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June 11, 1979 The special meeting of the Park Board was called to order at 7:05 p.m. , June 11, 1979, by Chairman Ina Liljedahl . Members present: Tom Shauahnessy, Peter Scherer, Larry Crouse, and Charles Cheesebrough. Members absent: Ken Johnson, Gary Foster, and Council liaison Richard Zelinka. Also present were Don Volk, Marilyn Anderson, and Gene Mobley. Don Volk presented the preliminary plans for the all-season recreation building for Lino Park. Mr. Mobley gave an estimated cost based on square footage of $66,960. This cost estimate does not include things like lights , doors , interior and exterior finishing, etc. , which will need to be addressed after the basic floor plan is approved. Elevations will also need to be done. Mr. Mobley out- lined several alternatives for the Park Board on these. Larry Crouse presented a summary of the information he had gotten on the grant situation: There are available, in general , two types of grants; one is state, and one federal (HUD). As a municipality, Lino Lakes has about an even chance of getting one; and perhaps in the range of 50-70%, the rest being local funding. The grant would not actually be available until next spring or summer. There is no top limit on grants , and they can be for an individual project or for an over- all basic park development. Finished facilities , sophisticated recreations, and anything that competes with private enterprise will probably not receive grants. They look at the whole area or locality when considering grants , so there is some variability in the type of things that are fundable. Very basic things are the most fundable. Anything that has a usable facility, even if very primitive, is considered a formal park development. Mr. Crouse felt they would probably have very serious doubts about funding if the building was put up this summer or if the money had been appropriated already; the probability of reimbursement was not good. In some areas , if they are running short of funds , they can apply for a grant to finish the project. He was not sure of the situation if 50% of the cost were applied for in a grant, and 50% paid out of park funds. Also, letters of support from groups and people in the community, the school district, Churches, etc. , would be helpful . Basically, however, the project would have to be delayed a full year for a grant to come through (if at all ). The Park Board felt this would not be a good idea--to delay the project for a year on the possibility of getting a grant. If a grant was not received, costs would rise by about 15% for the one-year delay. Once the basic information was put together for the grant, then grants, written and justified, could be applied for every year. It was suggested that a bond be floated to cover the cost of the building, as the Park Board did not want to use the entire amount of dedicated funds on this one project. The present amount in the Park Board funds is $49,893. Mr. Shaughnessy suggested solar power be used for the building. This would also increase the possibility of getting a grant. Mr. Mobley would be able to get full assistance for this. The building, as designed, would accomodate 200 people (both floors) . This was felt to be sufficient for the next 5 years. The building is expandable in several directions. There was some question about the area for selling concessions (from inside to outside) as being too far off the ground. Mrs. Anderson suggested the possibility