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Hoisington Koegler Group Inc.123 North Third Street Suite 100Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401612.338.0800 www.hkgi.com

Greenway Master PlansRosemount Interpretive Greenway and Lebanon Hills to Vermillion River Greenway

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COLLABORATE We strive to integrate diverse perspectives into all of our work. We bring together teams of professionals that thrive on a studio approach to design and are passionate about the continuous process of teaching and learning.

LISTENIn order for design to reflect the unique character of any given place, the natural, cultural, and historical values need to be heard and understood. We will continually listen to clients and stakeholders to ensure we build upon the inherent strengths of the land and consistently provide direction that respects the context of the project at hand.

EXPLOREBy embracing the complexities of our projects we can create new solutions that bring obvious and measurable value to our clients. Our thirst to seek out new connections between people and the land is at the heart of our explorations and is integral to our design process.

CREATEOnly by understanding how a planning principle evolves into a built community asset can we actually begin to see how our work affects the physical character of any given place. We will always strive to carry our conceptual planning ideas forward to built realities so that our plans can have a real and tangible contribution to our culture.

Hoisington Koegler Group Inc.123 North Third Street Suite 100

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401

612.338.0800

www.hkgi.com

August 8, 2011

Mr. John Mertens, Senior PlannerDakota County Office of Planning14955 Galaxie Avenue WestApple Valley, MN [email protected]

Re: Proposal for Rosemount Interpretive Greenway and Lebanon Hills to Vermillion River Greenway Master Plans

Dear John:

We are excited to submit this proposal to prepare master plans for the Rosemount Interpretive and Lebanon Hills to Vermillion River Greenways. These are the second set of greenway master plans since the adoption of the Greenway Collaborative Guidebook. As envisioned in the Guidebook, the first set of master plans (the Minnesota River and North Creek Regional Greenway Master Plans), were designed as a template for the process, content and tone for future master plans. We welcome the challenge of building on and fine-tuning the process and products from these recent efforts to create master plans that are of exceptional quality.

Through our work on the Greenway Collaborative Guidebook and the Minnesota River and North Creek Regional Greenway Master Plans we are keenly aware of Dakota County’s vision for creating a multi-functional greenway system built on water quality, habitat, recreation and non-motorized transportation. We also have first hand knowledge of the landscape and planning context of these two greenway corridors through our work on projects in Rosemount and Empire Township including: the Rosemount Interpretive Corridor, the UMORE Concept Development Plan, grant writing and other projects. This deep knowledge of the project background will enable us to ‘hit the ground running’ to meet the project’s compressed timeline and efficiently accomplish project objectives.

To provide the comprehensive range of expertise demanded by the project, HKGi has reassembled much of the team from the Minnesota and North Creek Master Planning process. The firms on our team understand the master planning process and final product and will be able to effectively and efficiently collaborate. Bolton & Menk Incorporated will provide civil engineering services related to grade separated crossing feasibility and cost estimating. The 106 Group will assess existing historic resources and develop unique interpretive themes for the corridors. We want to assure you that we at HKGi, as well as other assigned staff from each firm have the capacity in our schedules to devote the time required to the project and deliver Draft Master Plans by the end of 2011 and complete the project by the spring of 2012.

This proposal is based on the Request for Proposals received from Dakota County dated July 14, 2011. This proposal shall remain valid for 120 days from the date of submittal. HKGi complies with the terms identified in Attachments D and E of the RFP. We know of no conflicts of interest that may exist for HKGi or its sub-consultants. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you regarding your selection.

Sincerely,

Hoisington Koegler Group Inc.

Paul Paige, LLA Lil Leatham, ASLA

Vice President Project Manager

612-252-7125 / [email protected] 612-252-1727 / [email protected]

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Project Understanding 5

Project Approach 6

Project Fees 11

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FIRM PROFILE

Hoisington Koegler Group Inc.123 North Third Street Suite 100Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401

p: 612.338.0800f: 612.338.6838e: [email protected]: www.hkgi.comEst. 1982

Principals: Mark Koegler, ASLA, PresidentPaul Paige, RLA, Vice PresidentBrad Scheib, AICP, Vice President

Staff:10 Landscape Architects3 Community Planners

Services:Master PlanningSite DesignBikeway and Trail PlanningPark Planning and DesignDowntown PlanningPublic ParticipationZoning OrdinanceDevelopment ReviewLandscape ArchitectureComprehensive PlanningGreenway Planning Strategic PlanningCommercial Area RevitalizationSchool Campus Planning & DesignUrban DesignIndustrial and Business Park PlanningTransit Oriented Development PlanningEnvironmental ReviewCorridor StudiesStreetscape Design

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Hoisington Koegler Group (HKGi) is a firm of talented planners, landscape architects, and

urban designers who share their passion for planning and design with client communities

striving to create lasting places of quality. HKGi has over twenty-eight years of experience

designing high quality and distinctive public and private spaces on budget and on time.

Communities seek HKGi to lead their planning and design efforts because of our ability

to creatively synthesize complex program needs and planning issues within a process of

community consensus-building.

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PROJECT TEAM

Bolton & Menk, Inc. was founded in 1949 by John Bolton and Martin C. Menk, Jr. The firm was incorporated in 1960, and is owned and operated exclusively by the professionals and technicians on the staff. Today, Bolton & Menk has a total of 285 employees, including a professional staff of over 100 engineers and land surveyors. The firm has provided engineering services to over 225 communities

and agencies in Minnesota and Iowa, in addition to surveying, land development and environmental services for public and private clients.

The firm has offices in Mankato, Fairmont, Sleepy Eye, Burnsville, Willmar, Ramsey and Chaska, Minnesota; and Ames, Iowa.

Bolton & Menk has a broad range of experience in the areas of civil, environmental and transportation engineering, and land surveying. As an independent organization of professional engineers, our selection of design methods and materials is entirely objective and based on experience, knowledge and judgment. Over the years, Bolton & Menk has successfully worked with many communities on a continuous and ongoing basis as the designated city engineering firm. As such, the firm provides continuity, local expertise, familiarity with the community’s engineering needs and cost effective solutions for the community.

Bolton & Menk is organized to serve our clients’ needs for a wide range of projects with sound, up-to-date engineering and surveying practices and principles. Projects of all sizes are approached with creative thinking, leading to the best solution according to the economics, construction techniques and aesthetic qualities desired.

