Item Description:
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Neg Subordinate Funding Agmt A2412545 with Metropolitan Council for project staff services for the METRO Blue Line Extension Light Rail Transit Project, 01/01/25-12/31/25, (est recv $1,270,142)
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Administrator be authorized to negotiate Subordinate Funding Agreement A2412545 with the Metropolitan Council for the reimbursement of dedicated county staff costs incurred for the METRO Blue Line Extension (capital project 1005877) for the positions of Deputy Project Director, Communications Administrator, Civil Design Manager, Utility and Civil Design Lead, Professional Engineer, and Principal Engineering Technician during the period January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, with an estimated receivable amount of $1,270,142; that following review and approval by the County Attorney’s Office, the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to accept and disburse funds as directed.
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Background:
The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners authorized Master Funding Agreement A2110840 with the Metropolitan Council is an umbrella agreement to provide for activities performed by the county in connection with and in support of the METRO Blue Line Extension (Bottineau) Light Rail Transit Project (Resolution 21-0292). The Master Funding Agreement requires negotiation and execution of subordinate funding agreements for all county project activities.
Pursuant to that Master Funding Agreement, this resolution would authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement to reimburse the county for dedicated staff costs incurred for the project during the period January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. These costs are for county staff assigned to and imbedded into the project, serving in the roles of Deputy Project Director, Communications Administrator, Civil Design Manager, Utility and Civil Design Lead, Professional Engineer, and Principal Engineering Technician. The Metropolitan Council will reimburse the county for these costs based on actual payroll records and in accordance with the positions authorized. Staff costs will be reimbursed at each employee’s actual rate of pay, plus usual and customary labor overhead additives and equipment fees, per Exhibit A of the Agreement.
The agreement authorized by this Resolution would replace Agreement A2311982, authorized on November 28, 2023, by Resolution 23-0462, which covered county staff costs incurred for the project during the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
Current Request:
Authorization to negotiate and execute Subordinate Funding Agreement A2412545 with the Metropolitan Council to reimburse the county for dedicated staff costs incurred for the METRO Blue Line Extension Light Rail Transit Project during the period January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, with an estimated receivable amount of $1,270,142.
Impact/Outcomes:
This action supports the county’s disparity reduction efforts by investing in transportation infrastructure that reduces climate impacts and gives people transportation choices and access to housing, jobs, schools, medical facilities, and other destinations of choice.
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Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval