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Pertaining to a Joint Powers Agreement between the Board of Water Commissioners and Dakota County for Dakota County Project No. 73-044 and 73-045.
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WHEREAS, under Minnesota Statues sections 162.17, subd. 1 and 471.59, subd. 1, two governmental units may enter into an agreement to cooperatively exercise any power common to the contracting parties, and one of the participating governmental units may exercise one of its powers on behalf of the other governmental units; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County and the Board are proceeding with County Projects 73-044 and 73-045; and
WHEREAS, County Project 73-044 will include resurfacing the pavement of County State Aid Highway 73 (Oakdale Avenue) between 980’ north of CSAH 14 (Mendota Road) and County Road 8 (Wentworth Avenue), and includes upgrades to the pedestrian facilities to meet modern ADA standards; and
WHEREAS, County Project 73-045 will include resurfacing the pavement of County State Aid Highway 73 (Oakdale Avenue) between County Road 4 (Butler Avenue) and Annapolis Boulevard, and includes upgrades to the pedestrian facilities to meet modern ADA standards; and
WHEREAS, The Board desires to repair watermain infrastructure within the project limits of County Project 73-044 and 74-045; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Board mutually desire to partner with one another in exercising their joint powers to complete final design, construction administration, and maintenance of the Project, as well as to determine each parties’ respective shares of project costs; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Board will jointly participate in the costs of said final design engineering, construction administration, and maintenance; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul does hereby approve the draft Joint Powers Agreement between the Board and Dakota County for Dakota County Project No. 73-044 and 73-045, and that the proper officers are herby authorized and directed to finalize and execute said Joint Powers Agreement on behalf of the Board following approval of the assistant city attorney.