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City Council MOU Anoka County December 12, 2005 Landscaping /Streetscaping. Any landscaping or streetscaping features must be designed in accordance with the Anoka County Landscape /Streetscape guidelines. All design and construction costs will be the responsibility of the City. Staff is not proposing any landscaping or streetscaping design with this project. Utilities. The City is responsible for the cost and design of any proposed utility improvements. Trunk sanitary sewer and water main currently exist under CSAH 14 at 21st Avenue. The City will need to extend these northerly to a point outside the proposed improvements. Permits. The County is responsible for all permits necessary for the project. The city will be responsible for permits outside the project scope i.e., utility extensions. RECOMMENDATION Overall the MOU is consistent with anticipated impacts of the project. The only significant issue is the design of the 21St Avenue intersection. CSAH 14 is a major east - west corridor through Anoka County. Insuring an adequate transportation system through the I -35E corridor is critical to promoting new economic development opportunities as well as maintaining existing ones. The City has previously taken the lead in planning a transportation system that will provide long term benefits. In 1998 the City worked with Anoka County to realign Otter Lake Road and limit access to Main Street to avoid the problems now being experienced at the 21st Avenue intersection. The proposed I -35E Interchange layout adequately addresses future access to the properties lying south of Main Street. The City's estimated share of the $14.7 million project is $418,389. Staff is recommending approval of the Memorandum of Understanding with Anoka County. ATTACHMENTS 1. Resolution No. 05 -196 2. Memorandum of Understanding -42-