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Establishing the financing and spending plan in the Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $500,000 for funds contributed from the Port Authority for the Hillcrest Heights project.
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WHEREAS, the Port Authority has contributed $500,000 to support the City of Saint Paul’s, Department of Parks and Recreation’s, Hillcrest Heights project; and
WHEREAS, the Port Authority is contributing said funds to the Department of Parks and Recreation for initial expenses, including design and planning for the Hillcrest Heights capital project; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation wishes to accept said funds and establish a financing and spending plan for the Hillcrest Heights project; 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 $500,000 in excess of those estimated in the 2023 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 $500,000 is available for appropriation in the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget, and said 2023 budget, as heretofore adopted by the Council, is hereby amended as attached.
Financial Analysis
See Attachment
CIB Recommendation
The CIB Committee met for their scheduled meeting time on October 9, 2023, but were not able to achieve quorum, and as such were not able to take an official vote for recommendation. The members present listened to the details of this request and the timeline and were able to ask questions, then encouraged this resolution to continue in the approval process to avoid project delays due to the recommendation process.