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MEMO TO: Honorable Mayor & City Council Members FROM: Kim Stephan SUBJECT: Parks & Recreation Committee's Request for Funding -1601 LaMotte Drive DATE: December 7, 2006 Motion was made by Committee Member Amundsen, seconded by Vice-Chairperson Seeley to recommend City Council allocate $100,000 from the General Fund for the development of the park at 1601 LaMotte Drive to include a gazebo, picnic tables, benches, lake store restoration, a rain garden, general landscaping and tree/shrub removal, as well as a paved walkway, requesting Staff pursue any avenues of financing the projects through grants or donations. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. From the Meeting Minutes of December 6, 2006: According to the financial statement previously provided by Mr. John Meyer, Finance Director, the projected assets for the Parks & Recreation Committee currently were $547,400, but of that $316,000 were from downtown redevelopment Park Dedication Fees expected in 2007-2008. This is not actually money that can be counted on in the budget. Of the projected liabilities there is an additional $347,000 yet to be paid to the St. Paul Water utility for 1601 LaMotte Drive. The Parks & Recreation Committee originally planned to finance the one lot from Park Dedication Fees, but said from the beginning if the entire project were financed from Park Dedication Fees this would completely deplete their budget with very little future Park Dedication Fees coming into the City. The committee had the understanding that some of this would be funded from the DNR Grant and some from the general fund. The cost of the demolition of the house and garage are also scheduled to come from Park Dedication Fees. As the previous financial statement reads, if the $316,000 is removed from projected assets this would leave the balance, after liabilities, at approximately $0. There is still $45,000 allocated for Tracie McBride Memorial Park improvements, $8,080 for Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park improvements and $20,000 allocated to warming house renovations that were originally charitable gambling funds from the Spring Lake Park Lions. There will be no further improvements to the warming house and the committee would like to allocate these monies to a shelter at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park or a gazebo at 1601 LaMotte Drive. Also under liabilities is included a line item for $71,250 for TE Trail Grant Match - 2008. This grant was applied for but not received. Mr. Meyer said this would be reapplied for. The committee questions whether this money needs to remain allocated to this project? Mr. Tedd Peterson, former Committee Chairperson, restated the Parks & Recreation Committee never intended for Park Dedication Fees to pay for the entire property at 1601 LaMotte unless monies were received for the downtown redevelopment. Mayor Mary Capra said the Council was aware when 1 of 2 4~