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Approving Ordinance Permit 20250020302 for Roadway Traffic Lighting Infrastructure installed on The Heights project site (at the following locations: On Ivy Avenue from Orange Avenue to McKnight Road; on Winthrop Street from Ivy Avenue to Cottage Avenue; on Howard Street from Ivy Avenue to Arlington Avenue; on Arlington Avenue from Howard Street to McKnight Road; On Cottage Avenue from Howard Street to Winthrop Street).
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council has adopted the Hillcrest Master Plan and all Amendments to the Plan; and
WHEREAS, in 2019 Ordinance 19-39 was adopted by the City Council that provides for the Saint Paul Port Authority (SPPA) as “…responsible for the design, engineering, construction and delivery of public infrastructure…” on The Heights project; and
WHEREAS, in October of 2022 the SPPA submitted appropriate plans, reports, and exhibits to begin the Site Plan Review process for The Heights project under SPR# 23-064690; and
WHEREAS, Public Works’ Policy “Construction of Public Infrastructure by Private Developers Policy” provides minimum requirements for “…plan review of private developments seeking to install public infrastructure…” in the Public Right-of-Way; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Ordinance Permit Policy and associated Ordinances 122 & 123 provides for City installation of improvements completed by the SPPA on The Heights project; and
WHEREAS, the appropriate Public Works engineers and subject matter experts reviewed said Plans, Specifications, Reports, and Documents and found same to be in compliance with applicable Codes, Standards, and Policies; and
WHEREAS, on May 7, 2025 the appropriate Ordinance Permit was issued by the City to the SPPA for the purpose of completing certain lighting infrastructure improvements for The Heights project; and
WHEREAS, with the exception of possible rework resulting from a future inspection(s) prior to the expiration of the warranty period, the SPPA has completed the installation of certain public improvements for Ordinance Permit 20250020301 according to the requirements stated in the Contract Documents; and
WHEREAS, warranties are assigned per the latest edition of the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS STANDARD SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION; and
WHEREAS, as a condition of acceptance as understood and agreed to between Public Works and the SPPA is that the lighting system as-builts will be provided at a later date not to exceed ten (10) business days from City Council acceptance of the infrastructure. Should it take longer than ten (10) business days to provide the as-builts to Public Works, Public Works reserves the right to withhold issuance of additional lighting related Ordinance Permits; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council accepts the infrastructure as so defined in the attached Exhibit A and pursuant to the commencement of the warranty period following Council acceptance.