Bolton & MenkBurnsville, MN

12224 Nicollet AvenueBurnsville, MN 55337(952) 890-0509 (952) 890-8065 (fax) [email protected]

Bolton & Menk is a full service consulting engineering firm specializing in the following areas of engineering: •Civil & Municipal Engineering•Water & Wastewater Engineering•Transportation Engineering•Aviation Services•Water Resources Engineering•Environmental Reviews•Cultural Resource Management•Land Surveying•GIS & Mapping•Energy Sector Services

To provide the highest quality master plans, HKGi has assembled a team of leading firms who have a history of close collaboration. The 106 Group takes an innovative approach to cultural resources and translates stories from the past into interpretive themes that can be expressed in the built landscape and will lead the cultural resources and interpretive theme development. HKGi and 106 Group collaborated on the North Creek and Minnesota River Greenway Master Plans as well as the Great River Park Master Plan and the Miesville Ravine, Thompson and Lake Byllesby Master Plans. Bolton and Menk Incorporated will provide civil engineering services related to grade separated crossing feasibility and cost estimating. Bolton & Menk and HKGi are close collaborators and together have planned and built numerous corridor projects and completed several feasibility studies in addition to the North Creek and Minnesota River Greenway Master Plans.


PROJECT TEAM

The 106 Group Ltd.Minneapolis/St Paul106 Group370 Selby Ave Ste 206St Paul, MN 55102phone: 651.290.0977fax: [email protected]

The 106 Group began more than 18 years ago as a small, family-owned business founded on the principles of integrity, reliability, creativity, and hard work. Now, as a nationally recognized leader in cultural resources management, planning, and interpretation, we remain committed to our roots. We have the capacity and talent required to be leaders in our field. This leadership is achieved through our excellence, creativity, and commitment to our clients and the communities in which we work. The 106 Group is based in Minnesota with an office in the Washington, DC metro area. We have more than 20 full-time employees, half of whom hold advanced graduate

degrees in their respective fields. Most of our staff members have not only national, but also international experience working on heritage sites, planning projects, educational programs, and archaeological jobs. We place the highest value on our professionalism and ability to consistently deliver innovative, quality results. The 106 Group is recognized for our unique leadership in integrating our interdisciplinary staff into true collaboration with clients and stakeholders to produce outstanding results.

The 106 Group is certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) under 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 26 (49 CFR 26), with the Small Business Procurement Program of the State of Minnesota, and as a small- and woman-owned business enterprise (S/WBE) with the Central Certification (CERT) program for St. Paul, Minneapolis, Ramsey County, and Hennepin County.

We offer our services and expertise in the following areas: Interpretive planning, Cultural tourism and strategic planning, Exhibit and site development, Graphic and interactive design, Preservation planning, Compliance laws and process, Archaeology, Architectural history, Tribal relations, Public process, CAD, GIS, GPS, and data technologies, Economic and social evaluation, Grant writing.


Dakota County is leading a collaborative effort to master plan two regional greenway corridors : the Rosemount Interpretive Regional Greenway and the Lebanon Hills to Vermillion River Regional Greenway. These master plans will build on Dakota County’s vision to create a regional network of multi-functional greenways with a common design signature and will incorporate concepts and elements in the Dakota County Greenway Guidebook as well as meet all Metropolitan Council requirements for regional trail/greenway master plans. These master plans will build on and refine the ‘design signature’ established in the County’s first master plans for the Minnesota and North Creek Greenways.

The two greenway corridors have defined sub-segments, each with slightly different planning needs as outlined in the RFP. The effort will be organized around a collaborative process involving Dakota County, local jurisdictions, key stakeholders/agencies as well as the general public.

We understand that significant planning work has already been done in these corridors and that the master planning process should confirm and build on the direction from previous planning efforts and integrate them into the process. With our deep knowledge of the project context, and by integrating and confirming rather than re-creating previous work, we will be able to quickly and cost-effectively produce top quality master plans. We will focus our efforts on specific design alternatives and creative solutions.

Other key points of project understanding include:

The project will begin this September with Public Review Draft Plans completed by • December 31, 2011. Final Public Review Drafts will be completed by spring 2012 and the plans are expected to be adopted by the Met Council by summer 2012.

A single Technical Advisory Group (TAG) will be established to oversee the planning • process for both corridors. A total of 4 meetings are anticipated with this group.

The project requires consultant coordination with key stakeholders (agencies and • landowners). A total of 8 meetings are anticipated with key stakeholders.

The project requires updates to local jurisdictions. A total of 6 presentations are to • city councils/ community committees are anticipated.

The effort will include public participation/outreach coordinated by the consultant. • Outreach will include 2 open house meetings as well as establishing and updating an engaging project website and utilizing social media and established email lists to increase project awareness.

Dakota County staff will:• Assemble Technical Advisory Group »

Provide background GIS data »

Do large-format printing »

Coordinate mailings and meeting notices »

PROJECT UNDERSTANDING


PROJECT APPROACH

We have assembled a team and organized an approach that is comprehensive and addresses key factors of community support, functionality/feasibility, inspired design, long-term operations and outside funding opportunities. The HKGi team has extensive experience planning and designing trail corridors, including the recently completed North Creek and Minnesota River Regional Greenway Corridors, as well as other related efforts in the Rosemount/Empire Township Area. You will see throughout our approach and in our project experience examples that we work hard to integrate engineering feasibility and structural design with the aesthetic, interpretive and ecological aspects of design.

Our approach is rooted in the following key areas:

Facilitation of a collaborative process that integrates evaluation and feedback from • TAG, project stakeholders and the general public

Utilizing the Greenway Collaborative Guidebook and Dakota County’s recently • completed North Creek and Minnesota River Greenway Master Plans as a launching point to refine the design signature for these and future corridors

Integrating a holistic design process that combines programming, physical design, • resource stewardship, and multi-functionality issues

Determining engineering feasibility of and preferred location for potential grade-• separated crossings along the length of both corridors

Using existing natural resource data (Minnesota Land Cover Classification Survey, • County Biological Survey, City of Rosemount Natural Areas Identification, DNR surface and groundwater information) to identify existing natural resources and identify restoration opportunities

Inventorying natural and cultural resources to understand landscape sensitivities as • well as identify interpretive themes that can be celebrated in the design

Identifying projected user demand through a combination of origin/destination • analysis, population forecasts and case study evaluation

Identifying strategies for habitat stewardship and operations/maintenance that • suggest the who and how of long-term corridor care

Determining capital and maintenance budgets for alternative and preferred • corridors

Preparing a phased implementation plan•

Creating master plan documents that provide a roadmap for construction and • operations, meet Met Council criteria for regional designation, and position the corridors for outside funding opportunities

The ability to build on our past work and relationships with Dakota County, University of Minnesota, Friends of the Mississippi River, The City of Rosemount and Empire Township will enable us to efficiently gather information on previous planning efforts, understand the master planning process and product deliverables.


