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| Project Name: |
HWY 175 Stormwater Flood Mitigation Project |
| Project City: |
Eldora |
| Project County: |
Hardin |
| Local Infrastructure Activity Type: |
Future flood prevention |
| Disaster Relation: |
Future Flood - Mitigation |
| Demonstrated Substantial Economic Impact:: |
Local |
| Is this project identified in an Iowa Great Places agreement, pursuant to Iowa Code 303.3C?: |
No |
| Total Projected Development Cost: |
$522,000.00 |
| Grant Amount Requested: |
$261,000.00 |
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| Provide a brief narrative description summarizing the proposed project, including how the project relates to disaster relief and mitigation and to local infrastructure: |
| The City of Eldora is experiencing flooding on HWY 175 by the railroad crossing on the 1800 block. A rain event of 1 inch in a short period of time will cause flooding. This occurs 10 to 12 times in a typical year. The retail activities affected include the Hy-Vee store, a pharmacy, and other small shops. The roadway in this area is often flooded, endangering vehicular traffic and causing flooding at entrances, and often into parking areas for the various businesses. A preliminary design and cost estimate have been prepared for the work, projecting a total cost of $522,000. The project will reconstruct approximately 0.12 mile of IA-175 with PC Concrete pavement, replace water main, sanitary sewer main, storm sewers and intakes, and construct approximately 1300 feet of 24” and 30” interceptor storm sewer to outlet the storm water into the main drainage channel serving the central area of Eldora. |
| Explain how the proposed project will have a demonstrated substantial local, regional, or statewide economic impact: |
| It will be required that the contractors to submit information on their work force including average wages, benefits, estimated hours, and proximity to Hardin County. In addition overall job retention will be a determining factor as will monitoring the flooding issues on 175 for determining the impact. Because it is a public utility project it will be difficult to determine exactly what impact this project will have after construction has ended and the project is completed. The greatest comparison would be the knowledge that doing nothing would be a negative impact and therefore we have mitigated the negative economic impact as well as mitigated flood damage. |
| If your project is rebuilding disaster-damaged property or if it is replacing or rebuilding a local public building, please include an estimate of the additional cost of any expansion or improvement of the infrastructure beyond its size or functionality, etc., that existed prior to the disaster or prior to the replacement or rebuilding of a local public building. If your project does not replace or rebuild disaster-damaged property or a local public building, please put "Not Applicable.": |
| Not applicable due to the fact that this is mitigation by replacing a storm water system that is insufficient for the current sotrmwater load creating a flooding hazard and potentual future damage that could be extremely serious. |
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| Jobs Chart: |
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| Number of full-time permanent jobs to be created: |
0 |
| Number of part-time permanent jobs to be created: |
0 |
| Number of full-time temporary jobs to be created: |
14 |
| Number of part-time temporary jobs to be created: |
4 |
| Total number of jobs to be created: |
18 |
| Explain the calculation methodology used to estimate the number of jobs to be created: |
| The City's engineer estimates that this project will require a total of 6 to 20 workers depending on the size of the contracting crew completing the work for at total of 45 to 60 work days. This is based on over 30 years of experience in the engineering field and comparing this project to others similar in size and project type. It is determined that 13 labor jobs and one supervisor job for 55 days appears to be the average between the project running smoothly with a large crew and leaving the possibility for difficulties with a smaller crew size. In addition four engineers and staff will be employed for a length of time off and on during the life of the project but would not amount to any period of full-time employment. |
| Number of full-time permanent jobs to be retained: |
17 |
| Number of part-time permanent jobs to be retained: |
15 |
| Number of full-time temporary jobs to be retained: |
0 |
| Number of part-time temporary jobs to be retained: |
0 |
| Total number of jobs to be retained: |
32 |
| Explain the calculation methodology used to estimate the number of jobs to be retained: |
| Those business directly in front of the flooding problem along Highway 175 have provided the City with the number of jobs at each business. after indepth conversations with the business owners and managers, the City estimates that a large storm event would cause enough damage and flooding that it could result in business closures or reduced employment totaling about 25% of the current employment along the project corridor. The 17 FTE and 15 PTE are 25% of the current workforce employeed with in the project corridor alone. |
| Describe the overall expected work conditions and safety for the jobs to be created or retained: |
| Those completing the project will be expected to work in trenches, work next to one lane traffic and work next to a rail line. All contractors and City crews that would work on this project are expected to follow all OSHA, DOT and MUTCD safety standards for traffic control, trench safety and general work place safety. |
| Describe the average benefits (including health benefits) provided for all jobs to be created and retained by the project and how those benefits compare to typical comparable jobs in the county in which the project will be located: |
