Item Coversheet

Board Action Request
21-0185

Item Description:
Neg Amd 2 to Agmt A166373 with Met Council for the METRO Green Line Extension Project to incorporate additional Environmental Response Fund grant parcel locations eligible for reimbursement, no change to NTE
Resolution:

BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Administrator be authorized to negotiate Amendment 2 to Subordinate Funding Agreement A166373 with the Metropolitan Council (Council Document #14I062H) for the METRO Green Line Extension Project to make the following additional parcels eligible for reimbursement of cleanup-related costs by the Environmental Response Fund grant:

 

  • Shady Oak South Lot at 1600 Fifth St. S., Hopkins (PID: 053-2511722230059)
  • Shady Oak South Lot at 544 16th Ave. S., Hopkins (PID:053-2511722230060)
  • Shady Oak South Lot at 610 16th Ave. S., Hopkins (PID:053-2511722230049)
  • K-Tel Drive, Unassigned, Minnetonka (PID:053-2611722140017)
  • K-Tel Drive, at 1625 Fifth St. S., Hopkins (PID:053-2511722220024)
  • K-Tel Drive, Unassigned, Minnetonka (PID:053-2611722110036)
  • West Lake Station at 3655 31st St. W., Minneapolis (PID:053-0502824220128)
  • Basset Creek Valley Station, 1701 Linden Ave. W., Minneapolis (PID: 053-2802924120027)
  • Royalston Station, City right of way at Royalston Avenue North, Minneapolis; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that following review and approval by the County Attorney’s Office, the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the amendment on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed.

Background:

History: As part of the METRO Green Line Extension Project (“the Project”), the Metropolitan Council allowed local governments to identify any local projects for design, environmental clearance, and construction by the Southwest Light Rail Transit project office. Funding for local projects is provided by the local unit(s) of government and administered by Metropolitan Council under Master Funding Agreement A142418 (Resolution 14-0515) and individual Subordinate Funding Agreements (SFAs) for identified local projects.

 

Hennepin County identified the need for assessment and cleanup of certain contaminated sites related to the Project, which work would be eligible for funding from the Environmental Response Fund. The sites in question were: Shady Oak Station, Louisiana Station, and Beltline Station. Pursuant to Resolution 16-0429, Hennepin County entered into an SFA (Agreement A166373 or “SFA 8”) with the Metropolitan Council to provide for this work. SFA 8 has a not-to-exceed cost to Hennepin County of $5,000,000.

 

On August 27, 2019, the Board adopted Resolution 19-0334, authorizing negotiation of Amendment 1 to Agreement A166373 to incorporate revised payment terms and extend the contract end date to December 31, 2023, with no change in the not to exceed amount.

 

Additional contaminated sites related to the Project have now been identified that are similarly eligible for funding from the Environmental Response Fund. This Resolution would authorize negotiation of Amendment 2 to SFA 8 to permit assessment and cleanup of those sites to be performed by the project office under that agreement.

 

Current Request: This request authorizes the County Administrator to negotiate Amendment 2 to Agreement A166373 with the Metropolitan Council for the METRO Green Line Extension Project to incorporate additional Environmental Response Fund grant site locations eligible for reimbursement, with no change to the NTE.

 

Impact/Outcomes: This amendment will allow for additional project locations to be eligible for reimbursement to the Metropolitan Council for construction work related to the METRO Green Line Extension Project.

Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval
ATTACHMENTS:
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Map of Green Line Extension route, stations and contaminated parcels5/11/2021Map