DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With City Of Hastings 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 Hastings for the Mississippi River Greenway and Vermillion River 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).
SUMMARY
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. 19-767 (October 29, 2019), the Vermillion River Greenway - Hastings Segment Master Plan (Master Plan) was adopted by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners. The master plan established a preferred alignment of the Vermillion River Greenway from within the Hastings city limits. 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 efficiencies for both the County and City. The proposed Maintenance Agreement will define maintenance responsibilities for approximately 4.4 miles of existing and recently reconstructed Mississippi River Greenway regional trail, as well as the 2024 - 2025 County-led project P00301 which reconstructed 2.1 miles of new and reconstructed trail, including a new bridge over Tributary No. 1 to the Vermillion River (Attachment: Project Location Map). Subsequent amendments to the agreement will be completed by adding or revising exhibits when new infrastructure is added, like future segmen...
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