DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With City Of Inver Grove Heights For County State Aid Highway 28 Roadway Improvements, County Project 28-76
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the execution of a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with the City of Inver Grove Heights to establish roles, responsibilities, and cost share for County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 28 Roadway Improvements, County Project (CP) 28-76.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with CP 28-76, the CSAH 28 Roadway Improvements (Attachment: Project Location Map). County Project 28-76 consists of a lane reduction, pedestrian crossing improvements, signal revisions, and a signal replacement along CSAH 28 between Babcock Trail and Blaine Avenue.
A JPA between the County and the City of Inver Grove Heights is necessary to outline cost participation and responsibilities for the design, right of way acquisition, and construction of CP 28-76. Costs will be shared in accordance with multiple sections of the adopted Cost Share Policy from the Dakota County 2040 Transportation Plan.
The County is the lead agency for the project, and construction is anticipated to start in the spring of 2025.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends authorization to execute a JPA with the City of Inver Grove Heights to formalize cost contributions and responsibilities for CP 28-76.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
The 2024Transportation Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Adopted Budget was administratively amended in early 2025 to shift funding in the amount of $1,513,000 for construction of CP 28-76 from CP 28-66 CSAH funds. Sufficient funds are available to authorize the execution of the JPA.
? None ? Current budget ? Other
? Amendment Requested ? New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, to provide a...
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