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Authorizing the City to enter into a grant agreement (No. 1058344) for $3,500,000 with the State of Minnesota for the Kellogg-3rd Bridge Project.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has applied to the Commissioner of Transportation for a grant from the Minnesota State Transportation Fund for construction of the Kellogg-3rd Bridge (Br No. 62666) from Broadway Street to Mounds Boulevard over BNSF & UP Railroad, over Commercial Street and over I-94; and
WHEREAS the Commissioner of Transportation has given notice that funding for this project is available; and
WHEREAS the amount of the grant has been determined to be $3,500,000 as a result of a competitive request for proposal process; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul does hereby agree to the terms and conditions of the grant consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, and will pay any additional amount by which the cost exceeds the estimate, and will return to the Minnesota State Transportation Fund any amount appropriated for the bridge but not required; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Mayor and the proper City Officials, are hereby authorized and directed for on behalf of the City to enter into MnDOT Agreement No. 1058344, a copy of which is before Council and is made a part thereof; and, be it finally
RESOLVED, that the Mayor and the proper City Officials are authorized to execute the Agreement and any amendments thereto with the Commissioner of Transportation concerning the above-referenced grant.