| Many of the businesses full time employees have health care benefit options and 401k. This information was obtained from the survey given to all those business directly in front of the flooding road. In addition most of the construction jobs should provide some health care options to its employees and this information will be part of the bid and reporting to determine economic impact. |
| Total number of jobs to be created or retained: |
50
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| Of that total, number of jobs expected to offer health insurance: |
30 |
| Will the proposed project accrue benefits to areas distressed by high unemployment?: |
Yes |
| If yes, briefly describe the anticipated benefits to the area?: |
| Eldora is located in Hardin County. The Iowa Workforce Development Office release an annual review in 2007 showing that Hardin County has had a negative 6.8% growth since 1990 (81st of 99). The median income per capita ranks Hardin County 61st of 99. It is safe to assume that this project will help an economically depressed area. It is also safe to assume that a severe storm event could create seriuos damage along a major commercial corridor which would further depress an already depressed economy in Eldora and Hardin County. This grant would retain over 30 jobs with both mitigation of flooding and also reducing expense upon distressed businesses. Depending on the extent of future flooding this project could retain even more jobs directly. The new temporary jobs would more than likely go to local workers, creating employment that will assist those workers that may be or have the threat of being unemployed. The general improvements in the area may inturn spurr investment of local business properties and on the utility side this projects could open more areas for development along the corridor or the industrial park 4 blocks south west of the corridor. All of which could conservatively result in $3000 in new taxes (for Eldora alone) as a result of increased property value and spending. Income tax and sales tax generated from the construction work alone would come to roughly $5,000 and annual sales tax for the state about $2,500 plus $500 for SILO. In addition there should be reduced cost for the DOT on salt/sand for maintaining 175 with proper drainage for melting snow and ice. |
| Current unemployment rate in the county or counties where the proposed project is located: |
6.2 |
| Anticipated long-term tax generation of the proposed project: |
$3,000.00
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| Explain how the project will enhance the region’s quality of life: |
| There are three residential homes along this area plus 7 business. Those who work or live at these properties have expressed their frustration over the flooding, the damage it has been causing, and their concerns for safety. Currently the area is visibly torn apart do to missing curb and asphalt breaking away at along the gutter, when it rains some of the sidewalks are under water. The City of Eldora has elderly, disabled, poor and migrant workers that walk to these important businesses (grocery store, pharmacy, bank, and health/home care clinic). This improvement would return the curb and gutter to modern day standards and allow for more green beautification with the return of grass parking along 1/6 of the road. New ADA compliant sidewalk entrances and exits would be installed for greater access. The sidewalks would no longer be underwater after a storm event and the general look and feel of the corridor would be greatly enhanced. |
| Explain how the proposed project will contribute to the community’s efforts to retain and attract a skilled workforce: |
| If done with local contractors the project construction will provide employment opportunities to skilled labors. For example the City has one construction company that was recently sold to new owners and if this project was to be awarded to them, it would create new employment for those skill positions. In addition this project will divert some of the storm water load in the industrial park, extending the life of the system in the industrial park, opening the area to further in fill development in the park with no infrastructure up grades necessary. Retention of jobs and attracting business, creating new jobs and attracting new residents is part of the City's strategic plan that was drafted in March 2009. Currently the City's Economic Development Director works with local business to retain jobs, educate the work force, and attract both jobs and workers through Scyncronist or other programing/partnerships. |
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| Minority Impact Statement |
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| The proposed grant projects programs or policies could have a disproportionate or unique positive impact on minority persons: |
| Yes |
| Describe the positive impact expected from this project: |
| One of the business along Highway 175 is owned and operated by a woman. In addition the health care facility and pharmacy are managed by women. A majority of the workforce at the grocery store are women. If this project were to have any impact on a minority it would have an impact on women. If there is an impact it would be positive because this project is about mitigating flood damage to those business that are owned or operated by women. |
| Indicate which group is impacted: |
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Women
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| The proposed grant project programs or policies could have a disproportionate or unique negative impact on minority persons: |
| No |
| Describe the negative impact expected from this project: |
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| Present the rationale for the existence of the proposed program or policy: |
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| Provide evidence of consultation with representatives of the minority groups impacted: |
