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Resolution to Approve a Grant Application to the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund (MNRTF) Program for the Allen Creek Railroad Berm Opening Project
Memorandum
Attached for your review and action is a resolution to approve a grant application to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Grants Management (MDNRGM) for funding from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Program for the non-motorized element of the Allen Creek Berm Opening Project.
In order to implement the findings and recommendations of The Allen Creek Berm Opening Feasibility Study, the City is seeking to apply to the MDNRGM for funding for the construction of a non-motorized culvert along with a stormwater culvert through the existing railroad berm north of Depot Street. The stormwater element of this project has received partial funding from a grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). For the non-motorized access element of the project, partial funding may be available through the Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) from SEMCOG and MDOT. The City has applied for a grant from the FY2018 TAP program for that purpose.
This Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Program grant application seeks an award to facilitate the installation of two culverts through the railroad berm near the Allen Creek opening along the Huron River. A lower culvert will lower the floodplain through the Allen Creek near Depot Street and North 4th Avenue, just west of the Ann Arbor Amtrak station. A higher culvert will serve as a new non-motorized connection linking downtown Ann Arbor and its neighborhoods with the Border-to-Border (B2B)/Iron Belle Trail and the natural and recreational resources along the Huron River.
To notify the public about this recommendation and the grant application, a public meeting will be held by the City's Parks Advisory Commission.
Staff
Prepared by: Eli Cooper, Transportation Program Manger
Reviewed by: Craig Hupy, Public Services Area Administ...
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