02-14-95 PRMEMO TO: Otsego Parks File
BY: Merland Otto
OTSEGO GRANT STATUS REPORT
February 14, 1995
FY95 ISTEA
This project which is administered through Mn/DOT is currently in the project
development stage. We have completed the Project Memorandum including the
environmental document which will be submitted to Mn/DOT approximately
2/15/95. Mn/DOT's approval of the document is required prior to initiating land
acquisition. It's anticipated that this approval process will take approximately two
weeks for preliminary review and up to 12 weeks for final approval. This step
must be accomplished prior to initiating land acquisition or preparation of
construction plans. Attached is a diagram illustrating the approval process.
On February 3, 1 attended a meeting with DNR grants administrators and other
grant recipients. DNR is estimating that grant agreements should be approved in
March. No costs other than preliminary engineering costs can be incurred prior to
the executed agreement and be eligible for grant costs. We have initiated survey
work on locating the newly constructed path, hard surface area, sledding hill and
redefining the westerly wooded edge. We have also developed several conceptual
grading plans and will refine these to a preferred plan. Our intent is to prepare
construction documents so that the project could be bid in late March or early
April for a June construction start date.
FY98 ISTEA GRANT APPLICATION
This grant application was submitted on January 17, 1995. 1 do not expect to
hear anything for several weeks regarding this grant application. I would further
anticipate that the grant approval process would take at least six months.
OTHER ITEMS
DNR Tree Planting Grant
Roche Martin, is pulling this together. Intent would be to plant seedlings on the
west park boundary.