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Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) Outdoor Recreation grant program funds and to amend the financing and spending plan in the amount of $350,000 for a new City park at The Heights.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul’s Department of Parks and Recreation (“Department”) applied for, by Res 24-383, and has been granted an Outdoor Recreation grant administered by the MN DNR, to construct a new city park, including a picnic area with a plaza and shelter, a new playground with surfacing, a restroom, sports courts, site furnishings, and walkways; and
WHEREAS, said funding will be utilized in addition to existing project funds which satisfy the minimum required 1:1 local match for funding; and
WHEREAS, the Department will provide construction management and implementation services for the project; and
WHEREAS, the Department wishes to accept said grant funds and amend the financing and spending plan for said Outdoor Recreation grant; 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 $350,000 in excess of those estimated in the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the Saint Paul City Council, upon recommendation of the Mayor and the advice of the Long Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee, that $350,000 is available for appropriation in the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget, and said 2025 budget, is heretofore adopted by the Council, is hereby amended as attached.
Financial Analysis
See Attachment
CIB Recommendation
The St. Paul Long-Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee reviewed this request on October 13, 2025 and recommended approval.