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Memorandum of Agreement Cass County Government and Red River Valley Fair Association Multi-Use Path on Cass Highway 28 from Main Ave to 13th Ave Background: Cass County Highway 28 is currently owned and maintained by the Cass County Government from Main Avenue to 13th Avenue at Drain 21/West Fargo city limits. This highway serves as a connection from Main Avenue to 13th Avenue, but it is the primary access for the Red River Valley Fair Grounds and its accompanying parking lots and campground. During larger events at the Fair Grounds, the parking lots on the east side of Cass Highway 28 do not have an effective way to channel pedestrian traffic to the parallel to the highway to a crossing point. This often leads to pedestrians walking on the narrow highway and increases the safety concerns for pedestrian and vehicles. In addition, there is regular pedestrian traffic from the camp ground that currently has no route other than the highway or walking across the open fields. Under the existing conditions,there is not an effective connection to tie a new multi-use path into at Main Avenue. In 2015 the NDDOT plans to complete the reconstruction of Main Avenue from Sheyenne Street to Interstate 94. This reconstruction includes removing the existing frontage roads and building a new multi-use path on the south side of Main Avenue. To the south, West Fargo currently has a multi-use path that runs along 13th Avenue from 9th Street East past Elmwood Park and terminating at Drain 21. With the reconstruction of Main Avenue, there is now an effective connection for a multi-use path along Cass Highway 28. The most suitable location for the multi-use path is on the east side of Cass Highway 28. The adjacent land is owned by the Red River Valley Fair Association and is used for parking, camping, and agricultural crop land. Cass County currently has 65 feet of Right of Way along the east side of Cass Highway 28. The current Engineer's Estimate for a 10 foot wide, 6,600 foot long multi-use path is $319,253. Provisions of Agreement and Funding: Multi-Use Path on Cass Highway 28 from Main Ave to 13th Ave 1) Cass County will submit for a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant. This grant will cover up to 80%or $200,000, whichever is higher. The local cost share is 20%or the remaining over $200,000. 2) If the TAP grant is approved: a) Cass County would design, bid, and provide construction management for the multi-use path at no cost to the Red River Valley Fair Association. b) The Red River Valley Fair Association provides up to 25 feet of additional easement along the east side of Cass Highway 28 at no cost to Cass County.