HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 26-36 Authorizing the City to Enter Into a Grant Agreement With the MN DNR Outdoor Recreation Grant Program to Accept FUndsCITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
COUNCIL RESOLUTION
Apnl22,2026
No.26-36
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT
WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OUTDOOR
RECREATION GRANT PROGRAM TO ACCEPT FUNDS FOR THE COMMUNITY PARK
PLAYGROUND PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Nafural Resources Outdoor Recreation Grant
Program provides grant funds to increase and enhance outdoor recreation facilities in local and
community parks tfuoughout the state; and
VVI{EREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 465.03 requires that all gifts and donations of real or
personal property be accepted only with the adoption of a resolution of the goveming body;
and
WHEREAS, the MN DNR has awarded the City of Falcon Heights a grant of up to $350,000 for
the construction of a new, inclusive playground at Community Park in Falcon Heights; and
WHEREAS, the grant allows the City to include pour-in-place (PIP) surfacing throughout the
play area, to fully enclose the play area, and to add shade canopies throughou! and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights,
Minnesota, that the grant award of $350,000 from the Minnesota Departrnent of Natural
Resources is hereby accepted; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED thatthe City Council authorizes the City Administrator to
execute the Minnesota Departrnent of Natural Resources Outdoor Recreation Grant Program
Agreement for the playground project at Community Park and to undertake all necessary
administrative actions to implement the terms of the grant.
ADOPTED by the Falcon Heights City Council this 22"a day of A
Movedby: Gr_,.S\a\SO-. Approved
C.
GUSTAFSON
MAY
MIELKE
MOGEN
WASSENBERG
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