182 (April 8, 2025), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the execution of a JPA with the cities of Eagan and Inver Grove Heights for design and construction of the Lebanon Hills Greenway (Attachment: Location Map). Delays in the engineering plans and agency coordination modified the construction year from 2025 to 2026, which requires a change in the now, therefore, be it resolved clause in the resolution that originally identified a term of April 8, 2025, through December 31, 2026. Staff recommends removing this term.
Since the original Resolution, County staff have also determined that it would be efficient to include County Transportation project CP 28-72 in this JPA. The Transportation project involves signal improvements at the TH 13 and CSAH 28 intersection that are being constructed as part of the same City-County joint project covered in this JPA. Dakota County Cost Share Policy F.4 requires a 25 percent Dakota County cost share for the signal improvements.
Final engineering cost estimating, railroad fees for crossing improvements, and construction admin and inspection fees were not fully estimated or known at the time Resolution No. 25-182 was approved. These costs are now better defined. In addition, based on the additional work being performed by the City of Eagan in leading this project and based on the minimal length of Greenway being added in the City of Inver Grove Heights, staff is recommending that the prior Resolution requiring an 85 percent -15 percent cost share for Greenway improvements be amended to provide that the County will pay 100 percent of Greenway costs. Based on current costs projections for the total project, Dakota County’s proportionate share for engineering costs would be 18 percent. County staff recommends the adjusted cost shares and using the Greenway Collaborative set-aside for the County Greenway costs.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends approval of an amendment to Resolution No. 25-182 to authorize the modified terms and budget for the JPA with the City of Eagan and City of Inver Grove Heights for CP 2000513 and CP 28-72.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
Dakota County’s total cost of the JPA is not to exceed $330,000 including a 10 percent contingency. Sufficient funding has been authorized in the Parks Capital Improvement Program in the Greenway set-aside and the Transportation Capital Improvement Program in CSAH funding.
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Funding Sources |
Total Budget |
Available Budget |
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Sales & Use Tax |
$320,000 |
$320,000 |
|
CSAH Funding |
$102,000 |
$102,000 |
|
Totals |
$422,000 |
$422,000 |
☐ None ☒ Current budget ☐ Other
☐ Amendment Requested ☐ New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 25-182 (April 8, 2025), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the execution of a JPA with the city of Eagan and Inver Grove Heights for design and construction of improvements for the Lebanon Hills Greenway; and
WHEREAS, the original Resolution specified that the JPA would terminate by December 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, additional time is needed to complete the combined City-County project; and
WHEREAS, the County is also participating in signal improvements at the TH 13 and CSAH 28 intersection, which are being constructed as part of this same City-County project; and
WHEREAS, the signal improvements require a 25 percent cost share by the County pursuant to the County’s Cost Share Policy; and
WHEREAS, for reasons of efficiency, the County’s participation in the signal improvements should be included in the same JPA; and
WHEREAS, based on the City of Eagan leading the construction project and the minimal Greenway area added within the City of Inver Grove Heights as part of this project, staff recommends the County be responsible for 100 percent of the Greenway construction costs; and
WHEREAS, the total current estimated County project costs, including Greenway and signal improvement costs, is $330,000, including 10 percent contingency; and
WHEREAS, County Project (CP) 2000513 funding is included in the 2026 Parks Capital Improvement Program in the Greenway Collaborative Set-Aside; and
WHEREAS, CP 28-072 funding is included in the 2026 Transportation Capital Improvement Program in the County State Aid Highway (CSAH) funding.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That Resolution 25-182 (April 8, 2025) is hereby amended to:
(1) remove the requirement that the joint powers agreement authorized by that Resolution terminate by December 31, 2026;
(2) provide that the County will pay for 100 percent of the Greenway construction costs and a proportionate share of the project engineering costs;
(3) add County Project 28-72 to the joint powers agreement, authorizing reimbursement of costs associated with signal improvements for the TH 13 and CSAH 28 intersection according to the County’s cost share policy; and
(4) increase the budget for the estimated project costs to $330,000.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Assistant County Manager: Physical Development Division, or designated Department Director, to execute a joint powers agreement with the City of Eagan and City of Inver Grove Heights to proceed with County Project 2000513 and County Project 28-072 for construction and reimbursement of the construction and engineering costs of the Lebanon Hills Greenway adjacent to Wescott Road and at the intersection of Argenta Trail and Trunk Highway 149, and signal modifications and intersection improvements at Trunk Highway 13 and CSAH 28, consistent with Resolution No. 25-182 (April 8, 2025), as amended by this Resolution, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION
22-140; 3/22/22
24-482; 9/24/24
25-182; 4/08/25
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment: Project Location Map
Attachment: JPA Cost Splits
Attachment: Draft JPA
BOARD GOALS
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CONTACT
Department Head: Niki Geisler
Author: Tony Wotzka