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Councilmember Peters introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #26-075 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR MN DNR GRANT FUNDING <br />FOR 2026-27 PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS AT RIVERDALE PARK <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Ramsey City Council and the Park & Recreation Commission recognizes the <br />importance of Parks, Trails, Open Space and Recreation to the quality of life for Ramsey residents; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Community Parks and their playgrounds are essential areas for play and <br />creative and cognitive expression, as well as the positive physical development of children; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, while Central Park’s play equipment has served the community for almost <br />three-decades, it however, has surpassed its useful life, with many components worn and outdated <br />and no longer meets the caliber of play features befitting a community park and merits <br />replacement; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, renovation and reinvestment in existing parks represents a commitment and <br />service to residents throughout the City, and supports favorable property values and sustaining, <br />desirable neighborhoods, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Park & Recreation Commission conducted an analysis of the City’s <br />playgrounds, and finds renovation and replacement of the playground at Central Park the highest <br />priority and in keeping with the intent and goals of the Playground Replacement Policy; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Park & Recreation Commission developed a detailed plan to renovate the <br />playground at Central Park for 2025 and on January 9, 2025 recommended to City Council the <br />implementation of the associated Capital Improvement Project. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA: <br /> <br />1) That, up to four hundred and forty-nine thousand ($449,000), are hereby allocated from the <br />Lawful Gambling Improvement Fund and Park Trust Fund, for the purchase and <br />installation of play equipment and related improvements, and further to direct staff to <br />implement the park improvements recommended by the Park & Recreation Commission <br />on January 9, 2025; and <br /> <br />2) That, the existing play equipment within Central Park be declared surplus property and that <br />staff is hereby directed to dispose of it in the most fiscally responsible manner possible. <br />Further, that if sold, purchasers must sign a liability waiver, absolving the City from any <br />liability. <br /> <br /> <br />