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Criteria for Discretionary Awards ' ~he proposed changes to the 1-950-8! guidelines will help clarify the award criteria for discretionary fund awards and avoid lengthy debate over priorities and award amounts from thls relatively small fund. The purpose of the fund was to provide additional 1980-81_ grant money to those local un'its that have little or no 1980-81 preallocated funds. For 1980-81, the formula preallocatlons could not exceed 7! percent of the work program cost contained in the grant agreement between the local unit and the Council, or duplicate other sources of funding. The actual costs may exceed estimated costs, and local units should not be penalized for having made conservative cost estimates. The proposed discretion- dry fund guidelines give such communities the first priority to be awarded discretionary funds up to the amount that would have been preallocated to them without the limitations. These amounts are easily . · .'~. -. .... = -.' ~---~L =-- -- -- calculated and are not subject to dispute. If any funds remain, discretionary fund requests from all other developing a project reference file for use by local local units will be considered after July 1, 1981. Local units that have encountered increased planning costs due to amendments the Council made to its systems plans prior to July 1-, 1980, will be_ next in Keynote speaker will be St. Paul Mayor George Latimer, who Is also current president of the League of Minnesota Cities. Among the other speakers at the workshop will be Economic Development Commis- sioner Kent Eklund, William Barrett (executive . director, Northern Mississippi Industrial Development '.','-'.' ' ') ·" Association), and James Barton (Local Planning ' ".'..' Assistance program manage? Metropolitan Council). Cost of the' workshop is $15.00. Additional informa- lion and registration materials can be obtained by calling MDED at 296-5021. LOCAL PLANNING ASSISTANCE' '-- ' · · · DEVELOPING PROJECT REFERENCE FILE ' officials. The files will contain successful programs in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area on various subjects such as capital improvement programming, energy, growth management, housing and other planning-related issues. The files will be available to any interested party.. The Council's Physical Development Committee is Staff is currently preparing a format for the file, and holding a public meeting on the proposed changes at collecting a list of projects which might be included. 2 p.m. on April 9 in the Council Chambers. The If you have been involved in or are aware of a _ ~ ' meet ng record will be held op, en until April 23 for .... project that would be informative and should be' .' . - ee of char e b contacting the ~. :' '- The file will contain a brief descnptmn of the project r,~unoil's Public Information Office at 291-6464. For including the follow~ng ~ntormauon... ~?~.:~x,,~.~-., ~r~r~ n,t~ urw r~ I;'r't~M~MIO. ..... ~,- ~'.: ~. .- · Developer/Contractor/Lead Organization ~ .... ,. . ..' _ ...... ,"-...'- ' v - ~- - ' e ~f isiO6i -'= ' ' Send your comments and]or project suggestions to. . .. . The workshop van cover a oroao rang -..,- - - ' development process developing the economic.~-%5:,~,> ', ,: ..... ~ '-err Streets`L?` ~'~,.--?;._--~'.:.d :~} ::.._'. , , ;