Commission signs bridge MOU, concurs with MPO route revision and approves road-funding transfers
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Summary
County engineer requested signatures on a KT Road Bridge MOU with Polk County, the board concurred with an MPO federal-aid route classification change, and commissioners approved transfers totaling proposed $1,232,000 in road/construction funds and authorized spending on multiple culvert/bridge replacements.
The county engineer asked the commission to authorize the chair’s signature on a memorandum of understanding concerning the KT Road Bridge (County Road 7) over the Red River, which is jointly owned with Polk County but currently maintained by Polk (through MnDOT). "Polk County takes a 100% of the maintenance," the engineer said, and asked the board to sign the MOU clarifying responsibilities.
On a separate but related item, the engineer asked the board to concur with a federal-aid route revision processed through the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) that reclassifies several roads from rural to urban. He and commissioners discussed future maintenance costs and agreed to pursue urban/MPO funding for projects that move into the MPO urban classification.
The board also approved budget movements in the highway funds after staff reported larger-than-expected carryover. The engineer proposed transferring $825,000 from the gas-tax (2150) to the road improvements fund and $407,000 from fund 2140 to the construction fund to create available project dollars. Commissioners approved the transfers and then approved requests to spend on several box-culvert replacements and related bridge work; staff noted some leftover prairie-dog funds (~$244,000) would be used as planned where appropriate.
All motions on these infrastructure and budget items were moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.