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Amending the financing and spending plan in the Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $305,000 for the Hamline Avenue Trail project.
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WHEREAS, on November 18, 2022, the Neighborhood STAR Board approved proposals for STAR grant financing through the Ward 3 Neighborhood STAR Year-Round Program to install a new sidewalk on the west side of Hamline Avenue between Highland Parkway and Montreal Avenue; and
WHEREAS, construction of an off road trail along Hamline Avenue from Highland Parkway to Montreal Avenue will positively impact residents in Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, due to the community significance of this sidewalk project, a waiver to City Council approved Neighborhood STAR Guidelines is being recommended to eliminate the required $1 for $1 match of non-city resources; and
WHEREAS, Council Ward 3 has authorized the City of Saint Paul’s Department of Parks and Recreation to act on their behalf; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Mayor and the Saint Paul City Council to participate in the financing of this activity by providing grant financing up to $305,000 through the Ward 3 Neighborhood STAR Year-Round Program; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation agrees to administer said funds for the Hamline Avenue Trail project; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of Parks and Recreation to accept said funds and to amend the financing and spending budget for the project in the amount of $305,000; 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 $305,000 in excess of those estimated in the 2022 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 $305,000 is available for appropriation in the 2022 Capital Improvement Budget, and said 2022 budget, ...
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