PROJECT APPROACH

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Project Delivery

Operations/ Maintenance

HKGi TeamPaul Paige

(principal in-charge)Lil Leatham (Project Manager)

Gabrielle Grinde(Lead Designer)

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Minnesota DNR (Vermillion Highlands

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Our general work plan is proposed as follows:

1. ORGANIZE THE EFFORT (SEPTEMBER 2011)Facilitate kick-off meeting with County staff (1)• Coordinate with County staff to organize the Technical Advisory Group (TAG)• Collect existing base materials (aerial, GIS parcel & land cover data, natural resources, • surface and groundwater, topo, etc.)Review previous planning studies and grant applications (The Lebanon Hills Regional • Park Master Plan, New Regional Park Master Plan, Vermillion Highlands Master Plan, Rosemount, Empire, UMORE Future Road Study, UMORE Concept Development plan Rosemount Interpretive Corridor Concept Plan, Rosemount Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan, Rosemount Natural Resources Identification & other natural resource information, Empire Township TE Grant Application, etc)Review Metropolitan Council Guidelines for greenway/regional destination trail • master plansReview County and local CIPs to understand related efforts• Prepare detailed project schedule and key milestones• Prepare project introduction presentation• Participate in community/council presentations (2- Note: it is assumed that both • corridors will be addressed in one presentation to Rosemount and the Lebanon Hills to Vermillion River Greenway will be presented to Empire Township)

Set up project website•

2. UNDERSTAND WHAT EXISTS (SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2011)Facilitate coordination meeting with County staff • Tour the corridors with the core project team and possibly others • Conduct natural resource analysis and prepare inventory report (green signature)• Conduct surface and groundwater analysis and prepare inventory report (blue • signature)

Conduct cultural resource analysis and prepare inventory report (interpretation)•

Identify potential habitat and water quality restoration/preservation areas • Prepare base mapping and photo inventory• Prepare corridor physical and landscape sensitivity analyses•

Facilitate TAG kick-off and review meeting •

3. EXPLORE THE ALTERNATIVES (OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2011)

Facilitate coordination meeting with County staff • For full greenway corridors, identify corridor program elements, facility needs, • habitat preservation areas, water quality zones, stormwater infiltration zones, trail

PROJECT APPROACH

1. ORANIZE THE EFFORT

DELIVERABLESTAG member list and contact info• Review memos: previous planning • efforts & local CIPsProject schedule• Project introduction presentation•

Project website•

MEETINGSKick-off meeting with County Staff

Community / council presentations (2)

2. UNDERSTAND WHAT EXISTS

DELIVERABLESBase mapping• Photo inventory• Physical corridor analysis• Cultural resource inventory report• Natural and water resource • inventory reportsMeeting summaries•

Update project website•

MEETINGSCoordination meeting with County Staff

Corridor Tours (2)

Joint TAG Kick-off and review meeting (1)


connections and trail types for the determined and alternative corridor alignmentsIdentify preferred greenway corridor alignment. For greenway corridors where • alternative alignments exist, identify issues and evaluate options to determine preferred alignmentPrepare cross-sections depicting typical facility and landscape relationships• Identify corridor types: urban, suburban or rural• Identify and evaluate grade-separated crossing opportunities • Identify interpretive themes and sub-themes for the corridors • Conduct first round of individual or small group land owner and agency meetings • Facilitate TAG review meetings • Work with County staff to advertise open house using both traditional (press release, • mailings) and electronic methods (existing City and County e-mail lists, social media such as facebook and twitter)Facilitate public concept review open house to outline the projects and offer • meaningful input to alternatives and design concepts by the public Offer a ‘virtual open house’ option on the project website• Prepare project update for Dakota County Board•

4. DRAFT MASTER PLANS (NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2011)Facilitate coordination meeting with County staff • Prepare illustrative master plans for corridor sub-segments• Prepare right-of-way and shared-space diagrams for the corridors that depict • potential acquisitions/easementsPrepare diagrams/illustrations to identify solutions to challenge areas along preferred • alignments Prepare Draft Master Plan documents for each corridor that assembles all materials • gathered as part of the effort into a cohesive and compelling package. Anticipated content includes:

Existing physical, cultural and natural resources »

Projected use forecasts »

Summary of previous planning efforts »

Development, interpretive and stewardship (natural and water resources) plans »

Phasing strategy »

Land protection/acquisition strategy »

Preliminary capital budgets for the preferred alignments that address land protection, »stewardship, landscaping and facility development

Operations/maintenance strategies, rules and routine maintenance checklist, and »associated annual budgets

Facilitate TAG review meeting •

PROJECT APPROACH

3. EXPLORE THE ALTERNATIVES

DELIVERABLESM e e t i n g a n d o p e n h o u s e • summariesCorridor programs• Corridor layout plans (including • preferred and alternative corridor analysis where applicable) G r a d e - s e p a r a t e d c r o s s i n g • evaluation (tech memo)I d e n t i f y / c o n f i r m c o r r i d o r • interpretive themesVirtual Open House on project • website

MEETINGSCoordination meeting with County Staff (1)

TAG meeting (1)

Public Open House (1)

Materials for Dakota County Board Review

Individual or small group land owner and agency meetings (4)

4. DRAFT MASTER PLANS

DELIVERABLESMeeting summaries• Public Review Draft Master Plan• Virtual Open House with Public • Review draft plan on project website, along with ability for feedback

MEETINGSCoordination Meeting with County Staff (1)

TAG review meeting (1)


PROJECT APPROACH

5. FINAL MASTER PLAN

MEETINGSFinal TAG review meeting (1)

Conduct final round of individual or small group land owner and agency meetings (4)

Part ic ipate in community/counci l presentations (2- Note: it is assumed that both corridors will be addressed in one presentation to Rosemount and the Lebanon Hills to Vermillion River Greenway will be presented to Empire Township)

Public Open House (1)

Presentation to Dakota County Board (1)

5. FINAL MASTER PLAN AND APPROVALS (JANUARY-MARCH 2011)

Facilitate coordination meeting with County Staff• Facilitate final TAG review meeting • Conduct final round of individual or small group land owner and agency meetings • Work with County staff to advertise open house using both traditional (press • release, mailings) and electronic methods (existing City and County e-mail lists, social media)Facilitate master plan review open house • Offer a ‘virtual open house’ option on the project website. • Participate in community/council presentations • Modify final report based on feedback and deliver to Dakota County staff• Assist County staff as needed in moving master plans through the Met Council review • processDeliverables• Meeting summaries• Final Master plan documents for each corridor in digital format•

Virtual open house on project website•


PROJECT FEES

Tasks

Overall Fee

HKGi Bolton &Menk 106 Group TOTAL

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Organize the Effort $2,500 2 18 18 38

Understand What Exists $6,800 11 29 45 8 93

Explore the Alternatives $10,400 7 52 58 20 8 145

Draft Plan $10,000 14 62 60 136

Final Plan $5,500 4 31 42 2 82

TOTAL: $35,200 8% 38% 46% 5% 3% 494

Tasks

Overall Fee

HKGi Bolton &Menk 106 Group TOTAL

TIMEPP LL GG

Organize the Effort $2,500 2 18 18 22

Understand What Exists $7,600 11 29 45 18 155

Explore the Alternatives $15,000 7 78 88 20 18 96

Draft Plan $8,000 14 42 54 150

Final Plan $5,500 4 31 42 5 90

TOTAL: $38,600 7% 36% 46% 5% 6% 513

Total Corridor Fee (including Reimbursable Expenses):

