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: The Virginia Public Utilities Commission (VPUC), City of Virginia, and the St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority (RRA) 2) Project title: US Highway 53 Relocation of Utilities and Trails. 3) Project priority number (if the applicant is submitting multiple requests): One 4) Project location (please list town(s)/city(ies) and county(ies): City of Virginia, St. Louis County 5) Ownership and Operation: Who will own the facility: VPUC, City of Virginia, RRA Who will operate the facility: VPUC, City of Virginia, RRA Names of any private entities that will occupy/use any portion of the building: NA 6) Project contact person (name, phone number and email address): Gary Cerkvenik, 7226 Sand Lake Road, Britt, MN 55710. 218-749-0520. gcerk@me.com II. Project Description 7) Description and Rationale: Provide a brief project description and rationale (one page maximum). This request is for $22,204,000 in state bond funding to acquire land, predesign, design, construct, furnish and equip relocated storm water, sanitary sewer, water, electrical, and gas utilities and trails to handle bikes, pedestrians, snowmobiles, and atvs along or near the relocated US Highway 53 in Virginia, Minnesota, St. Louis County. The MN DOT is required to move at State expense US Highway 53 in Virginia due to the expansion of taconite mining at United Taconite due to the easement the State executed in the 1960s. Moving the four lane highway through a congested area of cities and old mines and new mining locations requires much planning. The MN DOT is considering several routes, each at various costs. Thus, the route picked by the MN DOT will determine the costs to relocate the utilities and trails in the same corridor. The estimate for relocating the Mesabi Trail, the snowmobile trail, and the ATV trail range from $1,500,000 to $5 million due to the fact that it would be expensive to add a 14 platform for the trails on a proposed bridge over mining in two of the proposed routes, or less to use a north route away from the proposed relocation. Thus, the request is for the highest estimate to conform to the highest cost MN DOT considered route. The request may be substantially less depending upon the route selected by MN DOT.

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The local jurisdictions would be unable to afford to relocate these essential public facilities without state assistance. Millions of dollars of economic activity are at stake in the relocation. A large portion of the residents of Virginia would be cut off from water, sanitary and storm sewers, natural gas, and electricity without these utilities. Further, the investment of millions of dollars in state, federal, and local funds for the 132 mile Mesabi Trail would be jeopardized due to the splitting of the Mesabi Trail. Snowmobiles, ATVs, and pedestrians will not be able to access Virginia without these relocation funds. The public purpose is to protect the public assets currently invested in the States longest paved public bike trail, the major intersection of the core of the States public snowmobile and atv trails, and the public need for utilities to serve residents and businesses of the City of Virginia as they are cut off from access to these services due to the disruption of the relocation of the highway. 8) Square Footage: For new construction projects, identify the new square footage planned. For remodeling, renovation or expansion projects, identify the total square footage of current facilities, the square footage to be renovated, and/or the new square footage to be added. NA 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

Yes
For 2018

No

Total

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

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Sources of Funds
Dollars in Thousands

Prior Years

For 2014

For 2016

For 2018

Total

TOTAL* Uses of Funds

Dollars in Thousands Prior Years

22,204,000
For 2014 For 2016 For 2018

Total

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.

8,000 2,357,000 2,357,000 707,000 16,783,000

22,204,000

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