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METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Suite 300 Metro Square Building, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: SUBJECT: January 14, 1981 Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission Parks and Open Space Staff, Arno Stefferud, Charles Smith, Florence MyslaJek FISCAL YEAR 1982 LAWCON/LCMR CRITERIA INTRODUCTION AND SUGARY This memorandum contains a proposed schedule of the FY '82 LAWCON/LCMR.grant review process, and an analysis of funding recommendations and recreation criteria to be used by the Council. Staff is requesting the Commission to adopt the recommendations (pp. 12-14) for purposes of receiving comments from prospective FY '82 LAWCON/LCMR applicants. A summary of the issues and recommendations is given below. Criteria that are proposed to be changed from FY '81 to FY '82 are highlighted with an asterisk (*). Policy Planning Area Allocations are recommended to be the same as FY '81 since there are not enough comprehensive plans in yet to develop new allocations. B. Recommendations for using excess funds from policy planning area allocations remain the same as FY '81. C.* Boat launch projects are again given top funding priority for FY '82. It is recommended that 10 percent off the top should be used for this purpose. SPA will make a presentation on this issue at the January 19 meeting. D.* Grant maximums should remain the same except that Freestanding Growth Centers should be eligible for $100,000 not $50,000 grants. E. Recommendations on exceeding the grant maximum are the same as FY '81. F. Number of grants per community based on planning area is the same as FY '81. G.* Project review criteria are revised based on experience gained from FY '80 and '81. Overall, the point total (375) is the same but the point break down has been changed. H.* Quality threshold of projects is kept at 60 percent but is applied only to the "need" and "site suitability/design" criteria.