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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />DATE: 11/27/00 <br />ITEM NO: C-5 <br />Approval: Manager Reviewed: Agenda Section: <br />Consent <br />Item Description: Approval of Applications for Two Ramsey County Soccer Partners <br />Program Grants <br />: _ �:(eT:7�1�I�T�7 <br />In 1999, Ramsey County initiated a grant program to increase the opportunity for increased <br />soccer play. The program was formulated based on an inventory of available soccer fields <br />in Ramsey County. The analysis demonstrated a shortage of soccer venues. A similar <br />inventory during the process of updating the Roseville Parks and Recreation System Plan <br />also evidenced the shortage of fields in Roseville based on current and projected demand. <br />This is being intensified with the loss of the two fields at the former Roseville Activity <br />Center site. <br />The request is for approval to apply for two Ramsey County Soccer Partners Program <br />Grants. The grant request for Lexington Park is for $50,000 and the grant request for <br />Rosebrook Park is $92,000. The first request is for assistance in developing a soccer field <br />as part of the recently approved Lexington Park Master Plan and development program. <br />This field would be developed in 2001. The second request is for the redevelopment of <br />Rosebrook Park that would include the construction of �cn new soccer fields in <br />replacement of two adult softball fields. These fields would be developed as part of the <br />2002 PIP. Please see the attached applications. If the request for application is granted <br />and the grants are approved by Ramsey County, the City Council will have final approval at <br />a future meeting. <br />P�J ICY OBJECTIVE <br />The attached proposals are consistent with the policy of leveraging other public and private <br />resources to obtain funding to offset the costs of development. It is also consistent with the <br />Roseville Parks and Recreation System Plan. <br />1 <br />