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Amending the Department of Parks and Recreation’s financing and spending plan in the amount of $80,000 to include a McNeely Foundation Giving Program grant for Swede Hollow Park master plan preparation, and authorizing execution of a grant agreement accepting the required conditions of receiving the granted funds.
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council, by its resolution #18-825, approved the Department of Parks and Recreation’s application for a McNeely Foundation Giving Program grant in the amount of $80,000 for Swede Hollow Park master plan preparation; and
WHEREAS, the McNeely Foundation Giving Program funds have been approved and will be administered by the Department of Parks and Recreation; and
WHEREAS, the McNeely Foundation Giving Program requires that the Department of Parks and Recreation enter into a grant agreement which stipulates the conditions of the granted funds; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept the funds and amend the financing and spending budget for Swede Hollow Park master plan preparation; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does certify that there are available for appropriation, funds of $80,000 in excess of those estimated in the 2018 Capital Improvement Budget; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon recommendation of the Mayor and the advice of the Long Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee, that $80,000 is available for appropriation in the 2018 Capital Improvement Budget, and said 2018 budget, as heretofore adopted by the Council, is here by further amended as attached; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the appropriate city officials are authorized to enter into the attached grant agreement.
Financial Analysis
See Attachment
CIB Recommendation
The Saint Paul Long-Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee received this request on July 9, 2018 and recommended approval.