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Item No: 8K <br /> MOLADS VIEW Meeting Date:April u 20ss <br /> Type of Business: Council Business <br /> City Administrator Review: <br /> City of Mounds view Staff Report <br /> To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator <br /> Item Title/Subject: National Fitness Campaign <br /> Resolution 10087 — Commitment (not binding) to Fitness <br /> Court purchase and installation. <br /> Introduction: <br /> Blue Cross & Blue Shield have partnered with Fitness Court— National Fitness <br /> Campaign to make communities healthier via an "free" outdoor fitness court. Willmar, <br /> St. Cloud, Shakopee, Moose Lake, Brooklyn Center and Minneapolis have all installed <br /> units. <br /> Blue Cross & Blue Shield provide $50,000 in grant funding towards the purchase and <br /> installation of the Court along with $25,000 for local artists to add their time and talent. <br /> This resolution is specific to intent to participate, a requirement of the program, but is <br /> non-binding. <br /> Discussion: <br /> The total cost for the Fitness Court, Studio and Art is $230,000 with BCLS providing <br /> $75,000 in grant funds resulting in a final cost of $155,000. The city also is responsible <br /> for the cost/installation of the concreate slab the until is installed on. That estimate is <br /> $25,000 to $30,000. <br /> The program has stringent citing requirements based on visibility and pedestrian traffic <br /> counts using cell phone data the only two options in Mounds View are City Hall Park — <br /> where the old playground was located next to the SW corner of the building, and Silver <br /> View Park. The City Hall Park is the preferred option. <br /> The Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission reviewed the "product/proposal" at their <br /> March meeting and were intrigued. This is not part of the Park Master Plan as the <br /> information/program occurred after that process. <br /> The grant process required a submittal of information with award amounts ranging from <br /> $30,000 to $50,000. If the City proceeds, we would receive $50,000. <br /> This resolution is non-binding, however, the program seeks final approval at the April 28, <br /> 2025 Council meeting and a commitment by the City to install in 2025. That timeline is <br /> tight but possible as the City's obligation is to have the concrete slab poured, the Fitness <br /> Campaign installs the court/studio. <br /> The Park Rec and Forestry Commission meets on Thursday April 24, 2025 and will be <br /> The Mounds View Visior_ <br /> A Thriving Desirable Comma m ij <br />