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Establishing the financing and spending budget in the Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $822,000 for Metropolitan Council Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment funds for the Lilydale Regional Park Phase IV project; and accepting the grant funds from the Metropolitan Council through the Clean Water Land and Legacy Amendment, Parks and Trails program.
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WHEREAS, City Council is typically requested to approve project grant applications (CF #14-1618) that include preliminary project budget estimates; and
WHEREAS, final grant amounts awarded may be more or less than this original estimate based on a specific formula determined by the Metropolitan Council and adjusted at the time of actual grant award; and
WHEREAS, under the Minnesota Session Laws of 2016 which includes an appropriation to the Metropolitan Council for Regional Park and Open Space Development grants, the City of Saint Paul was awarded $822,000 for Lilydale Regional Park Phase IV to continue implementation of adopted master plan to include clearing the Pickerel area including restroom, shelter, and associated site improvements; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation desires to set up a financing and spending plan for said Metropolitan Council grant; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation will provide construction management and implementation services for the projects as previously listed upon the amendment of the 2016 Capital Improvement Budget; 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 $822,000 in excess of those estimated in the 2016 Capital Improvement Budget;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon the recommendation of the Mayor, and the advice of the Long Range Capital Improvement Committee, that $822,000 is available for appropriation in the 2016 Capital Improvement Budget, and said budget, as heretofore adopted by Council, is hereby further amended as outlined in the attached Financial Analysis.
Financial Analysis
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CIB Recommendation
The Saint Paul Long-Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee received this request on October 12, 2015 and recommended approval.