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w <br />WSB <br />Engineering • Planning • Environmental • Construction <br />ce Associates. Inc. <br />Memorandum <br />To: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director <br />City of Lino Lakes Park Board <br />Cc: Jason Wedel, PE City Engineer <br />Brian Bourassa, PE <br />From: Kelsey Johnson, AICP <br />Community Planner and Grant Specialist <br />Date: November 29, 2011 <br />Re: Recreation Complex <br />Grant and Funding Opportunities <br />701 Xenia Avenue South <br />Suite 300 <br />Minneapolis, MN 55416 <br />Tel: 763 -541 -4800 <br />Fax: 763 - 541 -1700 <br />Background <br />WSB diligently tracks and stays informed of funding and grant opportunities. We developed an <br />extensive, web - based, searchable funding database that gives key funding representatives within <br />the company notifications of upcoming opportunities. These alerts are distributed throughout our <br />company and made available to our clients. <br />WSB staff has assisted our clients with grant and funding application that resulted in over $80 <br />million of financial assistance. WSB has a number of grant preparers skilled in numerous service <br />areas including natural resources and environmental planning, transportation, water / wastewater, <br />municipal, economic development, planning, water resources, GIS /IT, structures and more. <br />Opportunities <br />It is our understanding that the Park Board is looking to develop a portion of the Recreation <br />Complex in the upcoming years. A Development Plan for the Lino Lakes Recreation Complex <br />was prepared in 2002 by Brauer & Associated, Ltd. That Plan includes construction of ballfields, <br />soccer /football fields, shelter buildings, ice hockey rinks /in -line skate park, a well <br />house /maintenance storage building, stormwater ponds, parking and access roads. Based on our <br />initial review of the adopted plan, and of the funding and grant sources available, we provide the <br />following information for your review and consideration as you progress forward in this <br />planning process. <br />Minneapolis • St. Cloud <br />Equal Opportunity Employer <br />