Agenda - Council - 02/22/1982 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

I I I I I I I I I. ~qE TROPOL ITAN COUNC IL Suite 300 Metro SQuare Building, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: SUBJECT: February 2, 1982 Metropolitan Parks and Open .Space Commission Parks and Open Space Staff,'Arne Stefferud and Charles Smith FISCAL YEAR 1983 LAWCON/LCMR CRITERIA ~NTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY This memorandum contains an analysis of staff recommendations for evaluating and distributing FY '83 Land and Water Conservation (LAWCON) and Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCMR) grants for local parks. Staff is requesting the Commission to'adopt the recommendations (pp. 10-16) for purposes of receiving coments from prospective applicants. A summary of the issues and recommendations is given below. Criteria that are proposed to be changed from .FY '82 to FY '83 are: I I I I I I I ! i As Policy Planning Area allocations, are revised with more funds going to the Fully Developed Area and Area of Planned Urbanization based on a combination of previous grant applications, population and tax valuation data. Boat launch projects are again given top funding priority for FY '83. However, only 3 percent instead of 10 peecent of the total LAWCON/LCMR amount should be reserved "off the top" for this purpose. C. Project review criteria are revised by: awarding the maximum points (under service to predominant user group criteria) to projects that serve less than all five age groups if that project serves an age group or groups which are not adequately served by existing facilities adding points if an applicant community supports regional recreation open space in that comunity. If the community doesn't have any regional recreation open space, it receives points for having a project consistent with its comprehensive plan. AUTHORITY TO REVIEW Applications for Federal Land and Water Conservation funds and state Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources grants fall under the provisions of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-95. This circular requires that applications for federal categorical aids be submitted to the regional clearinghouse for review and comment as to consistency of the local applications with regional plans. The Metropolitan Council has been designated as the A-95 review clearinghouse in the Metropolitan Area.