$36,200

Reimbursable Expenses $1000.00

Reimbursable Expenses $1000.00Total Corridor Fee (including Reimbursable Expenses):

$39,600Total Proposed Fee (including Reimbursable Expenses):

$75,800

Rosemount Interpretive Greenway

Lebanon Hills To Vermillion River Greenway


LIL LEATHAM, RLARole: Project Manager, Lead Planner

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:Lil Leatham is a registered landscape architect has expertise in park, trail and greenway planning and design. She has contributed to city-wide comprehensive park and trail plans, individual park and trail master plans, and bike-walk plans in numerous Minnesota communities. Also a GIS specialist, Lil uses GIS as a tool for land use planning, park planning and ecological systems analysis. Her GIS skills have contributed to award-winning projects including the Mississippi River Greenway Strategic Plan and the Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Vision Plan.

Lil’s responsibilities with HKGi include project management and facilitating public involvement.

EDUCATION:Masters of Landscape Architecture - University of Minnesota

Bachelors of Arts, Political Science - Emory University, Georgia

RELATED PROJECT EXPERIENCE:Rosemount, MNPedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan

Rosemount Interpretive Corridor

Rosemount Natural Areas Identification

2008 Park and Recreation Master Plan Update

Dakota County, MN Miesville Ravine Park Reserve Master Plan

North Creek and Minnesota River Greenway Master Plans

Thompson County Park Master Plan

Lake Byllesby Regional Park Master Plan

Duluth, MNTrail and Park System Master Plan

Trail and Bikeway Master Plan

Wright County, MNTrail and Bikeway Master Plan

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PROJECT PERSONNEL

GABRIELLE GRINDE, MLARole: Lead Project Designer


AREAS OF EXPERTISE:At HKGi, Gabrielle contributes to marketing, graphic design and site design. Gabrielle combines her background in political science and landscape architecture to solve problems by looking at the physical as well as the social aspects of complex design issues. She has used GIS to inform planning and site design, from urban to rural areas. Her past work experience includes designing and supervising installation of storm water best management practices (rain water gardens, lake shore and native plant restorations), writing and attaining grants for landscape restoration projects, developing comprehensive plan maps using GIS, designing master plans for urban infill sites and using graphic design to create public outreach materials.

EDUCATION:Master of Landscape Architecture-University of Minnesota, 2008

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science-University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003

RELATED PROJECT EXPERIENCE:Dakota County, MNGreenway Collaborative Guidebook

North Creek and Minnesota River Greenway Master Plans

City of Albert Lea, MNComprehensive Plan

City of Duluth, MNPark and Trail System Master Plan

City of Johnston, IAComprehensive Plan

City of Bloomington, MNLyndale Avenue streetscape

City of White Bear Lake, MNLions Park Lakeshore Restoration and Fishing Piers*

Lake Avenue Trail Beautification and Historical Monuments*


PAUL PAIGE, RLARole: Principal In-Charge


AREAS OF EXPERTISEPaul Paige has twenty years of experience completing public and private projects throughout the country. His extensive project management experience includes a number of park and recreation planning, streetscape design, and site design projects. He has also managed a number of unique projects such as a land holdings use study, a hospice planning and implementation project, and a municipal beach reconstruction project. In addition to his design and planning experience, Paul has played an important role in transforming project designs into built products. He frequently provides construction documentation oversight and expertise as well as construction administration services for clients.

EDUCATIONBachelor of Landscape Architecture, University of Minnesota

Registered Landscape Architect, State of Minnesota # 23594

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Dayton, MNParks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan

Hassan Township, MNParks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan

Mankato, MNParks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan

Minnetrista, MN Parks, Trails and Open Space Comprehensive Master Plan

Baxter, MNPotlatch Corporation - Land Holdings Study

Potlatch Corporation - Land Use Development Concepts

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PROJECT PERSONNEL

CHRIS CHROMY, PERole: Lead Engineer


AREAS OF EXPERTISE:Mr. Chromy is the Transportation Services Manager for Bolton & Menk, Inc. He has over 15 years of transportation engineering experience including transportation system planning, corridor planning, traffic engineering, and roadway and trail design and construction. Mr. Chromy is experienced in a wide variety of surface transportation engineering. His experiences range from freeway operations to neighborhood traffic control; from transportation system planning to detail roadway and trail design. He is experienced in preliminary and final design, traffic signal and roundabout design, intersection control studies, and traffic flow modeling. He has been a project engineer for municipal transportation plans, sub-area and corridor studies, and traffic forecasting. Mr. Chromy has been responsible for roadway and trail concept development including project scoping, preliminary layout and profile, safety and capacity analysis. Mr. Chromy routinely manages multi-agency stakeholders and public involvement activities on roadway system studies, intersection improvements, and roadway and trail design projects. In addition to his project experience, Mr. Chromy provides traffic and transportation expertise to Bolton & Menk’s municipal project managers and clients.

EDUCATION:Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota

RELATED PROJECT EXPERIENCE:Dakota County Dakota County, MN North Creek and Minnesota River Master Plan

Faribault, MNNorthern Link Trails, Design and Construction

Rice County, MNRice County 2025 Transportation Plan

Met Council 2008 Transportation Plan Updates for Cities of Arden Hills, Mound, Jordan, Belle Plaine,

DENA KING, PERole: Project Engineer


AREAS OF EXPERTISE:Ms. King is a Transportation Project Engineer for Bolton & Menk, Inc. She has nearly 10 years of transportation engineering experience including the design of highways and trails, complex intersections, roundabouts, and traffic signals. Ms. King’s primary work tasks include the preparation of roadway and trail design plans and specifications, corridor studies, feasibility studies, cost estimates, and other engineering documents and reports.

EDUCATION:Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota -Minneapolis

Associate of Arts - Pre-Engineering, Normandale Community College

Continuing Education includes: Traffic Engineering Fundamentals Workshop, NCITE; Mn/DOT Bicycle Facility Design Training; Public Involvement Tools and Techniques, IAP2; Design Institute Courses, MnDOT

RELATED PROJECT EXPERIENCE:Dakota County Dakota County, MN North Creek and Minnesota River Master Plan

Mayer, MNNorth South Corridor Preservation Study

Mayer, MNIntersection Control Evaluation & Roundabout Design in Montrose

Belle Plaine, MNCR 66 and CR 64 Corridor Preservation Study

Rice County, MNCSAH 1 Corridor Preservation Study

Scott County, MNCSAH 5 Realignment Planning Study

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE:Mr. Warford has 12 years of experience on a variety of projects including roadways, bridges, trails, tunnels and other highway structures. This experience includes Project Management in both design and construction of roadway, aircraft and pedestrian structures, and seven years of CPM project scheduling experience.

