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school at Mn /DOTs Arde.n Hills Training Center as a condition for award of the partnership project. The committee member or members will be responsible for providing community workers and volunteers with instructions and Mn/DOT supplied information packets pertaining to proper materials handling, plant installation and plant maintenance. If volunteers are to be used , the application must include a volunteer pledge list identifying sufficient numbers of volunteers to complete the scope of work within an acceptable time period. The volunteer pledge list will also be a condition for award of the prunership project. The application must include a format resolution or letter indicating conununity suppott for the desired improvements and authorization of a primary contact person to apply to Mn/DOT for funding. (Sec Appendix 1 for sample resolution or letter). A Mil/DOT approved (District and Cement Office) landscape plan al a scale of not more than 100' =1" must be included as pert of the application (1 I" x 17" reductions are acceptable: for application purposes). The landscape plan shall incorporate by reference or attacluuent, standard Mn/DOT planting details, material specifications and special provisions as applicable. The plan may be prepared by Mn/DOTs Landscape Unit with no obligation, as the Unit's scheduled work load permits. Communities desiring technical assistance or a plan prepared by Mri/OOT's Landscape Unit must submit a written request for that service to the Mn/DOT District Engineer. Potential applicants are encouraged to enlist the services of local community landscape design professionals to prepare plans, thereby minimizing time delays that may occur as a result of the Landscape Unit's workload. Mn/DOTS Landscape Unit will help the applicant to assemble base information and to include Mn/OU'r policies, guidelines and standards. The Landscape Unit will also facilitate required Mn/DOT review and approvals. Funding for this program is limited to the cost of providing the required soil amendments, herbicides, plant materials, seed, sod. mulch, rodent guards and other miscellaneous materials necresnry for installation of the project. The program requires that a community provide matching funds or services for every dollar of state funds or materials droVidnd on sine ntgnway right or way. Toe partnefsntp program considers the value of state funded or furnished landscape materials to be roughly equal to the value of the material installation by the partner. The community must agree to install and maintain state funded or furnished materials. Eligible projects must include a minimum of $1,000 worth of matte ;His and the maximumaivtud of hinds or materials for any one project shall not exceed 350,000 on an annual basis. Applicants may utilize their own labor forces, service organization, volunteers and canine:tuts, however the focal unit of government must be the contract letting authority where contract installation is desired. Volunteers must be 13 years of age or older unless accompanied and supervised by a parent or guardian. Successful applictuas are required to cater into an Agreement with Mn/D0'I', to maintain the roadside landscape improvemrnrs for their anticipated lifespan. Maintenance will include removals and Iacements if necessary. A detailed landscape plan showing actual locations and quantities of plant materials along with the specificadons and special provisions will form the basis of the Agreement together with the application and schedule of maintenance requirements. The applicant must submit two copies of the application to the Mn/DOT District Engineer for review purposes. Each copy of the applicadon must contain an original signature by a primary contact person. VO'd £ZO'0N ST :VT 96 TZ 6nt Page 79 S— ZT9:131 couture eu,pw 1OU /UW