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CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 6E <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Michael Grochala, Community Development Director <br />MEETING DATE: December 12, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Consider Resolution No. 21-158, Supporting Ramsey County <br />Interstate 35E/County Road J Corridors of Commerce Grant <br />Application <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Staff is requesting City Council's consideration to support the Ramsey County 2022-2023 <br />Corridors of Commerce grant application to MnDOT for the Interstate 35E/County Road J <br />interchange project. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is soliciting candidate projects for its <br />2022-2023 Corridors of Commerce grant solicitation. The 2022-2023 Corridors of Commerce <br />grant solicitation will provide approximately $250 million statewide for locally led construction <br />projects that make improvements to the MnDOT state highway and interstate system and promote <br />economic development and job growth. <br />Ramsey County is currently planning to reconstruct the Interstate 35E/County Road J interchange <br />in 2024 and is developing a final design for this project in partnership with MnDOT, Anoka <br />County, the City of North Oaks, the City of Lino Lakes, and White Bear Township. <br />Ramsey County was recently awarded a $10 million federal grant from Metropolitan Council's <br />Regional Solicitation to reduce construction costs associated with the Interstate 35E/County Road <br />J interchange project and has submitted a grant application to MnDOT for 2022-2023 Corridors of <br />Commerce funding to further reduce construction costs associated with the Interstate 35E/County <br />Road J interchange project. <br />The Interstate 35E/County Road J interchange project will improve interstate access, bicycle and <br />pedestrian mobility, and overall congestion and safety for transportation users while creating new <br />economic development opportunities for the immediate project area. <br />Corridors of Commerce project scopes must be reviewed and approved by MnDOT to be eligible. <br />Awards for the current Corridors of Commerce grant solicitation will be announced in May of <br />2023. <br />