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Home My WebLink AboutVIII-08 Authorize Signature - Official With Jurisdiction Letter – Dakota County Installation in Jaycee Park City Council Memorandum To: Mayor Fasbender & City Councilmembers From: Chris Jenkins, Parks & Recreation Director Date: January 20, 2026 Item: Officials With Jurisdiction letter – Jaycee Park Council Action Requested: Authorize and sign the attached Officials With Jurisdiction letter related to Jaycee Park project proposal. Background Information: Work continues on the Mississippi River Greenway trail in and around Hastings. Dakota County has proposed a project that will utilize and repurpose the remaining section of the old Hwy 61 blue bridge. The project would construct a plaza type area in Jayceee Park, where the old bridge piece would be located. Dakota County staff member, Michael Honer, provided City Council and Arts & Culture Commission with a presentation on the proposed project at a January 5, 2026 workshop. Prior to this, Mr. Honer also presented to the Parks & Recreation Commission to gauge interest and seek input. Environmental review of the site is still necessary, Dakota County is working to complete that effort. The attached Officials With Jurisdiction letter needs to be executed by the City so that effort can continue. Financial Impact: N/A Advisory Commission Discussion: Both Parks & Recreation and Arts & Culture Commissions are supportive of the proposed project. Council Committee Discussion: As discussed at the January 5, 2026 City Council workshop, council is generally supportive. Attachments: ▪ Officials With Jurisdiction letter ▪ Project location map and 30% plans VIII-08 January 20, 2026 Mary Fasbender Mayor City of Hastings 101 4th Street East Hastings, MN 55033 RE: SP 019-090-028 Completing the Mississippi River Greenway From Ramsey County Line to Vermillion Street, Hastings Section 4(f) Independent Bikeway/Walkway Negative Declaration – Request for Agreement Dear Mayor Fasbender: Dakota County is preparing plans for Completing the Mississippi River Greenway. A portion of this project will be located within the boundaries of Jaycee Park, which is a resource subject to Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966, U.S.C. 303. The project proposes to add a wayside, wayfinding, landscaping, and interpretive signing to one location within Jaycee Park. All possible planning to minimize harm has been accomplished in the locations and design of the improvements at these sites. Please see the attachments. On May 23, 1977, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a determination that independent bikeway or walkway construction projects that require the use of recreation and park areas: • will not have a significant effect upon the quality of the human environment, and • meet the two requirements for use of Section 4(f) resources, i.e. o there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the use of Section 4(f) lands, and o the conditions for approval will insure that the bikeway proposals will include all possible planning to minimize harm resulting from such use This nationwide programmatic determination (or Negative Declaration) does not apply to projects that require use of critical habitat of endangered species. Per the Section 7 correspondence dated August 29, 2025, the proposed project does not require use of critical habitat of endangered species. The nationwide programmatic determination also does not apply to projects where there are unusual circumstances such as major impacts or controversy. The proposed project does not result in any unusual circumstances. In addition, this nationwide programmatic determination is only applicable when the official having specific jurisdiction over the Section 4(f) property has given approval in writing that the project is acceptable and consistent with the designated use of the property and that all possible planning to minimize harm has been accomplished in the location and design of the bikeway or walkway facility. VIII-08 Independent Bikeway or Walkway Negative Declaration Page 2 S.P. 019-090-028 November 20, 2025 Please review the project description above and attached figures and indicate your approval by signing below. Please forward the signed original back to me for inclusion in the project environmental document. