5.1 Public Hearing - Small Cities Development Program

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internal trails and adding a parking lot. The goal of this $530,000 project is to take care of what they have, continue bringing residents together for free outside recreation, and to assure all facilities and trails are ADA compliant. The city has applied for an Outdoor Recreation grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, for 50 percent of the cost. If successful, the rehabilitation would occur in late 2023, or early 2024. Patriot Avenue, running north to south through downtown Pequot Lakes, is being studied for a re -design. This is a former State Highway that has been turned back to the city. The street runs parallel to the west border of Trailside Park. The city would like to add crosswalks and striping to make it safer, as well as diagonal parking near Trailside Park. A few different plans are developing with a final design yet to be determined. There is not a definite date for construction of this project. There are new housing units proposed for Pequot Lakes. This includes an apartment complex planned by a firm called Corner Lot Development that is planning to purchase four acres for this. Single family homes are proposed by a local developer, and he plans to a few single-family homes in Trailside Estates during 2023 and 2024. 4. Describe any change to the proposed project costs that have occurred since the submission of the Preliminary Proposal, include information on the effect this has had on the grant need. Narrative Answer: The SCDP Preliminary Proposal included three activities, replacement of forcemain, replacement of the Gravdahl Lift Station and addition of a third wastewater cell (pond). The full application is requesting funds for only the forcemain and lift station, as these are the urgent needs. The city engineer has moved ahead with plans and specifications for the lift station and forcemain. He has put the third wastewater cell on hold, as it is estimated that it will take longer than anticipated and can be completed at a later date. The two elements of the project, forcemain and lift station, are more urgently needed at this time, because of their age and the fact that they are failing. The cost estimate of the revised proposed SCDP project, with the forcemain and lift station, is $1,411,000, which is the same as stated in the SCDP Preliminary Proposal. Cost Effectiveness 5. Describe the cost effectiveness for this project, include description of other sources of funding. Narrative Answer: This SCDP project will be cost effective for the city and for the funding agencies. The total project cost is $1,411,000. With 2,166 residents in the City of Pequot Lakes, that amounts to $651.43 per resident upon investment. There are many vulnerable persons in Pequot Lakes with 1,153 students who will use the system, 244 children under five years old, and 541 over the age of 65. With these 1,938 persons, the investment will be $728.07 per vulnerable person. These are residents who cannot pay into the system and rely on state and federal funding assistance. Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) 2023 Full Proposal Public Facilities Infrastructure 11