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City of Ramsey 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 PHONE: (763) 427-1410 FAX (763) 427-554,3 TDD (763) 427-8591 M E M 0 To: ~ay~ & ( mc From: ~ar~ Date: August 3, 2000 C.C: James Nc rman Dean l~a[: ler, P Re: Authoriz; tion: The pa r of this ~q~ 'nora~ grant f,) ~evelopm( nt of unit of government and re, 9arnin!;t by the due tat, or purl)oses of the apl ,licatl ould b~ approximatgly 350¢ Land acquisitions Site survey Grading, parking and park road Drainage apparatus and fishing ponds Staff contributions CFL and MASC Grant TOTAL R A N D U M Mayor & Councilmembers Mark Boos, Parks & Utilities Supervisor James Norman, City Administrator Dean Kapler, Public Works Director Authorization for State Grant The purpose of this memorandum is to receive authorization to apply for a $100,000 grant for the development of Elmcrest Park. The application must be made by a local received by the Department of Children, Families and Learning by the due date of August 15, 2000. For purposes of the application, this proposed first phase of the parks development would be approximately $500,000 and would be funded as follows: $205,000 $2O,OOO $62,000 (Already incurred) (Previously authorized) (Existing 2001 Parks CIP request) $50,000 $63,000 $100,000 $500,000 (Storm water utility as part of County ditch work scheduled for 2003) (Within existing budget) ! ! Staff just recently became aware of this opportunity from Ramsey Youth Association (RYAA), President Rich Quaal and RYAA Soccer Commissioner John Myers. Because of the postmark deadline of August 15, 2000, City Council is being asked to approve the application with little detail (as soon as the application is developed all materials will be distributed individually to Councilmembers). However, if the City's application is approved, Council may still decline some or the entire project. The 63