DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With City Of Inver Grove Heights For Greenway And Trail Segment Maintenance
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the execution of a city-wide maintenance agreement with the City of Inver Grove Heights for the Lebanon Hills Greenway, Mississippi River Greenway and Veterans Memorial Greenway that require routine and deferred maintenance, or replacement of Greenway Regional trail infrastructure according to the County's existing maintenance service standards (Attachment: Draft Maintenance Agreement). Additional segments and infrastructure of the Veterans Memorial Greenway and Lebanon Hills Greenway will be added through contract amendments (Attachment: Open and Planned Map).
SUMMARY
By Resolution No. 13-442 (August 27, 2013), the Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway (now Lebanon Hills Greenway) Master Plan (Master Plan) was adopted by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners. The master plan established a preferred alignment of the Lebanon Hills Greenway through Mendota Heights, Inver Grove Heights and Eagan.
By Resolution No. 99-526 (September 21, 1999), the Mississippi River Greenway Master Plan (Master Plan) was adopted by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners. The master plan established a preferred alignment of the Mississippi River Greenway from St. Paul to Hastings.
By Resolution No. 17-493 (September 26, 2017), the Veterans Memorial Greenway Master Plan (Master Plan) was adopted by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners. The master plan established a preferred alignment of the Veterans Memorial Greenway from Dodd Road in Eagan to the Mississippi River Greenway in Inver Grove Heights.
The proposed Draft Maintenance Agreement is a new template that creates a standard city-wide maintenance agreement for Greenway segments and infrastructure, rather than multiple individual agreements for segments or separate projects. A primary goal is to create e...
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