Mr. Warford also has significant experience in construction administration and support services on federal, state, and locally funded construction projects. This experience includes providing contract administration and project controls on both small and large scale projects. Specific contract administration experience includes scope and change management, cost management, and schedule management.

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Scott County, MNCSAH 101 Infrastructure Replacement

City of Faribault, MNTH 21/TH 3 Intersection and Trail Improvements

Chaska to Eden Prairie, MNTH 212 Design-Build Preliminary Engineering Design

City of Albertville, MNCSAH 19 Reconstruction

Detroit Lakes, MNTH 10/TH 59 Railroad Embankment

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PROJECT PERSONNEL

ANNE KETZ, MA, RPARole: Principal Interpretive Planner

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:Anne Ketz’s career in interpretive planning and cultural resources management extends over 25 years and three continents. Her experience covers the United States, Great Britain, India, Israel, and Canada. Anne is a recognized expert in interpretive planning and management; she was recently awarded the honor of Master Interpretive Manager Region V by the National Association of Interpretation. Originally from the United Kingdom, Anne has witnessed the field of interpretive planning change significantly over the years and has been instrumental in enabling interpretation to become an increasingly vital part of any planning process. In 1981, she was one of the first students in the field of Museum Studies. Today, Anne is one of less than 100 worldwide members of the ICOMOS International Committee on Interpretation and Presentation of Cultural Heritage Sites (ICIP) and is actively involved with the interpretive planning community on an international level. Much of her career has been dedicated to increasing public access and understanding of the world’s cultural resources and sites.

Anne’s sensitivity to others and her sense of diplomacy has brought successful conclusion to complex and potentially controversial projects. She has worked closely with a broad range of stakeholders, including Native American elders, to ensure respect for their heritage in plan development. Throughout her career, she has also demonstrated a unique commitment to the community through public speaking, publications of popular materials on historic and archaeological resources, media interviews, teaching school programs, volunteer and intern training, tutoring in archaeology, and the design and installation of museum displays. Anne has managed numerous planning projects including but not limited to the development of an interpretive master plan for Arkansas’ Historic Washington State Park, and planning projects such as the Cherokee Nation Heritage Tourism Program Development, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, Historic Murphy’s Landing, Great River Road, Harriet Island, Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, and Spring Lake Park on the Mississippi River. Anne received the award for Master Interpretive Planner NAI Region V in 2007.

JILL LIVINGSTON, MSRole: Interpretive Planner

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:Jill Livingston is an interpretive and cultural resources planner with a broad range of experience encompassing interpretive planning, interpretive writing, cultural anthropology, cultural resource management, law, preservation planning, art, design, and archaeology. Prior to joining the 106 Group, Jill held professional and research positions in Switzerland, Japan, and the United Kingdom, as well as the United States. With the 106 Group, Jill has coordinated and completed numerous projects that represent an intersection of the company’s broad service offerings. Jill has worked with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, members of the Caddo Nation, the National Park Service, the Texas Historical Commission, as well as numerous architecture and engineering firms to complete interpretive plans, cultural tourism strategic plans, traditional cultural place studies, mitigation plans, cultural resources investigations and reports, and third-party joint federal and state Environmental Impact Statements (EIS). In all of her projects, Jill applies strong critical thinking skills and the ability to understand the big picture while maintaining close attention to detail. She is a skilled interpretive writer. Research into the legal status of indigenous peoples as well as cultural resources survey experience further inform her work in cultural resources planning. Jill holds a master’s degree in law and anthropology. She meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards for history and archaeology and the National Register qualifications for completing traditional cultural property studies outlined in National Register Bulletin 38 Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Traditional Cultural Properties.

NATHAN MOE, BARole: Planner/GIS Specialist

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:Nathan is a planner and geographic information systems (GIS) specialist with experience working in a diverse range of fields including environmental conservation, interpretive planning, housing and community development, and urban planning. He has been project coordinator and planner for a range of heritage-based planning projects including the Cultural Resources Management Plan for Three Rivers Park District, Union Depot Redevelopment, and Great River Park. Nathan has applied his technical experience with GIS and CAD software as a tool for decision making. At his current position and at each stop in his professional career, Nathan has leveraged his planning knowledge to provide useful spatial analysis. Nathan has used GIS to create a suitability model that helped to identify appropriate land uses for a future development. He has also helped to develop the Inland Sensitivity Atlas for oil spill responders throughout Minnesota. With the Dakota County Office of Planning, Nathan created and managed a GIS database that tracked future development projects which was useful to help the planning office project infrastructure needs. With his experience and education in planning, Nathan has the background to apply GIS data to produce useful maps for various applications including; workgroup discussions, 3D modeling, interpretive exhibits, field navigation, compliance reports, interpretation of historical contexts, and planning. His technical background includes knowledge of ARC/INFO®, ArcView GIS applications, AutoCAD, Google Earth Pro, Google SketchUp, and Natural Scene Designer

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DAKOTA COUNTY GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANDAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTAHoisington Koegler Group Inc. worked with Dakota County and Bolton & Menk to assist with the development of a Greenway Collaborative Guidebook and to develop a comprehensive and integrated corridor plan for the main stem and significant tributaries of the Vermillion River – to protect water quality and wildlife habitat, and provide outdoor recreational opportunities. Dakota County is the third largest county in the Twin Cities Metro Area and the fastest growing county in the state. Planning for the protection, connection, and management of green infrastructure is essential for protecting natural systems and the quality of life in Dakota County. The Collaborative’s mission will be to establish greenway standards, acquisition and construction cost-sharing mechanisms, and an overall partnership approach for the protection, improvements, and long-term management of greenway corridors. The Vermillion River Corridor Plan will develop a greenway plan for this cold-water trout fishery. The project will also seek broader habitat benefits and will evaluate recreational opportunities in the corridor. As a green infrastructure plan, this project will also help direct growth to suitable areas.

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MINNESOTA RIVER GREENWAY & NORTH CREEK GREENWAY MASTER PLANSDAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTAHoisington Koegler Group recently completed ground-breaking master plans for the Minnesota River and North Creek greenway corridors in Dakota County, the first two of several greenways that will cross the county. The North Creek Greenway will connect Lebanon Hills Regional Park to the Vermillion River, and the Minnesota River Greenway will connect Lilydale Regional Park to Scott County following the river’s southern banks from Saint Paul to Burnsville.

The projects represent the first regionally-designated corridor master plans in the Twin Cities to intentionally combine the functions of water quality, habitat, linear recreation and non-motorized transportation. The master plans are rooted in the directives outlined in the Dakota County Greenway Guidebook, developed by HKGi in 2009. The projects exemplify HKGi’s long-standing approach to infusing ecological functions into community planning and infrastructure investments.

The plans have been prepared as models in both approach and “design signature” for future greenway master plans to follow. The master plans:

Provide strategic guidance for future greenway development• Integrate recreation, transportation, natural resource management and improved water quality• Provide recommendations for natural and cultural resource stewardship• Identify a greenway trail alignment, interpretive themes and design direction• Recommend implementation strategies for land protection, development phasing, capital and operations budgets and • funding.

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ROSEMOUNT INTERPRETIVE CORRIDOR PLANROSEMOUNT, MINNESOTAThe City of Rosemount valued their surrounding open space and connections to the Mississippi River Corridor. HKGi assisted Friends of the Mississippi River in preparing a concept level interpretive corridor that would enhance and preserve these landscapes within a corridor from downtown to the Mississippi River flyway. Working with representatives from the City of Rosemount, Dakota County and Flint Hills Resources, the interpretive corridor will extend through a variety of landscapes and address a variety of situations ranging from a busy roadway to an ecological greenway.

From a community design perspective, the project is intriguing because it offers the opportunity to demonstrate how the act of moving through the landscape can be transformed from a sometimes mundane and often forgettable process into a rich interpretive experience. The concept demonstrated how the typical elements (streets, trails, signs, lights, landscaping) and sometimes not-so-typical elements (sculpture, words, symbols) we see in our travel routes can be used in innovative ways to tell a story about Rosemount’s relationship to the Mississippi River.

A schematic plan was developed that identified a route and offered varying “situations” or character zones to be experienced through the corridor. For each zone, an interpretive site was designed, incorporating interpretation into the infrastructure in a hands-on, demonstrative and artful way. Stakeholders and general public were involved through work sessions and a community open house. A final report was developed with cost estimates for future fund raising.

Rosemount’s surrounding landscape includes scenic rolling hills of oak woods, fields and wetlands.

Each landscape was mapped and analyzed in order to determine the most ecologically sound places to locate the different threads of the greenway web. A greenway opportunities map consolidated this data into one graphic to illustrate the location of potential greenways.

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ROSEMOUNT PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE MASTER PLANCITY OF ROSEMOUNT, MINNESOTAIn 2010, HKGI began working with the City of Rosemount, MN, a growing community 15 miles south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, to develop a pedestrian and bicycle master plan to support the City’s active living vision. The plan is a roadmap transforming Rosemount into a community where walking and biking is the preferred travel choice by making it more convenient, safer and more fun than driving.

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SCHOOLS & PARKSCreate trail and bikeway connections to the school and park campus

Build trail on east side of Chili Ave from 145th St. West to High School

Create pedestrian - bike plaza in front of High School and divert traffic to the parking lot drives

Connect existing trails in Schwarz Pond Park and school campus

Improve pedestrian - bike access to the Community Center

REGIONAL DESTINATIONSConnect to Lebanon Hills Park

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Add bike lanes on Shannon Parkway from 160th Street to McAndrews Road Identity preferred connection to new southern entrance to Lebanon Hills Regional Park after Park Master Plan is updated (anticipated 2010 -2011)

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Continue to plan/build the Rosemount Interpretive Trail along with new development

Support Dakota county in Building The Mississippi River Regional Trail

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SHIP GRANT WRITINGDAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTAHKGi worked collaboratively with Dakota County Department of Public Health, Dakota County Planning and its communities on securing funding for construction projects that support healthy communities through active living. These projects include trail development, property acquisition, bridge construction, lighting, wayfinding and interpretative signage, and amenities such as benches, water fountains and bike racks. Since 2010, grant applications for a dozen projects were submitted requesting over $1.6 million in funding. In 2010, three of the five proposed projects were awarded, bringing nearly $400,000 in trail construction funding to Dakota County.

Potential funding sources have been identified using a comprehensive grant database developed by HKGi. The tool enables staff to enter a project and quickly produce a report of available grant opportunities to be further researched. This database is searchable using key words and phrases that describe a project and sorts the project by type, geographic location, partnership opportunities, funding level needed, key project dates and other potential attributes. It currently includes over 175 grants for various community development related functions that are available through local, state and federal government agencies as well as non-profit entities and foundations. HKGi contributes staff time on a weekly basis to ensure the database is maintained and up-to-date

With 12 governmental units involved, a key component is evaluating potential projects and assisting communities in better positioning them to seek grant sources. HKGi has developed a process to track potential projects and effectively evaluate which are the best fit for available funding sources. Evaluations can be weighted by the grant priorities using the measures of safety, transit use, pedestrian generation, safe routes to schools, recreational links, community engagement and project readiness.

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HORSESHOE LAKE PARK, ROSEMOUNT, MNWhen a developer approached the City of Rosemount with plans for residential housing around Horseshoe Lake, the City needed help understanding how the plan would address the City’s goal for a neighborhood park and two Dakota County Regional Greenway Trail Corridors.

HKGi reviewed the developer’s layout and grading plan and made suggestions on how the plan should be adjusted to accommodate a desirable neighborhood park. HKGi developed two park site plan options that accommodated the city’s desired park programming.

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HKGi is presently initiating work with the University to prepare amendments to local comprehensive plans and prepare necessary environmental reviews related to the project.

The UMore Master Plan creates a number of new commercial town centers, connected by a future light rail line. The plan emphasizes a balance of local employment through the creation of an eco-industrial park, varied housing opportunities and new innovative sustainable energy systems.

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LOST LAKE CANAL AND GREENWAYMOUND, MINNESOTADuring the early 20th Century, passenger steamers shuttled tourists from “the Big Lake,” Lake Minnetonka, through Lost Lake Canal and into Downtown Mound, visitors were afforded the opportunity to spend a leisurely day along the shores of Lost Lake. Mound Visions, a collaborative effort between the City of Mound and HKGi to revitalize the downtown, draws inspiration from the Lake’s resort-era history; the Lost Lake Greenway, which winds through restored wetlands along the north shore of Lost Lake, provides one of the key elements of the vision. The Central Green, a historically-inspired boardwalk and pier structure specially designed by HKGi, is the focal point of the Greenway. Featuring garden plantings, engraved pavers, crosshatched brickwork and a circular boardwalk and pier structure, the Central Green will become the town plaza, a Mound landmark bridging the meeting of the canal, the wetlands and the built environment.

HKGi custom designed the boardwalk and pier structure, drawing inspiration from historical structures from the early 1900s.

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VILLAGE CREEK PARK AND ARBOR PLAZABROOKLYN PARK, MINNESOTAIn 1998 the City of Brooklyn Park asked HKGi to develop park plans for two separate parcels of land along Shingle Creek. A specially designed arbor in the eastern section of the park provides a gateway to the Creek from Brooklyn Boulevard. The western section is a more passive park that invites leisurely strolling. An entrance garden planted with native prairie plant species welcomes visitors.

