Title
Amending the financing and spending plans in the Department of Public Works Capital Budget for the Lafayette Trail Connection Project.
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works has a project to construct a multiuse trail for bicyclists and pedestrians along the East Lafayette Frontage Road to connect the Lafayette Bridge to the Robert Piram Regional Trail; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works applied for an Active Transportation Grant from the Minnesota Department of Transportation for the Lafayette Trail Connection Project as authorized by Council Resolution 22-1877; and
WHEREAS, the grant was awarded and there is a need to add $385,000 in State of Minnesota funding to the 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 $385,000; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul accepts this funding from the State of Minnesota; and be it finally
RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon recommendation of the Mayor and advice of the Long-Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee, that $385,000 is available for appropriation in the Capital Improvement Budget, as heretofore adopted and amended by the Council, is hereby further amended as specified in the attached financial analysis.
Financial Analysis
See Attachment.
CIB Recommendation
The St. Paul Long-Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee reviewed this request on November 13, 2023 and recommended approval.