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ci® eu~s~~ <br />Adoption of the attached resolution supporting and agreeing to maintain the Babcock Trail Phase <br />II Enhancement Project, This resolution is necessary for submittal with the SAFETEA-LU grant <br />application. <br />~~k ~~~~dC p~CU~~a~n <br />I have been worl~ing with Parks and Recreation Director Bill Maertz regarding aSAFETEA-LU <br />enhancement grant application for construction of Babcock Trail Phase IT from the existing txail <br />near the intersection of Main Street and Parrish Avenue down to Babcock Parl~. Curxently, <br />MnD4T is soliciting candidate projects for fiscal year FY 204 State Transportation <br />improvement Program ~STIP}. <br />Bill and his staff have already submitted a grant application to the Minnesota Department of <br />Natural Resources for a legacy grant to help fund this project. <br />_inanci~ ~r~ac <br />SAFETEA-LU federal transportation grants can fund a maximum. of 80 percent of the <br />construction costs far an eligible project. A minimum of 20 percent must come from the local <br />agency. Because the Parks and Recreation Department has requested a DNR legacy grant, we are <br />recommending that the SAFETEA~LU grant application only request $400,000 - $500,000 for an <br />approximately X1.2 ntillion construction project, ~1'e believe this will make our grant application <br />fnuch stronger by showing a larger commitment from the local agency in providing a bigger <br />project for a smaller federal grant, if we receive bath the federal grant and the legacy grant, <br />approximately 80 percent of the project would be funded by grant dollars. <br />t~chrr~~nts <br />~ Resolution Supporting and Agreeing to Maintain Babcock Trail Phase 71 Enhancement Project <br />Ct~n Motion by Second by Vote <br />~~w <br />