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For Release: 9~27~79 4:00 p.m. Bus. Item B-10 M~TROPOLITAN COUNCIL Suite 300 Metro Square Building, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101 September 21, 1979 REPORT OF THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REFERRAL REPORT NO. 79-162 TO: SUBJECT: Metropolitan Council Recommended P.riority Ranking of FY 1980 LAWCON/LCMR Applications, Referral Report No. 79-162 At its meeting on September 20, 1979 the Physical Development Committee discussed the recommendations of the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Co,,~ission for FY 1980 LAWCON/LCMtt grant applications. The Committee also received a letter from Ron Kaliszewski of State Planning Agency, Office of Local and Urban Affairs. The letter stated SPA/OLUA is concerned with the rural service area policies on grants and grant eligibility. These concerns will be addressed when the criteria for FY 1961 LAWCON/LCMR. grant applications are'reviewed. The recommendations approved by the Co,',~,,~ittee are as follows: RECOMMENDATIONS': 1. That funds be allocated by planning area based on: Fully Developed Area .............. 49% Area of Planned Urbanization ..... 34% Freestanding Growth Center ....... 11% Rural Area ....................... 6% (maximum $100,000) That there be a grant mmximum of'$200,000 in-the Fully Developed Area, $150,000 in the Area of Planned Urbanization, and $100,000 in the Freestanding Growth Centers .and Rural Area. ' That in recognizing the need for flexibility in administering the grants, the State Planning Agency has the discretion ~of approximately ten percent in excess of the grant maximum and that the State Planning Agency report annually to the Commission as to the impact of the grant maximum°limitation and exceptions needed. That there be a limit of one grant per co,~',,,,~nity in the Area'of- Planned Urbanization, Freestanding Growth Centers, and Rural Area,. wi~h the exception noted in Recommendation No. 6 below; and that there be unlimited number of grants per community in the Fully Developed Area That the suggested 60% quality threshold not be applied to FY 1980 LAWCON/LCMR applications.