HomeMy WebLinkAboutMounds View CR 10 Trail funding applicationI have reviewed the Met Council Regional solicitation scoring for the
2009-2010 Federal Funding applications and have developed the following
summary for the Mounds View County Road 10 Trail project.
Federal funding requested in each category this year was:
STP, $207 million
CMAQ, $68 million
Enhancements, $38 million
In 2003 the totals were:
STP, $216 million
CMAQ, $64 million
Enhancements, $26 million
You can see that the requested funding in the first two programs stayed
relatively level. The Enhancements Category had a very substantial
increase in requests this year.
For the Enhancements Category, 55 projects were submitted. The score
for each project ranged from 993 to 273. The Mounds View CR 10 Trail
project received a score or 856 and ranked 13th overall. Generally you
can assume that in order for the CR 10 project to receive funding, the
TAB and Mn/DOT would need to fund at least the top 13 projects in this
category. This would require that approximately $11.9 million be
provided to the Enhancements Category. In 2003 the TAB provided
approximately $11 million to Enhancement projects.
I spoke with Kevin Roggenbuck from the Met Council about the funding
levels for the various programs. Kevin stated that the current level of
funding for each program is as follows:
STP, $55 million
CMAQ, $35 million
Enhancements, $10 million
Total = $100 million
Kevin stated that the total ($100 million) still needs to be confirmed
and will be determined by Mn/DOT and their interpretation of SAFETEA-LU.
Whatever the final total is, 10% will be used for enhancements.
Although the demand was greater this year, it is highly unlikely that
more than 10% would go to Enhancements because this takes funding away
from STP roadway projects. Therefore it is likely to expect that $10
million will go to the Enhancements Category.
Based on the initial scoring and ranking, the total federal allocation
would need to be around $119 million, which is highly unlikely, for the
CR 10 Trail project to be funded.
Although the project scored well and ranked 13th out of 55, it appears
to be right at the cutoff line. The project is very close in score to
the other projects ahead of it. The way I have analyzed it is that in
order to receive funding, one of the following needs to happen:
1. TAB (or Mn/DOT) funds $11.9 million in Enhancements
2. Two of the projects ahead of the CR 10 project decide to drop
out of the program.
3. An appeal is made and the CR 10 project receives an additional
14 points which moves it to 11th place.
4. TAB decides to reduce the federal contribution to all
Enhancement projects to allow more projects to receive some funding.
5. TAB decides that so many projects received a high score that
each agency gets only one project funded. In the top 13 projects,
Minneapolis has 4, Dakota County has 2, St. Paul has 2 and Bloomington
has 2. The way it has been scored it looks like Minneapolis would
receive $3.8 million, Dakota County would receive $1.6 million, St. Paul
would receive $2 million and Bloomington would receive $2 million. That
is $9.4 million going to four agencies. The only other agencies in the
top 13 projects are Hennepin County, Anoka County and Mounds View.
Based on the top 11 projects, $5.8 million would be going to projects
located in Hennepin County leaving about $4.2 million to go to projects
in the other 6 counties.
I would anticipate that of the 5 scenarios above, number 5 is the most
likely way for the CR 10 project to get funded. The others are long
shots at this point.
It is hard to say what will happen but the next step for the CR 10 Trail
project is to see if there are any individual section scores that can be
appealed to raise the overall score. The project scored very well (even
if it might not make the cutoff) so I am not sure that any additional
points are possible. We will keep you posted as to our progress.
Kevin Hoglund
Transportation Group
Bonestroo & Associates
651-604-4837
Paul would receive $2 million and Bloomington would receive $2 million. That is $9.4 million going to four
agencies. The only other agencies in the top 13 projects are Hennepin County, Anoka County and Mounds
View. Based on the top 11 projects, $5.8 million would be going to projects located in Hennepin County leaving
about $4.2 million to go to projects in the other 6 counties.
I would anticipate that of the 5 scenarios above, number 5 is the most likely way for the CR 10 project to get funded. The
others are long shots at this point.
It is hard to say what will happen but the next step for the CR 10 Trail project is to see if there are any individual section
scores that can be appealed to raise the overall score. The project scored very well (even if it might not make the cutoff)
so I am not sure that any additional points are possible. We will keep you posted as to our progress.
Kevin Hoglund
Transportation Group
Bonestroo & Associates
651-604-4837
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