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RESOLUTION NO. 9797 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM RAMSEY COUNTY, BE ACTIVE, BE GREEN, BENCH INITIATIVE PROGRAM WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and discussed plans to beautify Mounds View Boulevard with one aspect was to place benches along this corridor; and WHEREAS, the Council tasked the Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission to review the placement of benches and set a priority list for the needed benches; and WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission completed this task and mapped out where benches should be installed; and WHEREAS, Funding for the benches was discussed and the City Council directed Staff to look for grants and other methods of funding; and WHEREAS, Staff was made aware of a grant from Ramsey County, "Be Active, Be Green, Bench Initiative", and WHERAS, Connie Bernardy, the Active Living Ramsey Communities Director, visited Mounds View. After a site tour, she indicated that this would be a "great corridor for this program"; and WHERAS, Staff was notified on July 27, 2023, that the City of Mounds View was selected as a grant recipient to the "Be Active, Be Green, Bench Initiative" and the City was awarded 32 benches to place along Mounds View Boulevard; and WHERAS, The City would be required to install the cement pads the benches would be placed on and maintain the benches; and WHEREAS, Staff is estimates the cost of each pad to be $400.00. Funding for this project would come from the Street Improvement Fund. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows: The City hereby approves and accepts the Be Active, Be Green Bench Grant Agreement from Ramsey Country, to place 32 new benches along Mounds View Boulevard.