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| Indicate which group is impacted: |
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| The proposed grant project programs or policies are not expected to have a disproportionate or unique impact on minority persons: |
| No |
| Present the rationale for determining no impact: |
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| Project's Revenues and Expenses |
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| Describe the operational plan for the proposed project, including detailed information about how the project will be operated and maintained: |
| The project does not require any significant operation other than routine cleaning, inspection and maintenance. The cleaning, inspection and maintenance comes from the City having to clean its catch basins. At that time any addition maintenance will be completed after the inspection which occurs during the routine cleaning. This project involves existing infrastructure with additional catch basins and rain detention area being added to the City's current system and maintenance schedule. This project does not require any new operation plan just the addition to the existing. Bio-retention cells will be inspected and maintained same time as the City conducts its brush pick up and tree trimming in the spring and fall. |
| Provide a timeline for implementing the proposed project: |
| The City will begin final design of the project and should have it completed by the end of August. Under the direction of the engineer, City crews will begin to clearing the weeds, small brush and potential junk in the area along the rail line to reduce time for the construction crews to complete the storm line installation. Final designs will be submitted to the DNR for review in September. Bid letting for the project will occur after the review and the award can be given as early as mid October. Early November diversion storm line along the rail will begin and construction along the road begins in April and finishes by June or July. The City has to be realistic that the weather will not allow for the road construction portion of this project until spring given how long it will take for the award notification, final design for state review, state review, bidding procedures, the time the road portion will take and the weather conditions necessary for the work. The only reason the diversion storm line along the rail can be completed ahead of the road storm lines and catch basins is because that work can be completed in a short period of time and can be done until December given that there is no major asphalt or cement replacement that needs to occur in that half of the project.
August 2009 - Design completed. September 2009 - Design submitted and reviewed with possible notification of approval. October 2009 - Design approved and bid let with possible award. November 2009 - Bid awarded and construction along rail begins. December 2009 - Construction along rails is completed just short of the HWY 175 intersection. January to March 2010 - Weather stalls project. April 2010 - Construction resumes and HWY 175 reconstruction and storm lines installation begins. May 2010 - Diversion line is connected with bio retention cells in place. June 2010 - Highway 175 is resurfaced after all utilities are connected. July 2010 - Clean up and parking or side walk repairs completed by contractor and City crews where needed. |
| Discuss the availability of other federal, state, local, and private sources of funds for the proposed project and the status of other funding commitments: |
| The City of Eldora has over $261,000 available for the project in the street resurfacing fund. In addition the City will have local option sales tax excess for capital projects by June 1st, 2010 to cover the City's last payment for the project if there are over runs above the contingency. This is not the desire of the City because these funds can go towards many other projects that are funded through the capital fund but still remains an emergency reserve as this project nears completion. Without this grant funding the City would have to cut all preventative maintenance and basic road repairs to finance the project in addition to a tax raise on a depressed economy. |
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| I-Jobs Project Budget Form |
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| I-Jobs Project Budget Sources: |
| Source of Funding |
Amount |
Are Funds Secured? |
If No, Estimated Date to be Secured |
| I-JOBS Local Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program |
$261,000.00 |
No |
08/31/2009 |
| City of Eldora - Road Surface Fund |
$261,262.00 |
Yes |
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| TOTAL SOURCES |
$522,262.00 |
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| I-Jobs Project Budget Uses: |
| Use of Funding |
Amount |
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| Building Acquisition |
$0.00 |
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| Land Acquisition |
$0.00 |
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| Demolition |
$0.00 |
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| On-site Improvements |
$0.00 |
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| Off-site Improvements |
$0.00 |
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| Rehabilitation |
$0.00 |
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| New Construction |
$401,740.00 |
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| Permits |
$0.00 |
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| Construction Contingency |
$40,174.00 |
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| Soft Cost Contingency |
$0.00 |
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| Construction Loan Fee |
$0.00 |
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| Construction Loan Interest |
$0.00 |
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| Real Estate Taxes |
$0.00 |
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| Risk/Liability Insurance |
$0.00 |
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| Architect |
$0.00 |
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| Engineer |
$40,174.00 |
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| Attorney |
$0.00 |
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| Accounting/Cost Certification |
$0.00 |
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| Consultant's Fee |
$0.00 |
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| Administration |
$40,174.00 |
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| Survey |
$0.00 |
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| Archaeological/Environmental |
$0.00 |
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| Appraisal |
$0.00 |
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| Permanent Loan Fee |
$0.00 |
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| Title/Recording |
$0.00 |
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| Relocation |
$0.00 |
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| Developer Fee |
$0.00 |
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| Capitalized Reserves |
$0.00 |
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| TOTAL USES |
$522,262.00 |
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| Fedral Funding Verification Document: |
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| Alternative Budget 1: |
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| Alternative Budget 2: |
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| Sustainability criteria on which the applicant is electing to be scored: |
General Sustainability Criteria |
| Efficient and effective use of land resources and existing infrastructure by encouraging compact development in areas with existing infrastructure or capacity to avoid costly duplication of services and costly use of land; Conservation of open space and farmland and preservation of critical environmental areas; Promotion of the safety, livability, and revitalization of existing urban and rural communities; Compact development maximizes public infrastructure investment and promotes mixed uses, greater density, bike and pedestrian networks, and interconnection with the existing street grid: |
| The City will be utilizing existing infrastructure by connecting to the storm system 4 block south of the flood site. The City will also be replacing existing infrastructure and running new infrastructure under the road that needs repair to avoid costly and wasteful repairs prior to the end of the roads life expectancy. In addition the new storm lines will divert water from the system that serves the industrial park. This allows for longer life expectancy of the system and/or capacity for future development without costly infrastructure additions and reduced sprawl. |
| Provision for a variety of transportation choices, including public transit, pedestrian and bicycle traffic: |
| The replacement of the curbs will increase safety for pedestrian traffic and those intersections where curbs will be disturbed, handicap accessible entrances to the sidewalk will be installed. Stopping the water from going over the curb due to flooding will improve pedestrian traffic during and after rain falls while extending the life of the sidewalks used for pedestrian traffic. |
| Construction and promotion of developments, buildings, and infrastructure that conserve natural resources by reducing waste and pollution through efficient use of land, energy, water, and materials: |
| The efficient use of land comes from up grading the system that will allow for future development in the same area. Highway 175 is the main business route and through way for the community. It is an attractive site for further development given the traffic count. Allowing development here makes best use of the existing transportation system in Eldora. Without this infrastructure upgrade and mitigating the current flooding along this road, no further development can occur along 1/6 of the Eldora's busiest route that is centrally located within the community. This central location makes walking to these business easy, which is efficient use of existing sidewalk infrastructure and energy efficient. The City reduces waste of materials and land through proper utilization of our existing infrastructure and reduce energy by keeping sprawl in check and allowing for alternative methods of travel along the sidewalk. |
| Capture, retention, infiltration and harvesting of rainfall using storm water best management practices such as permeable pavement, bioretention cells, bioswales, and rain gardens to protect water resources: |
| The City will install check damns at intersections along the rail line to allow storm water to be diverted into bio-retention cells. This will reduce the load on the system and retain significant water. No cells, rain gardens or other water retention methods could be installed by the source of the surface water do to the compact development along 175. Any installation of on site retention would have to come from the property owners. |
| Extent to which project design, construction, and use incorporate renewable energy sources including, but not limited to, solar, wind, geothermal, and biofuels, and support the following state of Iowa plans and goals: Office of Energy Independence’s Iowa Energy Independence Plan and the general reduction of greenhouse gas emissions: |
| No energy will be required for the operation of the storm water system. The City will ask for waste reduction, renewable energy, and pollution controls in its bids. A few small scale energy efficiencies created would be reduced running of submersible pumps, fewer passes with snow plows in the winter and increased walking as opposed to driving vehicles. |
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| Document: |
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IJOBS_Ex_4_ACABF07A1269E.doc
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| If not applicable, explain: |