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at your earliest convenience at 952-891-7404 or michael.honer@co.dakota.mn.us. Sincerely, Michael Honer Greenways Project Manager Dakota County Parks Attachments: Attachment 1. Project Location Attachment 2. 30% Plan Design Official with Jurisdiction (OWJ) Statement As the official with jurisdiction over the Section 4(f) resource described in this correspondence, the signature below indicates our agency’s agreement that the project is acceptable and consistent with the designated use of the property and that all possible planning to minimize harm has been accomplished in the location and design of the bikeway or walkway facility. _______________________________ _________________________ Name: Mary Fasbender Date: Title: Mayor Agency: City of Hastings, MN VIII-08 M is sis sip pi R iv er G re e n w a y Dam Rd M is sis sip pi Riv er G re e n w a y Hastings Completing the Mississippi Greenway Trail Dakota County, Maxar, MicrosoftInterpretive Nodes Greenway Status County Maintained Greenway Parcel World Imagery Low Resolution 15m Imagery High Resolution 60cm Imagery High Resolution 30cm Imagery Citations 30cm Resolution Metadata 3/6/2025 0 0.01 0.030.01 mi 0 0.03 0.050.01 km 1:1,447 VIII-08 SPIR A L B R I D G E 189 5 SPIR A L B R I D G E 195 1 BLU E B R I D G E 195 0 BLU E B R I D G E 201 3 TER R A C O T A B R I D G E 201 3 SF-01 CB-01 SN-01 SF-03 SF-06 P-03 P-01 P-03 P-05 ED-01 REPURPOSED EXISTING BRIDGE STRUCTURE - RELOCATED REPURPOSED EXISTING BRIDGE STRUCTURE - RELOCATED CB-01 SF-01 SN-01 SF-01 SF-01 P-01 P-01 CB-01 CB-01 P-01 ED-01 P-01 60" COTTON 35" COTTON 28" COTTON x2 21" COTTON x2 34" COTTON 32 " COTTON x2 39 " COTTON 15 " ASH 13 " ASH 11" FIR 12" FIR CODE DESCRIPTION QTY CURB CURB TYPE 01 - CIP CONCRETE CURB 189 LF EDGING EDGER TYPE 01 - STEEL PAVING PAVING TYPE 01 - CONCRETE 2,079 SF PAVING TYPE 02 - DECORATIVE CONCRETE 273 SF PAVING TYPE 03 - DECOMPOSED LIMESTONE 458 SF PAVING TYPE 05 - DECKING 273 SF SITE FURNITURE SITE FURNITURE TYPE 01 - BENCH 4 SITE FURNITURE TYPE 03 - BIKE RACK 3 SITE FURNITURE TYPE 06 - WASTE RECEPTACLE 1 SIGNAGE SIGN TYPE 01 - INTERPRETIVE SIGN 2 CB-01 ED-01 P-01 P-02 P-03 P-05 SF-01 SF-03 SF-06 SN-01 310 South 4th Avenue, Suite 7050 Minneapolis, MN 55415 p: 612.332.7522 I hereby certify that this document was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly licensed Landscape Architect under the laws of the State of Minnesota. Name Registration# Signature Date DF/ Project # Scale Drawn/Checked REVISION 10/10/2025 #24-116 VARIES JH,CR / AM DAKOTA COUNTY, MN COMPLETING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER GREENWAY -- SCHEMATIC DESIGN SITE MATERIALS PLAN - HASTINGS BRIDGE INTERPRETIVE SITE SITE MATERIALS PLAN - HASTINGS BRIDGE INTERPRETIVE SITE L119I SITE MATERIALS SCHEDULE VIII-08 60" COTTON 35" COTTON 28" COTTON x2 21" COTTON x2 34" COTTON 32 " COTTON x2 39 " COTTON 15 " ASH 13 " ASH 11" FIR 12" FIR PRAIRIE (4,133 sf) PRAIRIE (2,857 sf) PRAIRIE (929 sf) PRAIRIE (929 sf) SHRUBS (278 sf) SHRUBS (327 sf) SHRUBS (581 sf) PRAIRIE 8,848 SF SHRUBS 1,186 SF CONCEPT PLANT SCHEDULE HASTINGS 310 South 4th Avenue, Suite 7050 Minneapolis, MN 55415 p: 612.332.7522 I hereby certify that this document was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly licensed Landscape Architect under the laws of the State of Minnesota. Name Registration# Signature Date DF/ Project # Scale Drawn/Checked REVISION 10/10/2025 #24-116 VARIES JH,CR / AM DAKOTA COUNTY, MN COMPLETING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER GREENWAY -- SCHEMATIC DESIGN PLANTING PLAN - HASTINGS BRIDGE INTERPRETIVE SITE PLANTING PLAN - HASTINGS BRIDGE INTERPRETIVE SITE L159I PLANTING SCHEDULE VIII-08