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REGIONAL PARK PRELIMINARY APPLICATION FOR APPLICANTS FROM CERTAIN METROPOLITAN COUNTIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1978 ELIGIBLE APPLICANT: The legislature created a special grant program for counties, cities, towns, school districts, and public post secondary education institutions along with special park districts or elected park and recreation boards in cities of the first class in the counties designated as a part of standard metro statistical area by the federal government. This includes Benton, Chisago, Clay, Olmsted, St. Louis, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright counties. GRANT FUNDING FOR 1978: The 1977 session of the Minnesota Legislature at the request of Governor Perpich enacted an Outdoor Recreation Grant Program to be financed with proceeds from the sale of bonds. Included is a new program which provides 50% state grants for the acquisition and develop- ment of parks having regional significance. Highest ranking projects will be programmed for a 50% state grant to be matched by a 50% local share. "Regional Significance" means a park or open space project serving a region and consisting of the following: a. A site that consists of outstanding natural resources or manmade features and that is capable of management to interpret and preserve the resources, and the project has been reviewed by the appropriate Regional Development Commission and found to be consistent with regional recreational facilities and related plan and priorities. b. Is of sufficient size to provide a variety attract a substantial number of users from jurisdiction and has been reviewed by the Commission and found to be consistent with related plan and priorities. of recreational opportunities and outside the boundaries of the applicant's appropriate Regional Development regional recreational facilities and Amount available for fiscal year 1978: Local Government in Specified Metropolitan Counties 50% State Grants for Acquisition $850,000 Development $375,000 Submission deadline: The attached preliminary applications (Pink form) must be received by 5 p.m. on September 16, 1977. Applications received after the September 16, 1977 deadline or incomplete applications will be returned. Submit application to: Parks and Recreation Grants Section State Planning Agency Room 101, Capitol Square Building St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 A copy of the completed application should also be sent to the appropriate regional development commission or metropolitan clearinghouse for review, at the same time it is sent to the Office of Local and Urban Affairs (see attachment I). We will ask each regional development commission to help rank applications from their respective regions. If you have any questions concerning these applications, please call the Parks and Recreation Grants Section at (612) 296 -4703. ELIGIBLE FACILITIES: Preliminary applications received must be complete and for an eligible activity or they will be returned. Eligible facilities include acquisition and development of regionally significant land for parks, trails, conservatories, zoos, and other special use facilities having regional significance. OLUA will field inspect the project to assess the quality of the site and prepare an inspection report of the site. OLUA will then evaluate and rank projects as follows: EVALUATION CRITERIA: Project qualifications. Preliminary applications shall meet the following criteria to be eligible for a state grant: 0030