| No electricity or other power or fossil fuels will be used in the diversion of storm water and flood mitigation. It will consist of cement, water, gravity, and soil. |
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| Benefits for Disaster Recovery |
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| Replaces or repairs a structure or facility damaged by the disaster and incorporates measures for reducing or eliminating future disaster losses: |
| The damage that has been caused is the constant storm flooding on the road that has created excessive wear and damage to the road surface, curb and gutter. This project will prevent future losses by reducing excessive wear to the road surface due to the sitting water and constant flooding. Some businesses have experienced property damaged by the flooding. In one instance flooding water from a heavy rain flooding made it inside one of the business along Highway 175. This project is about taking the knowledge of what the small to medium sized events can do to the system and those businesses and fixing the system to prevent serious damage caused by a large storm event when it occurs. The mitigation is through expanding the capacity for removing storm water off the road and linking the storm water into an under utilized line south of 175. By doing this the City can stop all current flooding and minimize the damage that a large storm event would cause. |
| Helps achieve the community and/or region’s overall post-disaster recovery vision: |
| After the storm events in May and June of 2008 the City of Eldora has begun to take the proactive approach to disaster mitigation. As a result of these events in our region, the City has installed 3 new storm warning sirens. In addition the City will be installing a new box culvert on the east side of Highway 175 replacing a culvert that in its current state does not meet 100 year storm capacity and has significant structural issues. The City has set in its vision and goals to have a comprehensive plan that includes infrastructure capacity and condition so the City can encourage the most efficient planning and environmentally sound development. The City is focused on mitigating future damage and creating smart growth which is rarely seen by rural communities this size. This project is one of great expense and because of this fact been one of the most difficult to accomplish. |
| Benefits the economic recovery of individuals, businesses, and/or nonprofit organizations: |
| It is difficult to gage to damage inflicted on idividuals, business, or no profits. The one that had a noticable impact was Rock and Row Adventures had flooding at their location along the Iowa River in 2008. This added expenses to this business and shut operations down for part of the season. This business attracts many visitors (200 to 300 people) over the weekends which in turn spend money at those locations along 175, in particular Hy-Vee is extremely busy over the weekends with the campers at Rock and Row Adventures. The impact of this project would have for those businesses affected would be a transportation system that is safe for their customers and a beautified corridor that makes the community more attractive to visitors while at the same time reducing the debt load they will pay for through increased taxes. |
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| Document: |
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IJOBS_Ex_05_FCD7659EE4871.pdf
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| Has preliminary or final engineering and architectural work been completed?: |
| Yes, preliminary work complete |
| If no, explain: |
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| Has all financing for the project (other than funds requested in this application) been committed and is available?: |
| Yes, 100% of other funding identified in the Project Budget is committed |
| If no, explain: |
| The City of Eldora has 100% of its 50% match to this grant available. |
| Have all real property interests (including easements and temporary construction easements) necessary for the construction of the project been acquired?: |
| Yes, some acquisition is complete and options have been signed for all remaining necessary acquisition |
| If no, explain: |
| All property to be used is currently under the City's right of way as platted from 1870 to 1904. The City needs an easement to work along the rail line and install new storm lines and bio retention cells. The City has begun negotiations for such an easment and shall have one ready by September 1st. |
| Have all necessary governmental approvals, at the federal, state, and local levels (including, but not limited to, zoning variances, building permits, approval from the Army Corps of Engineers, etc.) been obtained?: |
| No, all necessary governmental approvals have not been obtained |
| If no, explain: |
| Final designs have to be completed before turning over the designs to DNR and DOT for review. The City has talked with members of the DOT about the project but until the City finishes it designs, the DOT cannot approve any project design or permits to work in the right of way. |
| Does the project have a demonstrated reasonable likelihood of incurring costs totaling at least 10% of the project’s total projected development cost within three months of execution of the grant award agreement?: |
| Yes, the project can incur such costs within three months |
| If yes, explain how such expenditure will be accomplished or, if no, explain the anticipated impediments to meeting a 10% expenditure goal: |
| The engineering and application phase would be concluded, easement payments finalized and clearing the ditch to be converted to a bio-retention cell will be completed by October. Construction will begin in November and depending on the award date to billing cycle, the first construction payment will far exceed the 10% necessary within the 3 months. |
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