Title
Amending the finance and spending plan in the Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $400,000 to reflect a Federal Land Access Program (FLAP) grant received for the Robert Piram Regional Trail project.
Body
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council, by its resolution CF #18-548, approved the Department of Parks and Recreation’s submittal of a Federal Land Access Program (FLAP) Grant in the amount of $400,000 for the Robert Piram Regional Trail project; and
WHEREAS, the project will develop the Robert Piram Trail, an off-road, multi-use trail along the Mississippi River, located between Dakota County’s Big Rivers Trail in Saint Paul and Kaposia Landing Park in South St. Paul, completing an approximate 15-mile gap of off-road trail that runs alongside the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation wishes to amend the 2017 Capital Budget in the amount of $400,000 to reflect additional funds available for this 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 $400,000 in excess of those estimated in the 2017 Capital Improvement Budget; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon recommendation of the Mayor and advice of the Long Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee, that $400,000 is available for appropriation in the 2017 Capital Improvement Budget, and said 2017 budget, as heretofore adopted by the Council, is hereby further amended.
Financial Analysis
See Attachment
CIB Recommendation
The Saint Paul Long-Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee received this request on September 10, 2018 and recommended approval