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<br />CSAH 96 Landscaping <br />3/8/2006 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Thc City's portion of the project costs arc currently budgeted from the General Capital Fund. <br />$170,000 was budgeted; projected City costs are $175,092. The City may apply for <br />reimbursement from Municipal State Aid (MSA) funds. Only 5% of the City's annual allotment <br />may be allocated to landscaping projects each year, which, this year, is $ I 0,000. If desired, the <br />City may elect to apply for MSA reimburscmcnt in hlturC years for this project; however, tile <br />costs would still need to be funded from another source in the meantime. Using the allowable 5% <br />of the allocation would also decrease the amount ofMSA funding available for future projects. <br />Staff feels that mmual requests for reimbursement are not thc best use of the funds. Staff is still <br />evaluating the potential use of the MSA funds for other projects. When the bids arc awarded, <br />staff will provide a final recommendation for the funding of the project to the Council. <br /> <br />CONCLUSION <br /> <br />At this time, staff recommends adoption of Resolution 06-27: Approval of the final plans and <br />specifications and authorization for bids. Staff will report to Council its final recommendations <br />on the use ofMSA funds for the project when the bids are awarded. <br /> <br />\\Mctro-inet.lIs\ardenhills\PR&PW\Enginecring\2006\3-08-06 Memo CSAH 96.doc <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />