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MEMO TO: Mounds View Park and Recreation Commission S FROM: Staff DATE: September 26 , 1984 RE: Greenfield Park Grant Update Staff attended a meeting on Friday , September 7 with the State Department of Energy and Economic Development to be formally briefed on the 1985 L.A.W.C .O.N. LCMR Program. Attached is a copy of the final worksheet indicating that Mounds View has been allotted $175 , 000 , of which 50 percent is a match by the local share of $87 , 500 . The major projects slated for Greenfield Park have been broken into five categories : 1 . Site work $28 ,000 . 00 2 . Bituminous trails $35 ,000 . 00 3 . Lighted tennis courts $60 ,000 . 00 4 . Bituminous road and parking $32 , 000 . 00 5 . Ballfield relocation $20 ,000 . 00 The time frame for the L.A.W.C .O.N. LCMR Project is to submit a final application to the Department of Energy and Economic Devel- opment no later than October 22 , 1984 . Staff is scheduled to review this issue with the City Council at the October 1 , 1984 agenda session , with formal approval to occur on Monday , October 11/1 8 , 1984 . Assumingthat projectapprovedthe the is for final submittal by t e City Council , staff would begin developing specifications for the hiring of a landscape architect to assist in the specifications for the project. Interviews with the consultants will be sched- uled with the Park Commission on Thursday, October 25 , 1984 . We would then hope to let the bids in December and begin construc- tion in January as we would need to do the majority of the creek restoration during the winter months. Staff has been working with the Finance Department to develop a proposal for determining the 50o match and we feel confident that we will be able to meet the City' s obligation on this grant, although it may take a short term loan from another fund to de- velop the entire match . At this time , the proposed funding for the matching grant is scheduled as follows : 1985 Budget Park Improvements $ 40 ,000 . 00 Reserve for Capital 19 ,469 . 00 1984 Budget Reserve for Capital 16 ,000 .00 TOTAL $ 75 ,469 . 00 • Balance needed , using these figures , $12 , 031. 00 . One potential source of revenue might be the park dedication fee from the Biem property for at least the Rachell Division of $21 ,849 . 00 . Staff will continue to explore other options for the matching funds and keep the Park Commission advised of the issue at the October Com- mission Meeting . BKA/sll