Attachment A For Local Governments Requesting a 2014 Capital Appropriation I.

Project Basics 1) Name of the local government or political subdivision that is submitting the request: Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority 2) Project title: Bottineau Light Rail Transit (METRO Blue Line extension) 3) Project priority number (if the applicant is submitting multiple requests): Priority #1 4) Project location (please list town(s)/city(ies) and county(ies): Hennepin County Communities of Minneapolis, Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, Crystal, Brooklyn Park.

5) Ownership and Operation: Who will own the facility: __ Metropolitan Council ________________________ Who will operate the facility: __ Metropolitan Council _____________________ Names of any private entities that will occupy/use any portion of the building: N/A 6) Project contact person (name, phone number and email address): Joseph Gladke 612-348-2134 Joseph.gladke@co.hennepin.mn.us II. Project Description 7) Description and Rationale: Provide a brief project description and rationale (one page maximum). This request is for $18.0 million in state funding for environmental analysis and project development (including predesign) activities. The Bottineau LRT project extends between Downtown and North Minneapolis through the Northwest Suburbs of the Twin Cities including; Robbinsdale, Crystal, and Brooklyn Park. This will provide an attractive travel option for those accessing jobs in Downtown Mpls. as well as suburban jobs in the Northwest region. The project will result in reduced green house gas emmissions and oil dependency, as well as increased mobility and development densities. Bottineau Corridor connects with existing and future transit system investments in Downtown Minneapolis. The Bottineau Transitway investment will be integrated into the Interchange at Target Field. This will provide convenient connections from the Northwest region to the following Twin Cities Transitway Facilities: Hiawatha LRT (in operation since 2004). Northstar Commuter Rail (in operation since November 2009).

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Central Corridor LRT (currently under construction, 2014 opening). Southwest Corridor (environmental study in progress). Cedar Ave and I-35W Bus Rapid Tranist Lines. Recent restructuring of corridor bus routes included the goal of providing efficient adaptation to a future Bottineau Corridor transitway investment.

High Transit Market Potential; Serves a variety of transit markets including: High concentrations of transit dependent people. Fully developed suburbs facing the challenges of redevelopment. Growing suburban communities including large development tracts. Institutions including a medical center and two college campuses, large scale commercial development including the Target North Corporate Campus and the Arbor Lakes development. The Interchange at Target Field. 8) Square Footage: N/A III. Project Financing The following table describing the total amount of financial resources needed and the proposed uses of funds must be submitted for each project. Enter amounts in thousands ($100,000 should be entered as $100). Enter the amount of state funding requested on the line State GO Bonds Requested. Uses of Funds must show how all funding sources will be used, not just the state funding requested. Sources of Funds total must equal Uses of Funds total. In most cases, the state share should not exceed 50% of the total project cost. Do the project cost estimates below include inflation (see question 10 below)? Sources of Funds
Dollars in Thousands Prior Years For 2014 For 2016 For 2018

Yes

No

Total $100,000

State GO Bonds Requested Funds Already Committed State Funds City Funds County Funds Other Local Government Funds Federal Funds Non-Governmental Funds Pending Contributions City Funds County Funds Other Local Government Funds Federal Funds Non-Governmental Funds l TOTAL*

$18,000

$82,000

$4,000 $250

$4,000 $250

$18,000 $49,750

$28,000

$49,750 $250,250 $500,000

$95,750 $300,000 $500,000

$4,250

$85,750 $110,000 $800,000 $1,000,000

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Uses of Funds
Dollars in Thousands

Prior Years

For 2014

For 2016

For 2018

Total $58,000 $90,000 $41,000 $20,000 $651,000 $140,000

Land Acquisition Predesign (required for projects over $1.5 M) Design (including construction administration) Project Management Construction Furniture/Fixtures/Equipment Relocation (not bond-eligible) TOTAL* * Totals must be the same.

$58,000 $4,250 $85,750 $31,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $11,000 $640,000 $140,000

$4,250

$85,750 $110,000 $800,000 $1,000,000

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Other Project Information Project schedule. Identify the date (month/year) when construction crews are expected to first arrive on site, and the date (month/year) when construction will be completed with a certificate of occupancy. Anticipated Start Date: _____01/2017________ Anticipated Occupancy date: __12/2019_________ (For facilities projects, this information will also be used to calculate an inflation cost, using the Building Projects Inflation Schedule posted on the Minnesota Management and Budget website. 11) Predesign. For projects with a total construction cost of $1.5 million or more: Has a project predesign been completed? Yes X No

If so, has the predesign been submitted to the Commissioner of Administration? Yes 12) No

State operating subsidies. Identify any new or additional state operating dollars that will be requested for this project. It is anticipated that 50 percent of the operating costs (after fare box recovery) would be paid by the Counties Transit Improvement Board and 50 percent from the Metropolitan Council. The Metropolitan Council portion is estimated to be in the $8-9 million range in 2020. Sustainable building guidelines. Discuss how the project meets or exceeds the Minnesota Sustainable Building Guidelines established under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.325, which may be found at http://www.msbg.umn.edu/. These are now mandatory for all new buildings or major renovations receiving state bond funding. These guidelines will be considered as part of the preliminary engineering efforts. Sustainable building designs. Explain the extent to which the project will use sustainable building designs, if applicable. Resolution of support and priority designation. Has the governing body of the applicant passed a resolution of support (which indicates the projects priority number if the applicant is submitting multiple requests)? X Yes No If so, please attach the signed resolution. If not, please indicate when the resolution will be coming (and forward the resolution to MMB when available): _______________, 20113

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