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Amending the financing and spending plan in the Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $54,500 to reflect funds received from the Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi (WTA), formerly the Lower Phalen Creek Project (LPCP), for the Wakan Tipi Center.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, through its Department of Parks and Recreation, is providing technical design support for design and construction of the Wakan Tipi Center at Wakan Tipi, formerly known as Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary; and
WHEREAS, the WTA has received $6.5 million in State bonds and is actively pursuing private donations and grants; and
WHEREAS, the City and the WTA entered into a development agreement and a long term lease for operating and maintaining the Wakan Tipi Center; and
WHEREAS, the WTA has agreed to provide an additional $54,500 to the Department of Parks and Recreation for design support for the project; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Department of Parks and Recreation to amend the financing and spending budget for the project in the amount of $54,500; 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 $54,500 in excess of those estimated in the 2025 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 $54,500 is available for appropriation in the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget, and said 2025 budget, as therefore adopted by the Council, is hereby further amended.
Financial Analysis
See Attachment
CIB Recommendation
[To be filled out by the CIB Executive Secretary.]