ITEM 6.1 OHPC Histroric Signs grant application�
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CITY OF
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MINNESOTA
nFPARTMFNT INFORMATION
Request for
City
Council
Action
7 ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
REQUESTOR:
MEETING DATE:
Planning
City Planner Licht
25 February 2013
PRESENTER(s):
REVIEWED BY*
ITEM #:
-City Planner Licht
City Administrator Johnson
6.1 — HPC Grant Application
AGENDA ITEM DETAILS
City staff recommends approval to submit a Certified Local Government grant application to the
Minnesota State Historical Preservation Office related to the Herbage Preservation Commission's perk
history sign project.
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The City Council approved the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) to proceed with aproject to
develop signs to be located in City parks that provide information regarding communityhistory arid the
history of the immediate area surrounding each park. Abudget of 13.,500 was approved for this effort
and adopted the 2013-2017 Capital Improvement Plan for completion in 2013.
City staff received information from the Minnesota State Historical Preservation Office (SHPO) of grant
monies available to Certified Local Government (CLG) units. Otsego has maintained its CLG status and
the HPCshistory sign project quaUfiesasaneducadona|progn*munderthegnantgu|deUnesandis
eligible for funding. The grant requires a4Opercent local contribution tothe project, vvh|chbasedon
the previously approved budget means. that acquisition of any grant funds would be used to lower the
City's costs.
City staff has prepared the proposed grant application that includes an updated budget, which is
attached hereto with input from SHPO staff for consideration at the 25 February 2013 City Council
meeting. The grant application /srequired tobesubmitted by1March 2Ol3.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: oAT7Aonso EiwomE
A. CLG Grant Application
POSSIBLE MOTION
Please word motion as you would like it to appear in the minutes.
Motion to approve SUbmission of CLG Grant application related to the HPC park history sign project in
the form presented.
BUDGET INFORMATION
FUNDING: I BUDGETED: X YES
ACTION TAKEN
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Develop and install interpretive signs in 7 City parks with information regarding Community History
consistent with the HPC's mission to discover, preserve, interpret and communicate Otsego History.
Certified Local Government {CLG) Grant Request
Status:
Draft
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Project Information
Project Title (Be descriptive and succinct)
Otsego Heritage Signs
Brlcf Project Summary (200 cliaractcr 11mit) :
Develop and install interpretive signs in 7 City parks with information regarding community
history consistent witli the HPC's mission to discover, preserve, interpret and communicate Otsego
history.
Plcase Consider for Pre Application Review
Budget Information
Midget Line Items
BlIdget atent Gi-ant Anit Match: Match: Match: Total
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Installation
City Planning
Consultant
Graphic Design
Services
Signs (7)
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Budget Line Itenis
Requeste(I Cash In -Kind
$1,00
X3,040
$200
$ 1 M60 $640
$10,560 $55640 $15400
How were the above figures deternilned?
Donation Match
$15400
$35000
$23000
$640
$0 $7,040
MHS pricing for sighs is tised to estiniate cost of the signs. Costs related to services of the City
Planning Consultant and Graphic Designer were estimated by City staff.
Aniount Requestcd Use total froin above):
$105560-00
M-atch. Offered (Use total from above):
$7,040.00
Application Narratives
Project Description. -
Otsego is a rapidly growing coniiiiiiiiity in the northwest region of the Twin Cities Metropolitan
Area. The history of the conitnunity is well documented and dates to original settlements
established in the 1950s. Recent history has seen expansive increases ill population that more than
double l between the 2000 and 2010 U.S. Census. As a result, there in a need to educate the City's
newly established population about the history of Otsego to strengthen community identity and
create a sense of place.
The inission of the Heritage Preservation Coininission (FIPQ is to discover, preserve, interpret
and coinnitinicate. Otsego history. The City has iniplemented a policy to desigiiate City parks with
local historically significant names as the City's park system is intended to be a coniniunity focal
point within the developing urban landscape. The HPC completed a SCEP process in 2011 that
ftirther identified development and installation of signs within the City's growing park system as a
priority project to iniplenient it's inission in a way that would be highly visible and accessible to
the coinniunity.
The project involves developing interprctive signage that will be installed initially in seven
existing City parks with additional sighs to be added in the future as the park system continues to
develop. The HPC, with the assistance of the City Planning Consultant, will research and draft
text regarding general coinm
iinity history and history specific to the geographic location of each
part to be displayed witli photographs frorn the HPC's collection Nvithin a professiotially designed
graphic forinat and installed on high quality sighs within each park.
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The project is specifically iWended to elated kiiowledge of history and of significaiit local and
regional historical sites, persons and evems. This objective is consistent with the first goal of the
Statewide preservation plan to ""crease conummity awarenes of the value of Minnesota historic
resourcesil and related go to implement programs that encourage preservation education and reach
new audiences.
Project Products:
Seven high quality, durable sigiis measuring 36" x 22" will be ilistalled M City parks to display
text and full color graphic s and photographs. Signs are to be installed in the following locations:
Prairie Park
School Kiioll Park
Fratikfort Park
Lily Pond Park
Kittredge Crossings Park
Beauctry Meadows Park
Zimmer Farm Park
Community Support:
The HPC has recommended the Heritage Signs project as a means to implement its mission. The
City Council has approved the project and included cash match and in-kind contribution for the
project as part of its 2013 budget and Capital ImprovemeiA Plan.
Project Impact:
The Heritage Signs project will provide opportunity to educate a wide audience by providing
access to hiformation regarding Otsego history at pronihient. locations within City parks, which
are a focal point of the City's developing areas. The signs will identify the HPC and their mission
wit1iin the City of Otsego to discover, preserve, interpret and communicate Otsego history.
Vie Heritage Sigii project will be promoted through articles Hi the City newsletter published
quarterly acid mailed directly to all property owners, issuance of press releases to local newspapers
and on the City's website wliere the graphic sign elements will also be displayed on both the HPC
and Parks acid Recreation pages.
PrQJect Persotmel:
The project is being administered by D. Daiiiet Licht, AICP, who serves as the City's Planning
Consultant. Mr. Licht has almost 20 years experience in City platming, which includes historic
preservation and project admiiiistration. Mr. Licht has worked for the City of Otsego since 1996
and serves as the City staff Raison to the HPC.
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Graphic design and sign fabrication services will be contracted.
Supporting Ictimentatioll
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Reqtjire(I Doctimeiits to be uploaded with completed Public Education gralit reqtiesto.
For Certified Local Goverimmit grant requests, reqi,dred doctiments will vary, depeiiling on your
prop osed proi ect. Cheek the project g it i (I e I i ne s for the appropriate category to d etc rm 1 ne; if s upp or t i 11 g
doctimeiitatim is required for ymir applicatioll.
Reqttest Docitments -,'
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Supporthig Documentation
Required Doctimciits to be uploaded with completed grant request:
Or, gani zation Docinti citts '.)
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Funding Sources
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