DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With City Of Farmington And City Of Lakeville For Corridor Study And Preliminary Engineering Design Of Future County State Aid Highway 60/County Road 64 Alignment, County Project 97-229
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dakota County, in partnership with the City of Farmington and the City of Lakeville, is proceeding with a corridor study and preliminary engineering design of County Project (CP) 97-229 to improve traffic operations, safety, mobility, and multimodal access for the future County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 60/County Road (CR) 64 alignment from the intersection of CSAH 23 (Cedar Avenue) and CSAH 60 (185th Street W) east/southeast to CR 64 (195th Street W)/Flagstaff Avenue; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County is the lead agency for CP 97-229; and
WHEREAS, the adopted 2026-2030 Transportation Capital Improvement Program Budget includes sufficient funding for the corridor study and preliminary engineering services; and
WHEREAS, the proposed joint powers agreement provides that Dakota County will pay 55%, the City of Farmington will pay 22.5%, and the City of Lakeville will pay 22.5% of eligible corridor study and preliminary engineering costs for CP 97-229, following the Dakota County 2040 Transportation Plan (July 2021) adopted cost policy, as amended September 22, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the proposed joint powers agreement will establish the parties’ responsibilities and cost participation for CP 97-229.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the County Manager, or delegate, to execute a joint powers agreement with the City of Farmington and the City of Lakeville for County Project 97-229, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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BACKGROUND
Dakota County, in partnership with the City of Farmington and the City of Lakeville, is advancing County Project (CP) 97-229 in...
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