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and Ride; and WHEREAS, the County, in consultation with the Park District and the City, completed a concept design for the Navarre Connector that indicated additional design work is necessary to fully determine the impacts on private property and cost; and WHEREAS, the Park District in consultation with the County and the City will complete design to a 60 percent (%) level and identify estimated project costs and easement acquisition needs to determine if the project is feasible to all Parties; and WHEREAS, the County, the Park District and the City agree to cost participate in the project for right of way land acquisition, design, construction administration, and construction of the Navarre Connector, and each party’s cost participation shall be a not to exceed (NTE) amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($100,000.00); and WHEREAS, once the project is determined feasible and if a temporary construction easement along CR 19 is determined to be needed to construct the project, the County shall acquire the temporary construction easement without incurring extra cost to the County’s cost participation of $100,000; and WHEREAS, in an instant in which a permanent easement or right of way is determined to be needed to successfully construct the project, and the cost of which would drive total project cost to exceed each party’s cost participation NTE of $100,000, the Parties will re-negotiate the terms of the agreement to either enter into an amendment or to terminate this agreement; and WHEREAS, once temporary and/or permanent construction easements are obtained, the Park District, in consultation with the County and the City, will finalize the design and construct the Navarre Connector if the project is determined feasible by all Parties; and WHEREAS, the Parties desire one agency to own, operate and maintain the Navarre Connector and the City is willing to accept ownership, operations and maintenance responsibilities of the trail segment; and WHEREAS, the City shall own, operate and maintain the Navarre Connector and Park and Ride; and WHEREAS, the City shall designate 10 parking stalls at the Navarre Park and Ride for regional trail users; and WHEREAS, at any point the project is determined to be terminated, the Parties agree to split one-third (1/3) of the costs incurred to date for any design, acquisition, construction administration, and construction. WHEREAS, it is contemplated that the work will be carried out by the parties under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 162.17, Subdivision 1, and Section 471.59.