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Community Project Profile- 1716Marion St., Roseville, MN 5511-6716 Partners: Roseville Police Foundation, Roseville Area Schools, Karen Organization of Minnesota,International Instituteof Minnesota,and Roseville Parks & Recreation Commission,referred to as “the Partners” Objective: To provide access to appropriate play space and playground equipmentfor the 200+ youth that reside in the apartment buildings surrounding 1716 Marion St., Roseville, MN 55113. Background: The City of Roseville prides on the reputation of stellar recreation programming and park amenities for Roseville residents. The Partners listed above have determined that a large amount of Roseville youth, primarily Karen refugees, do not have the access to playground equipment and play space in the dense rental areas ofsoutheast Roseville. Through various interagency groups, the Partners have identified an opportunity at1716 Marion St. Roseville, MN 55113for such use. The vacant lot at 1716 Marion St. abuts the apartment buildings and would provide direct play space for the tenants in the Brittany/Marion apartments. A map of the lot and surrounding area is included for your review. Recently the City of Roseville became aware of an opportunity through US Bank’s ‘Places to Play Program’for grant dollars for recreation use. The grant dollars would be used to purchase the playground equipment. A copy of theUS Bank Request for Proposal (RFP) is attached. Approvals Necessary for the Completion of the Project Include: 1)The Partners would like to seek advice,or arecommendation from the Park & Recreation Commissionmeetingon January 5 before moving forward with the grant.US Bank would like conditional approvals to accompany the grant materials in an effort to gauge project feasibility. 2)Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds will be requested from Ramsey County in2016, andwill be used to satisfy the Match Funding requirement identified in the RFP.