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<br />Copies of the VE study and NPO response will be provided to the FT A Region <br />V office and Project Management Oversight Consultant. <br /> <br />VIII. New Starts Criteria and Request to Enter Final Design <br /> <br />With $37.5 million in state bonding for Northstar approved by the 2005 <br />Minnesota Legislature and signed into law by Governor Pawlenty, the Project is <br />in the process of submitting material needed to gain a "Recommended" rating <br />and to request to enter Final Design. The Project began this process with the <br />early submittal of two chapters ofthe Project Management Plan (PMP). The <br />remaining chapters of the PMP were submitted on March 31. <br /> <br />New Starts Criteria and a revised Financial Plan, containing more specific <br />information about the bonding passed by the legislature, will be submitted as <br />quickly as they can be assembled. The timing for submitting the New Starts <br />Criteria and revised Financial Plan depend on the time it will take to produce a <br />ridership forecast from the Twin Cities travel demand model. FTA's <br />Washington office gave verbal approval to use the recently revised model in late <br />March. Project consultants are working carefully with the model to ensure the <br />forecast will meet all FT A requirements and expectations. They have <br />encountered some setbacks and do not have a ridership forecast as of the <br />publication of this report. <br /> <br />Time <br />Feb 25 <br /> <br />Mar 4 <br />Mar 31 <br />Apr 11 <br /> <br />mid June <br /> <br />May - July <br /> <br />July <br /> <br />June - July <br /> <br />July <br /> <br />August <br /> <br />Northstar Schedule for Request for Project Rating <br />and Request to Enter Final Design <br />(all months are in year 2005) <br /> <br />Activity <br />Northstar submitted to FTA Chapter 2, Project Organization, of the <br />Project Management Plan (PMP) <br />Northstar submitted to FTA Cha ter 10, Real Estate Plan, ofthe PMP <br />Northstar submitted to FTA full PMP <br />Minnesota Legislature committed $37.5 million in bonding for <br />Northstar and Governor Pawlenty signed into law <br />Northstar submits to FTA request to re-rate project and draft request <br />to enter final design containing New Starts Criteria and Financial Plan <br />FT A review of above. N orthstar revises material based on comments <br />from FT A. <br />Northstar submits to FTA final request to enter final design containing <br />revised documents as necessary <br />FT A review of above. N orthstar revises material based on comments <br />from FT A. <br />FTA re-rates the Project and submits final design recommendation to <br />Congress <br />FT A issues approval to enter Final Design <br /> <br />Northstar Corridor Monthly Report <br />May 17, 2005 <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />