City Council Meeting Date: July 17, 2018
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ben Martig, City Administrator
David E. Bennett, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Title
Consideration of Resolution Supporting Application for Transit Hub and Local Funding Match Commitment.
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Action Requested:
Staff recommends a motion to approve Resolution Supporting Application for Transit Hub and Local Funding Match Commitment.
Summary Report:
Staff is working cooperatively with Three Rivers Community Action in preparing a "Capital Non-Vehicle Grant" application to the Minnesota Department of Transportation that is due on July 27, 2018. The grant would be submitted by Three Rivers Community Action - Hiawathaland Transit as the transit provider in Northfield. We are requesting a Resolution Supporting Application for Transit Hub and Local Funding Match Commitment.
The City Council discussed this project at their June 12, 2018 Council meeting. This review included a prior review of the options and prior cost estimates. Additionally, Council suggested looking at including parking lots into the application potentially as well. Staff is still reviewing cost estimates for additional work in putting together the potential total cost, local funding match and related Resolution of Support to authorize the grant application. We will be providing additional supplemental information prior to the City Council meeting.
Jenny Larson, Executive Director of Three Rivers Community Action is our primary contact we are working with on the application. She has also informed us that they have hired a new Transportation Director Tracy Holguin who has started and brings over 20-years of management and operations experience to Hiawathaland.
Additional Project Background
At the September 19, 2017 City Council meeting staff provided an update on the site work improvement plans that have been completed for the project. At that time, the preliminary design costs were estimated to be around $25...
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