1. Ratify the federal Transportation and Housing and Urban Development application for
funding for the Phase 2 Bruce Vento Regional Trail Project.
2. Accept an award of Federal funding for the Phase 2 Bruce Vento Regional Trail Project
in the amount of $1,300,000, as designated and awarded under the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2022 within Division L, Title I, Highway Infrastructure Program,
and as administered by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
3. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute an agreement with the Minnesota
Department of Transportation for Federal Participation in Preliminary Engineering as a
funding requirement for the Phase 2 Bruce Vento Regional Trail project for a period of
five years or until all obligations set forth have been satisfactorily fulfilled, whichever
occurs first.
4. Accept the amended Phase 2 Bruce Vento Regional Trail Project Budget to $1,625,000
to account for federal funding.
5. Authorize the County Manager to enter into agreements and amendments to
agreements, in accordance with the county’s procurement policies and procedures,
provided the amounts are within the limits of the project budget.
6.
Sixth Amendment of Office and Warehouse Space Lease Agreement with
State of Minnesota Explore Minnesota Tourism for Leased Space in the
Metro Square Building
Sponsors: Property Management
1. Approve the Sixth Amendment to the Lease Agreement with State of Minnesota Explore
Minnesota Tourism, 121 7th Place East, Suite 360, Saint Paul, MN 55101, for a
reduction of 749 useable square feet of leased space in the Metro Square Building, 121
7th Place East, Saint Paul, MN 55101, for the period of July 11, 2024 through January
31, 2025.
2. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the lease amendment.
7.
Third Amendment to Lease Agreement with Qwest Corporation dba
CenturyLink QC for Leased Space in the Metro Square Building
Sponsors: Property Management
1. Approve the Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement with Qwest Corporation dba
CenturyLink QC, 931 14th Street, Denver, CO 80202, for a five-year lease term
extension of the 180 useable square feet of leased space in the Metro Square building,
121 7th Place East, Saint Paul, MN 55101, for the period of December 1, 2024 through
November 30, 2029, in the amount of $13,064.
2. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the lease amendment.
8.
Project Budget and Financing Plan for Metro Square Building Systems and
Waterproofing Construction Project
Sponsors: Property Management
1. Accept and approve the project budget and financing plan for the Metro Square Building
Systems and Waterproofing Construction project in an amount up to $19,000,000.
2. Authorize the County Manager to transfer up to $5,000,000 from Property Management
fund balance to the Metro Square Building Systems and Waterproofing Construction
project budget for project activities.
3. Authorize the County Manager to transfer up to $4,000,000 from bond interest and
premiums to the Metro Square Building Systems and Waterproofing Construction
project budget for project activities.
4. Authorize the County Manager to allocate and transfer up to $10,000,000 from the 2025
