Agenda - Council - 01/27/1981 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Planning Condition - Th~ number of points has increased from 20 to 25 as a result of giving 10 points (instead of 6) for a park dedication ordinance and 5 points (instead of 4) for resource regulations. Staff feels that a park dedication ordinance is of primary importance in a local park program. The points will be awarded based on the amount of dedication and the amount of control the local government has over the decision. Other points in the category will be awarded similar to last year. Special Emphasis - The number of points is the same, but the method of awarding them has changed as follows: 1) Access to Significant Resources - This will be applied to both acquisition and development projects, in a manner similar to previous years. This criterion only applies to the project to be accomplished with the current grant, not the entire park. Immediate Action - This will be applied to acquisition projects only. The points will be awarded sparingly based on potential for major changes in land use in the project area. Health/Safety Factors - This will be applied to development projects only and points will be awarded similar to last year. Elderly/Handicapped - This will be applied to development projects only. Points will be awarded similar to last year, i.e., they are for extra effort in this area rather than simply meeting codes for the proposed development. This method allows 25 points for this subcategory, regardless of whether the project is for acquisition or development. This maintains the desired overall weighting system. V. Lack of Local Consent for Regional System Units This is a new negative bonus category as directed by Policy 2 of the Regional Open Space Policy Plan adopted by the Metropolitan Council on November 20, 1980. The number of points chosen was -20 in order Zo give it equal importance with some of the other major categories in the weighting system (e.g., service area distance, use conflicts) without causing the outright disqualification of an otherwise worthy project. H. Quality Threshold For FY '79-'81, the Council recommended that applications must receive at least 60 percent of the available project review points in order to be eligible for funding. That criteria was not applied in FY '79 and '80 as many applications did not meet this quality threshold. It was applied in FY '81 except for applications in the Rural Area. Applicants from the FY '81 grant cycle felt that the quality threshold should only apply to the "need" and "site suitability/design- criteria. Staff agrees with this suggestion as the other criteria are not equally applicable to all applications.