HKGi also developed a series of improvements to Shingle Creek. These improvements connect the two parks; provide for better creek flow, erosion control and sediment buildup prevention; stabilize the shoreline; create natural habitat; and establish a preservation plan for significant trees along the creek. These improvements will provide a gateway between a Shingle Creek green belt and a redeveloped Brooklyn Park downtown.

Village Creek and Arbor Plaza both include several custom designed elements including the arbor, pavers depicting native species, custom message pavers donated by members of the community and an overlook bridge along Brooklyn Boulevard.

A specially designed arbor in Arbor Plaza provides a gateway to Shingle Creek from Brooklyn Boulevard.

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Native prairie plantings welcome visitors at the entrance to the western portion of Village Creek Park.


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SLEEPY EYE LAKE BIKE TRAILCITY OF SLEEPY EYE, MINNESOTAThe Sleepy Eye Lake Trail project was constructed in 2007-2008 and involved the construction of a 10-feet wide bituminous pavement trail approximately

3 miles in length. The trail was constructed around Sleepy Eye Lake with parts of the trail along the edges of the lake, parts within agricultural field areas bordering the lake, and other parts within current City owned parks. The trail included federal funding obtained through the MnDOT State Aid system and local City funds. The County was the sponsor for the project since the City cannot receive the State Aid funding directly. Bolton & Menk provided preliminary engineering, project memorandum, environmental review and report, easement legal descriptions, fi nal design, project coordination, and construction engineering services for the project. One challenge and ultimately hi-lite of the trail is a crossing of the trail through a natural “cat-tail wetland” on the north side of the lake. To minimize the impact of the trail on this wetland, a timber pedestrian bridge was constructed over the wetland area. The bridge was 150-feet long and 12-feet wide. The bridge was supported by wood piers. Permits were obtained through the Corp of Engineers for the crossing of the wetland. All work was coordinated with the appropriate governing agencies, including the DNR, the Corps, Brown County, the City and the LGU. Future plans are to connect this trail with future trails along the Minnesota River Valley.

TH 23 PEDESTRIAN FACILITY GRADE SEPARATIONCITY OF MARSHALL, MINNESOTAThe Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) District 8 began developing plans for a mill and concrete overlay of Trunk Highway (TH) 23

through Marshall to be completed in 2010. With these plans to remove and replace the pavement section, the City of Marshall recognized an opportunity to install a pedestrian underpass connecting Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU) on the west side of TH 23 to the High School and a proposed athletic complex on the east side. The City of Marshall hired Bolton & Menk, Inc. to determine the feasibility of a pedestrian underpass, complete a geometric layout and environmental documentation, and prepare fi nal design plans for construction. Bolton & Menk worked closely with the City of Marshall and Mn/DOT staff throughout the design process. The project is expected to be constructed in 2010 in conjunction with the Mn/DOT project. The pedestrian underpass will be a 14-foot by 10-foot box culvert with concrete sidewalk connections on both sides. It was designed to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Standards and enhanced with aesthetic retaining walls and lighting. The underpass should also improve safety conditions for pedestrians crossing TH 23 since they will not be forced to either cross the highway at-grade or travel two-thirds of a mile out of their way to utilize a signalized intersection for purposes of traveling from one destination to the other. The pedestrian underpass facility will be integrated with the SMSU sidewalk and trail system.


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TRAIL IMPROVEMENTSCITY OF ANNANDALE, MINNESOTAThe City of Annandale, the Annandale Area Community Team (ACT), and the Heart of the Lakes Trail Committee asked Bolton & Menk to submit a

Federal Transportation Enhancement Application for the construction of a shared-use trail between the Southbrook Golf Course/Southbrook Development and the Tripplet Farms Subdivision. Pedestrians used a busy County Road’s narrow shoulders to travel between the Southbrook Development, consisting of approximately 291 homes, and the Tripplet Farms Subdivision which has access to downtown, schools, and parks. Safety was the primary factor prompting the Federal Application submittal. Bolton & Menk prepared the Federal Transportation Enhancement Application and successfully obtained Federal Funding for the project. Following notification of the Federal Funding, Bolton & Menk prepared an environmental review, which included a Wetland Permit. The Community’s desired trail alignment crossed a Type 3 wetland and shallow waterway. Bolton & Menk completed the wetland delineation, permit application, wetland banking credit acquisition, and required wetland restoration for the City of Annandale. Due to the fact that the proposed trail alignment traversed across private property, Bolton & Menk prepared easement descriptions and exhibits which were used to secure the easements required for the shared-use trail. Since the project received Federal Funding, Bolton & Menk prepared plans and specifications in accordance with Minnesota Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration procedures. Following Mn/DOT plan approval, bids were taken for the project, and a construction contract was awarded. The Latour/Carlson Trail consists of a 10-foot wide, 2,360 foot long bituminous surface with 2-foot turf shoulders on each side. The trail was designed and constructed to comply with ADA requirements. Bolton & Menk completed all Construction observation, construction staking, and Contract Administration for the project and ensured that all construction and contract administration complied with the Federal Funding Regulations.

SAWMILL TRAIL IMPROVEMENTSCITY OF JORDAN, MINNESOTAThe City of Jordan began to experience growth in the southeast quadrant of the City. The City desired a safe pedestrian and bicycle facility to connect new developments to the downtown, schools and the main City park. This

connection presented a serious safety issue due to the fact that a busy Mn/DOT Trunk Highway separated these new neighborhoods from the rest of the City. Bolton & Menk, Inc. identified a trail alignment that took advantage of an opportunity for a grade separated crossing. The recommended alignment followed the top of the bluff of Sand Creek and allowed the trail to cross underneath the trunk highway bridge over Sand Creek. The entire project consisted of 2700’ of trails.

Bolton & Menk provided all engineering services for this project including concept stage, feasibility report, topographic survey, preliminary and final design, and construction phase surveying and inspection services. Bolton & Menk worked closely with Mn/DOT to secure the necessary approvals. The trail was designed and constructed to the Americans with


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RIVERFRONT TRAILS & HAY CREEK IMPROVEMENTSCITY OF REDWING, MINNESOTAThis two-mile trail project will link the Minnesota Cannon Valley Trail with

the Hay Creek Trail and the Bay Point Park, via the Riverfront Trail, all within the City limits of Red Wing. This project includes a bike trail bridge over the Cannon River and elevated trail sections along the Canadian Pacific Railroad line. A project Memorandum including a review of the social, economic and environmental (SEE) effects of this improvement on the Hay Creek (designated trout stream), adjacent wetlands, eagle nesting grounds, and the proximity to the Mississippi River was completed. Other issues addressed in the design phase included design of an elevated boardwalk system, poor soils along the Hay Creek embankment, and City of Red Wing connection with two separate trail heads. Bolton & Menk also prepared the final construction plans and specifications. The project was constructed in 2002.

