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This pathway is listed high on the Parks Trails and Recreation Comm proposed trails. While this is only a segment of the Snelling Avenue N./Old Highway 10 corridor, it is an important connection. In addition, the neighborhood meetings for the Valentine Park reconstruction identified this as a priority for the residents. This proposed pathway will provide a safe route for residents from the Valentine Park neighborhood to County Road E2. It will create important trail connections to Valentine Hills Elementary, Perry Park and Tony Schmidt Regional Park. The Local Trail Connections Program is intended to accelerate local trail connections to planned and existing state trails and other public facilities, not to create significant new recreational trails. Its primary purpose is to complete connections between where people live (e.g. residential areas within cities, entire communities) and significant public resources (e.g. historical areas, open space, parks and/or other trails). Grants are awarded for the acquisition and development of connecting trails and for removal of barriers that impede full access to these facilities. Priority has been given to projects that seek to develop residential connections to state and regional facilities and to link existing trail systems. Financial Implications lottery proceeds. This funding is divided between the Local Trail Connections Program and the Regional Trail Program. Grant awards will be announced in July, 2013. The minimum grant reimbursement grants. The grantee must complete the project and fully pay for it, produce documentation that shows actual expenditures and then they will receive seventy five percent of what was spent up to their grant award. The grant award and match cannot be used for in-house labor services and/or to meet existing payroll. Only contract services, materials, and supplies are reimbursable. Other state funds or grants, or Metropolitan Council grants cannot match these grants. All projects awarded through this grant round must be completed by June 30, 2015. If the City is awarded this grant, staff anticipates summer/fall 2014 construction. All facilities that are funded through this program also require a commitment from the applicant that the trail will be in place and maintained for no less than twenty years. The resolution before you tonight is a requirement of the grant application (Attachment B). The Valentine Park Pathway Project estimated costs are included below: Project Costs City Match Grant Award CONSTRUCTION $278,525.00 $128,525.00 - ENGINEERING $55,705.00 $55,705.00 - CONTINGENCY $27,852.50 $27,852.50 - TOTAL $362,082.50 $212,082.50 $150,000.00 23 Page of