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STAFF MEMORANDUM
TO: TOP Committee
FROM: Addi Jadin, Parks Planner and Development Manager
CC: Mitch Overton – Director of Parks and Recreation
DATE: December 6, 2019
SUBJECT: Galla10 Alliance for Pathways – Frontage Pathway TOP Application
Review Process Overview
Prior Review:
Galla01 Alliance for Pathways (GAP) submitted an application for TOP Committee consideration
to the Parks Department on October 28, 2019. The application was reviewed for completeness
by Parks staff and scheduled for Step One review by the TOP Committee at their meeting on
November 15, 2019 (see Step One notes below). At the TOP Committee meeting, the
applicant’s representative presented the proposal and the project was discussed and evaluated
by the TOP Committee against the Rough Cut Checklist as required in the TOP Program
Procedures and Evaluation Criteria.
The results of the Rough Cut review were as follows:
Member
1
Member
2
Member
3
Member
4
Average
Score
Guiding Docs
Resolution 4386 1 1 1 1
PROST Plan 1 1 1 1
Community Plan 1 1 1 1
Balance
Project balances types
of parks, trails, os in
and around Bozeman 1 1 1 1
Maintenance Feasible 0 1 1 1
Opportunity
Long-term investment 1 1 1 1
Partnership
opportunity 1 1 1 1
Leverage bond funds 1 1 1 0
TOTAL 7 8 8 7 7.5
Having received an average score of at least 5, the committee members decided to move
forward to review Step Two.
Current Review:
TOP Program Step Two: Presentations, Reviews, Field Trip, Etc.:
If the proposal receives a favorable screening by the TOP Committee in Step One, above, the
TOP Committee may determine to schedule a public hearing on the proposal and hear
presentations from the applicant and applicable City staff. The TOP Committee may also make
on-site visits as a committee and hold work sessions with or without expert assistance. The TOP
Committee may hear on-call reports from City staff involved with the various types of trails,
open space and parks (Parks and Recreation Director, Parks Superintendent, Parks Foreman,
Trail Boss, etc…)
Next Step:
TOP Program Step Three: Evaluation Matrices:
All proposals meeting the standard of Step One and upon completion of Step Two will be
evaluated by the TOP Committee based on the Community Benefit criteria. The Community
Benefit criteria assess a proposal’s contribution to the parks, trails and open space system.
Proposals shall also be scored in this step pursuant to the appropriate Prevailing Characteristics
matrix, which is specific to the type of proposal being evaluated (stream enhancement, athletic
complex, trail, open space, or park). To receive a favorable recommendation from the TOP
Committee, a proposal must receive a minimum of 60% of the total possible points available as
determined by the TOP Committee from the Community Benefit criteria and the applicable
Prevailing Characteristic matrix. . A proposal that by TOP Committee approval qualifies for
consideration under more than one Prevailing Characteristic matrix may have additional points
added to its score only from the scoring categories not represented in other qualifying
matrices.
Application Materials Under Review and Correspondence:
November 15 Meeting:
GAP Application
GAP Addendum
GAP Letters of Support
December 10 Meeting:
2019-11-24.Applicant Email – Frontage Pathway site visits
2019-11-27.Overton Email – RE_Frontage Pathway site visits
2019-12-06.Applicant Letter – New Information