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Neg Amd 12 to Agmt A177882A with Met Council for the METRO Blue Line Extension project (CP 1005877); extend period to 08/31/23; no change in NTE
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BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners authorizes negotiation of Amendment 12 to Agreement A177882A (Counties Transit Improvement Board Capital Grant Agreement #02-2017-01) with the Metropolitan Council for the Blue Line Extension project (Bottineau Light Rail Transit, Capital Project 1005877), as assumed and amended by Hennepin County, extending the grant activity period from May 31, 2023, toAugust 31, 2023, with no change in the not to exceed amount, and approving a revised grant project budget and disbursement schedule; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board authorizes the Chair to execute Amendment 12 after review and approval by the County Attorney's Office; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board authorizes the Controller to transfer and disburse funds as necessary to carry out the intent of this Resolution.
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Background:
Resolution 17-0207, on June 13, 2017, approved the assumption of certain not-yet-paid funding commitments for the Blue Line Extension project (Capital Project 1005877), the assumption of the 2017 Counties Transit Improvement Board (CTIB) Capital Grant Agreement (CTIB #02201701/Met Council #17I001/County #A177882A) with the Metropolitan Council for the Blue Line Extension project, and the imposition of the 0.5% Transportation sales and use tax and $20 motor vehicle excise tax that is the source of funds for Hennepin County contributions to the project.
Through these and other actions, Hennepin County agreed to take responsibility for the remainder of project funding formerly committed by CTIB and the remainder of funding formerly anticipated from the State of Minnesota. Agreement A177882A set the maximum grant amount at $66 million. Resolution 17-0493 R1, on November 28, 2017, approved Amendment 1 to Agreement ...
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