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• RESOLUTION 83-9 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ELK RIVER TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF MINNESOTA FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHWAY 10 WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota, Department of Transportation, proposes to make certain improvements on a portion of Trunk Highway No. 10 located in the City of Elk River in Sherburne County, upon and along T. H. 10, and, WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City that such improvements of said roadway along said street be_extended to greater width and capacity than is necessary to accommodate normal trunk highway traffic, from 0.3 miles NW of Jackson Street (T.H. 201) to 0.35 miles SE of Jackson Street (T.H. 201) to 0.35 miles SE of Jackson Street (T.H. 201) (a distance of approx- imately 3,000 ft) . BE IT RESOLVED by the Council board of the City of Elk River that the State of Minnesota, Department of Transportation is requested to provide for improvements on the aforesaid portion of Trunk Highway No. 10 con- sisting particularly of curb, gutter, and siedwalk in which the City will share in the cost. The approximate desired width between curb faces is 72 feet face of curb to face of curb and considered as con- • struction and improvement of said roadway to greater width and capacity than is necessary to accommodate normal trunk highway. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that following approval by the Minnesota Department of Transportation of plans and specifications for said improvements of said trunk highway and before a contract is awarded for the construction of said improvements, the City shall enter into an agreement with the State which shall provide that the City shall pay its share of the requested improvements as determined by the State in keeping with its latest edition of Minnesota Department of Transportation Directive •—Basic Policies and Procedures, Cooperative Construction Projects with Municipalities (a copy of which has been received from the Minnesota Department of Transportation's District Engineer) and, that if the State lets the construction contract, the municipality will deposit with the State upon demand, after the execution of the agreement and before the start of construction, a sum equal to an estimate of the City share as prepared by the Minnesota Depart- ment of Transportation. The City shall, in addition to paying its proportionate share of the cost of the proposed work, obtain at its sole cost and expense all necessary right of way easements and construction permits for the work to be per- formed outside the limits of the Trunk Highway or established City streets and roads, together with all drainage outlet rights where necessary. Such easements, permits and rights shall be obtained and certified copies of them furnished the Department of Transportation before any contract for • the proposed work is awarded.