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RESOLUTION NO. 5350 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REQUEST FOR VARIANCE TO THE RULES OF THE <br />MUNICIPAL STATE AID DIVISION OF THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF <br />TRANSPORTATION <br />WHEREAS, the rules of the Municipal State Aid Division of the Minnesota <br />Department of Transportation require that a proposed project receive District State Aid approval <br />before bids for the project are opened; and <br />WHEREAS, a violation of said rule could make a proposed project ineligible for <br />Municipal State Aid (MSA) funding; and <br />WHEREAS, a Grand opening for a business set the schedule for completion of <br />construction, and also the Bid Opening date; and <br />WHEREAS, Mounds View staff, trying to meet this pre -determined schedule, and <br />while waiting for additional comments from State Aid reviews, opened bids for State Aid <br />Projects 146-010-02, 146-232-02 and State Project 6204-48 for the construction of turn lanes <br />along Trunk Highway 10, the realignment of Edgewood Drive and the construction of a traffic <br />control system at the intersection of TH 10 and Edgewood Drive, and <br />WHEREAS, Mounds View staff recommended award of a contract to W.B. <br />Miller, Inc. for construction of the above projects, contingent on State Aid approvals, and <br />WHEREAS, the only way for Mounds View to overcome this error without <br />incurring significant additional expense, is to request and be granted a variance from the rules. <br />Said variance would allow Mounds View to use MSA construction funds for said project despite <br />the bid opening prior to MSA District Approval. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of <br />Mounds View does hereby request that the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Division of <br />State Aid, grant a variance to the rules for State Aid Operations 8820.2800 subpart 2. The <br />variance is for the construction of State Aid Projects 146-010-02, 146-232-02 and State Project <br />6204-48, the construction of turn lanes along Trunk Highway 10, the realignment of Edgewood <br />Drive and the construction of a traffic control system at the intersection of TH 10 and Edgewood <br />Drive. <br />ATTEST: <br />(SEAL) <br />Adopted this 28th day of June, 1999. <br />MAYOR <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR <br />