HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-14-18 City Commission Packet Materials - C4. MOU with MDT for Bozeman to Bridger Trail Project
Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Carolyn Poissant – Manager of Trails, Open Space and Parks
Design and Development
Mitch Overton – Director of Parks, Recreation and Cemetery
SUBJECT: Authorize City Manager to Sign City/MDT Land and Airspace Memorandum of Agreement - Bozeman to Bridger Mountain Trail MT 86
MEETING DATE: May 14, 2018
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager to sign the “City/MDT Land and Airspace Memorandum of Agreement - Bozeman to Bridger Mountain Trail MT 86 (P86)” with the State of Montana Department of Transportation for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Pathway to
the “M” and Drinking Horse Mountain Trails, Open Space, and Parks bond project.
BACKGROUND: On October 28, 2013, Commission approved Resolution 4484, which
authorized the allocation of $600,000 from Trails, Open Space and Parks (“TOP”) Bond funds for: “the Construction of a Pathway to the M and Drinking Horse Mountain and authorized the
City Manager to enter into a Grant Match Agreement with the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s Federal Land Access Program for the amount of $527,406.” The required
federal National Environmental Policy Act public input process and associated surveys,
investigations, and public meetings were completed in order to develop a preliminary preferred path alignment concept in late 2015. Public access easements were negotiated over the span of
the next several months. Ultimately, three of five easements were obtained and the full trail
alignment was able to be finalized in late 2017. An additional $75,000 was allocated to the
project from the TOP bond on February 6, 2017. Construction documents are currently under
review by state and federal transportation personnel.
The City/MDT Land and Airspace Memorandum of Agreement (Attachment A) is required to be
executed for construction of the trail improvements within the State of Montana Department of
Transportation right-of-way along Bridger Rive (MT 86). The terms and conditions of the
Agreement have been reviewed by the City Attorney and have been found to be acceptable.
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UNRESOLVED ISSUES: An encroachment permit will need to be obtained from the State of
Montana Department of Transportation in association with final design and engineering, which
will incorporate this Agreement.
ALTERNATIVES: Per Commission.
FISCAL EFFECTS: The City will responsible for day-to-day maintenance of the 2.2-mile trail
and associated infrastructure.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A – City/MDT Land and Airspace Memorandum of Agreement - Bozeman to
Bridger Mountain Trail MT 86 (P86)
Report compiled on: April 30, 2018
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