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I I The demand for boating opportunities--especially close to home opportunities--is still high with no decrease seen under the conditions of high energy prices. I I I I I I I I The financial capability of all levels of government is under strain. Boat launch projects provided by local governments with LAWCON/LCMR grant assistance serve not only th6 citizens of the sponsoring community but adjacent communities as well. Boat launch projects provide "large" recreation areas at low cost. Acquisition and development of a two-acre boat launch on a 120-acre lake provides a 122-acre recreation area, with only two acres off the tax roll. For FY '82 the Metropolitan Council recommended that up to 10 percent of LAWCON/LCMR funds be made available to eligible boat launch projects. This additional allocation of funds was a concern of the Dept. of Energy, Planning and Development (DEPD). Council staff feel that allocating an amount off the top for boat launch projects is a fair method as it spreads the impact over all planning area allocations. A question that remains is how much should be taken "off the top"? In FY '80, 19.8 percent of LAWCON/LCMR funds was used. In FY '81 ~.~en the 15 percent off the top criteria was applied, eight percent of LAWCON/LCMR funds was used. In FY '82, no funds were used since the projects were withdrawn. Overall, three percent of the total requests for LAWCON/LCMR grants were for boat launches. Staff recommends three percent be taken off the top for FY '83. If additional funds are needed, staff recommends that these funds come from the policy planning area allocation in which the boat launch is located in proportion to the total cost of all boat launch projects located in each planning area. This is the same procedure used for FY '82 grants. D. GRANT MAXIML~ For FY '82 grants, the Council set the grant maximum at: I I I I I I $200,000 .......... Fully Developed Area $150,000 .......... Area of Planned Urbanization $100,000 .......... Freestanding Growth Center $ 50,000 .......... Rural Area The top ranked projects are eligible for a 50 percent LAWCON and a 25 percent LCMR grant with a 25 percent local share. After the LAWCON funds are expended, the projects are programmed for a 50 percent LCMR grant with a 50 percent local share. Therefore, the total project costs covered .by maximum grants at a 75 percent funding level would be: $266,666 .......... Fully Developed Area $200,000 .......... Area of Planned Urbanization $133,333 .......... Freestanding Growth Center $ 66,666 .......... Rural Area The grant maximum for Freestanding Growth Centers was raised from $50,000 to $100,000 for FY '82. Staff analyzed the FY '82 erant applications to see how applications could have been funded using these grant maximums. We found that: