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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 4895 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT <br />APPLICATION FOR TEEN CENTER EQUIPMENT UNDER THE NEW <br />CATEGORY OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View is pursuing the <br />purchase of the Bel Rae Ballroom for a Community Center; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a safe haven offering teen activities has been <br />identified as a need in the community; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a teen center qualifies under the new <br />Community Development Block Grant priority for Social Services; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the location of the Bel Rae Ballroom happens <br />to be in the center of the community, and is in the neighborhood <br />of several apartment complexes where many teens reside; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, numerous studies and surveys have indicated <br />that teens are specifically interested in a safe place to meet, <br />to sit and talk, to "hang out"; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a teen center will assist youth in obtaining <br />social services, information and discretionary leisure activity <br />options; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, establishing a teen center located in a low- <br />moderate income area of the community would quality for the new <br />Community Development Block Grant category of Social Services. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the City Council of <br />the City of Mounds View supports the application of a Community <br />Development Block Grant for the acquisition of equipment for <br />community center teen center to serve the needs of teens. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />Adopted by the Mounds View City Council on this 12th <br />day of Febr~~::-;t, :,~96. \ . <br /><' / C--;7'--J >~,/ / <br />"~~~ "- / /'~~--' <br />.. yor <br /> <br />L- <br />-Administrator <br /> <br /> <br />( SEAL) <br /> <br />