275611 WHITE - CITY CLERK
PINK - FINANCE
CANARY - DEPARTMENT COUIICII � �,�
BLUE - MAYOR G I T Y O I N T �A IT L File N 0.
u ' esolution
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
l�(HEREAS, the Mayor and City Council did approve and adopt the Margaret
Recreation Center Pro�ect as part of the 1980 Unified Capital Improvement
Budget on September 27, 1979, by Council File Number 273779, and
I�HEREAS, the Mayor has submitted a grant preapplication for said project
to the U.S. Department of Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation
Services Division of funding assistance, and
(�HEREAS, the U.S. Department of the Interior has made a grant offer in
the amount of $618,884 as stated in the attached notice; now, therefore
be it.
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby authorize
and direct the proper City officials to submit a full grant application and
to provide such assurances as necessary to the U.S. Department of the Interior
for the Margaret Recreation Center Project;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper City officials are hereby authorized
and directed to execute such agreements as necessary to accept any grant
awards from the U.S. Department of the Interior and the State of Minnesota.
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Honorable George Latimer �Y�R•S O� .
Mayor, City of St. Paul .
City Hall �
St. Paul, Minnes 551�2 �
Dear Ma4Yor r• �1"��
As Director for Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, it
g�ves me great asure to inform you of an Urban Pa.rk and Recreation
Recovery (UP Program grant offer of $74,520 to the city of
� St. Paul, Mirmesota, for the rehabilitation of Lewis Pa.rk and an . -- .
irmovation �ant of $G18,884 for the construction of an energy-efPicient,
earth-shelter recreation center.
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Director Frank Jones, of our Regional Office, will conta.ct you to
work out the details of the actual grant agreement and contra.ct.
_ �rot�gh your Recovery Action Program and the acceptance of this -
' grant ofPer, you are firm�y corrrnitting St. Paul to contit�uir�g r{evi- "�---
talization of its recreation resources and programs, includinig the
obligation to maintain public outlays for ,parks and recrea.tion at no �
less than current levels in accordance with the local coirmttment pro-
visions of the UPARR Act. Fbllowing through on these initial coar�nit-
ments will greatly enhance your c;amrunity's carg�etitiveness for fl.iture _
UPARR ftinding. It will also accorr�lish the ma�or-ob�ective of the
UPARR Program which is to st�late increased c�omininity support
for cost-effective programs tha.t meet the most pressing recreation
needs Qf' your citizens.
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Your c�n�nity�s cormdtrnent to systena.tic Recovery Action plannirag
and financing is pa.rticular�y praisewortY�y. �e challenge of the - '
UPARR Program is to improve the responsiveness ar�d efficiei�cy of
recreation systems in a time of fiscal restraints. Zhe key to
this is better rec�ognition by citizens and public officials of
the critical importance of recreation in the quality of urban t�e.
I e�tend � congratulations on this grant offer and besi; wishes
for the success of!�your continuing recreation revitalizatioaz efforts.
Si.tlCel�e]y, - .
Chris �ierral Delaporte
Director �
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EXPLANATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS,
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Date: August 26, 1980 � E � � � `�/ E p
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TO: MAYOR GEORGE LATIMER MAYOR`S OffIC�
FR: THOMAS J. K�LI��Y`
RE: GRANT FOR MRRG�RET R�CREAT�ON C�NTER
ACTION REQUESTED:
Counc�l aut�hor�za��on to su�n�t fjna1 grant appl�cat�on and to accept
gran� funding from the Department of xn�erior and the Sta�e of Minnesota.
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PURPOSE AND RATIONALE FOR THIS ACTION:
The city has been o��Pered a tentative grant award by the Department of Tnter�or.
A finat app1lcation and agreements mus� be submjtted �o ensure receipt of
$618,884.
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