HOBO CAMP TRAILCITY OF FAIRMONT, MINNESOTAThe Hobo Trail project involved the construction of approximately 700 feet of trail along the shoreline of “Turtle Pond” – a connecting channel

between Lake Sisseton and Lake George – in the City of Fairmont. The trail got its name from the history of the project location, where hoboes used to camp between the tracks during the early portion of the 20th century. The project was a coordinated effort between the local ad-hoc trail group and the City. The ad-hoc trail group raised funds for the project by soliciting local groups, citizens and businesses. Bolton & Menk provided preliminary engineering, fi nal design, project coordination and construction engineering services for the project. A particular challenge on this project was crossing under two railroad trestles within the waterway of the channel. The Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR), which owned one of the trestles, would not allow an earthen trail embankment to be constructed under their trestle. In addition, an earthen embankment through the water would have also created other environmental issues. To address the UPRR’s concerns and to avoid environmental mitigation, a “floating trail” was constructed, requiring the use of approximately 200 feet of a floating dock and handrail system. In addition, to protect users from potential falling rail car debris, a protective cover was constructed in the segment underneath the UPRR trestle. The floating trail system also included bumpouts for fishing and observation. The balance of the trail was built on land, winding through the natural wooded features of the area. All work was coordinated and permitted through the appropriate governing agencies, including the DNR, the Corps, the City and the LGU.


INTERPRETIVE AND EXHIBIT PLANNING AND DESIGN

SPRING LAKE PARK RESERVE, MINNESOTASpring Lake Park Reserve has a richly layered natural and cultural history. For approximately 8,000 years, people have lived along the shores of Spring Lake—a wide spot in the Mississippi River.

In 2003, the 106 Group contributed to Dakota County’s master planning process for Spring Lake Park Reserve. Since that time, the 106 Group has conducted cultural resources surveys, developed a comprehensive interpretive plan, designed interpretive media, and collaborated with the project’s architect and landscape architects to design and develop both the site’s circulation patterns and new Gathering Center. The goal was to ensure that the park’s unique history was not confined to the pages of a report or an occasional interpretive sign, but that it found meaningful expression in all aspects of design and brought clarity of purpose to the Gathering Center.

Our approach to developing interpretive media beyond standard signs and exhibits has been realized in the fabrication and installation of several innovative interpretive features. The “sit in a story” circles, shadow boxes, and compass alcove imaginatively and physically invite the visitor into the stories of this special place. We have also written and designed orientation and interpretive signs, postcards, and brochures for the park. Of primary importance in this effort is developing interpretation that “lays lightly” on the landscape, aesthetically enhancing what is already a breathtaking view of the Mississippi River.

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TRAILS DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND COMPLIANCETrails not only connect us to other locations but to nature, history, and different people. Over the past 16 years, the 106 Group has worked with many public and private organizations to support the development of trails through cultural resources compliance and interpretive planning. The results of these investigations can be used as a tool for planning and ensuring that vulnerable cultural resources are not compromised during the construction of the trail.

With our knowledge of the cultural and historical resources that complement the natural beauty of the trail and our interpretive planning expertise, we are able to transform facts and resources into meaningful visitor experiences that enhance the public’s understanding of our shared heritage. Our work experience ranges from trails winding through small parks to trail systems traversing an entire county or counties. A selected list of our cultural resources management and interpretive planning experience for trails is provided below:

Bruce Vento Trail, St. Paul, Ramsey County• Coon Rapids Trail, Anoka County• Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, Cook County• Dakota County Parks System Plan• Fair Ridge Trail, Fort Ridgely National Register Historic District, Renville and Nicollet • countiesFaribault County Unity Trail• Gitchi Gami Trail, Gooseberry Falls to Split Rock Connector, Lake County• Hutchinson Spur Bike Trail, St. Louis Park• Lake Wobegon Trail, Stearns County• Lower Phalen Creek Trail, St. Paul, Ramsey County• Moose Lake Recreational Trail, Carlton County• New Ulm Bicycle Trail, Brown County• Rice Creek Trail Interpretive Concept Plan, Anoka County •

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BIG RIVERS TRAIL (SOO LINE ABANDONMENT) INTERPRETATIONThe 106 Group conducted historical mitigation documentation of a 4.2-mile corridor of Soo Line rail track in Mendota, Minnesota using innovative application of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Historical Documentation. The 106 Group’s recommendations for public interpretation were a key component to the mitigation of this project. The 106

Group provided themes and text for interpretive signboards and kiosks along this important regional trail to illustrate historic vistas, historic sites, and other points of historic and natural interest. The views from the trail overlooked the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers, a significant place for the Dakota. Other interpretive themes included the various contact period sites in the Mendota area such as the Sibley House, the ferry landing, and the geology of the valley.

DAKOTA COUNTY PARKS SYSTEM PLANPRESERVATION AND INTERPRETIVE PLANNINGThe 106 Group was part of the planning team that comprehensively and strategically addressed the growth and maturation of the county’s 30-year-old park system. The team considered the direction of the park system as a whole and evaluated how well the existing system can meet current and future needs in five key areas, one of which was cultural resources and historic preservation.

Our contribution included brainstorming with the multi-disciplinary team, providing insight into the legislative framework for decision making, and seeking opportunities to consider development of the system based on the history of the evolution of the community and its open spaces. Trails, open spaces, residential areas, and businesses do not develop accidentally. Thus, 106 Group interpreted the connections and unique elements that have made the county the place it is today, thereby strengthening the ultimate system plan and rooting it in place.

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PILOT KNOB The 106 Group conducted an extensive archaeological, historical and cultural study on behalf of the developer for this controversial proposed development project near the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers. The study included thorough archival research, interviews with Dakota leaders and elders, close coordination with all appropriate state and

federal agencies, an archaeological survey, an evaluation of the area as a traditional cultural property, and an assessment of effects of the proposed development on many surrounding National Register properties. The results of this extensive study showed that the area known as Pilot Knob (OHEYAWAHE or PAHA OIPA or SAGI AKI) is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as a traditional cultural property. It is recommended that OHEYAWAHE (Pilot Knob) together with other traditional sites in the area of the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers be considered contributing properties to a larger MDOTE Traditional Cultural District.


CITY OF ROSEMOUNT

DAN SCHULTZCity of Rosemount Minnesota

Park & Recreation Director

(651) 322-6012

[email protected]

JASON LINDAHL, A.I.C.P.Planner

651-322-2090

[email protected]

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTASTEVEN LOTT Project Manager UMore Development LLC

[email protected]

Phone: (651) 423-2562

FRIENDS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

WHITNEY CLARKExecutive Director

(651) 222-2193 #13

[email protected]

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