Title
Amending the financing and spending plan in the Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $2,374,487 from a National Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership grant for the North End Community Center (NECC) project.
Body
WHEREAS, Res 21-1105 authorized the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for a National Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) grant to support the outdoor recreation components of the NECC project; and
WHEREAS, the grant requires a 1:1 match which will be met by existing CIB funds already designated for the project; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is the agency that will administer the ORLP funds; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council finds that the construction of the NECC has a legitimate public purpose in providing additional recreational opportunities to residents of the North End and beyond; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation wishes to accept said funds and amend the financing and spending plan for the NECC project in the amount of $2,374,487; 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 $2,374,487 in excess of those estimated in the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the City of Saint Paul City Council, upon recommendation of the Mayor and the advice of the Long Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee, that $2,374,487 is available for appropriation in the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget, and said 2023 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 June 26, 2023 and recommended approval.