DEPARTMENT: Parks, Facilities, and Fleet Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With City Of West St. Paul For Maintenance Of Thompson Oaks River To River Greenway Segment And Water Quality Project
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WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 18-534 (October 23, 2018), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners executed a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the City of West St. Paul to design and solicit bids for the Thompson Oaks River to River Greenway and Water Quality Project; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 22-266 (June 21, 2022), the County Board authorized bids for the construction project, which was completed between June 2022 and August 2023; and
WHEREAS, the project converted portions of the former municipal golf course into a regional stormwater treatment system, restored a wetland and creek complex filled with construction waste in the 1980s, and created a 0.6-mile segment of the River to River Greenway with loop trails and a 367-linear-foot boardwalk; and
WHEREAS, staff has developed a JPA with the City of West St. Paul that defines routine and major maintenance obligations for the project; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County is responsible for trail surface and boardwalk maintenance and 80 percent of the project's vegetation maintenance; and
WHEREAS, the City of West St. Paul is responsible for storm sewer maintenance, 20 percent of vegetation maintenance, and maintenance of a small segment of the eastern loop trail adjacent to the Thompson Oaks townhomes development; and
WHEREAS, the JPA is modeled after previous Supplemental Maintenance Agreements between the County and various cities for greenway projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Physical Development Division Director to execute a joint powers agreement with the City of West St. Paul for maintenance of the Thompson Oaks River to River Greenway Segment and Water Q...
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