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Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into a Cooperative Agreement with Ramsey County, which includes an indemnification clause, for construction of a pedestrian crosswalk on Lexington Parkway between Como Park’s Lakeside Pavilion parking lot and Como Golf Course parking lot; and to amend the Department of Parks and Recreation’s finance and spending plan in the amount of $49,120 to reflect Ramsey County’s cost share portion of the project.
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WHEREAS, under Minnesota Statutes 471.59, subdivision 1, two governmental units may enter into an Agreement to cooperatively exercise any power common to the contracting parties; and
WHEREAS, funds are available for construction of a pedestrian crosswalk on Lexington Parkway (CR 51) between Como Park’s Lakeside Pavilion parking lot and Como Golf Course parking lot; and
WHEREAS, the project is identified in the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Como Transportation Improvement Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Cooperative agreement between the City and County defines the roles, responsibilities, costs, obligations, and indemnifications for the project construction; and
WHEREAS, the City (existing funds of $52,609) and County ($49,120) will participate in the cost of construction in accordance with the Ramsey County Cost Participation Policy; and
WHEREAS, the City and County shall indemnify, defend, and hold each other harmless against any and all liability, losses, costs, damages, expenses, claims, or actions, including attorney’s fees, which the indemnified party, its officials, agents, or employees may hereafter sustain, incur, or be required to pay, arising out of or by reason of any act or omission of the indemnifying party, its officials, agents, or employees, in the execution, performance, or failure to adequately perform the indemnifying party’s obligation pursuant to this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver by the City or County of any s...
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