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Authorizing an increase in the Parks and Recreation Grant Fund Budget in the amount of $1,351,000 to reflect various grant funding awarded in 2019 from the State of Minnesota DEED, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Twins Community Grant, Metropolitan Council, and State of Minnesota DNR; and anticipated non-grant funding for Environmental Services and Arts & Gardening.
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WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation has been awarded grant funding in the amount of $400,000 from the State of Minnesota, Department of Employment and Economic Development, to continue funding for Right Track operations during the State’s 2019 Fiscal Year; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation has been awarded an additional $371,000 from CDBG for Right Track funding in 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation has been awarded an additional $100,000 in Legacy Funding from the Metropolitan Council for operations of the Como Shuttle Program in State Fiscal Year 2019; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation has been awarded $30,000 from the Twins Community Grant; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation also wishes to establish new budgets in the Grant Fund to receive projected contribution and donation revenues of $100,000 for Environmental Services and $350,000 for Arts & Gardening; and
WHEREAS, none of the additional grant funding listed above requires any matching funds; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation wishes to amend these Grant Fund budgets with spending plans for the additional funding; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.01 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does certify that there are available for appropriation, funds of $1,351,000 in excess of those estimated in the current Grant Budget; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul authorizes these amendments for the Life-to-date Grant Budget.
Financial Analysis
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