HomeMy WebLinkAboutVIII-12 Resolution to Authorize Application for Community Project Funding for FY 2023City Council Memorandum
To: Mayor Fasbender & City Councilmembers
From: City Administrator Dan Wietecha
Date: April 4, 2022
Item: Federal Community Project Funding for Lake Rebecca Park
Council Action Requested:
Approve resolution authorizing application for federal funding for Lake Rebecca Park.
Background Information:
Lake Rebecca: In 2021, the City applied to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources (LCCMR) for a $2M grant for design and construction of projects to rehabilitate Lake
Rebecca Park and preserve natural ecology of the area. At this time the LCCMR has not made a final
funding decision, but our Lake Rebecca Park project scored well in preliminary discussions. If it is
funded, it appears unlikely to be for the full amount. Seeking federal appropriation could either
supplement or take the place of the LCCMR funding.
House Appropriations: The House Appropriations Committee is accepting requests for community
project funding (CPF) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 appropriations process. The application deadline
is 5 pm on Monday, April 18.
The CPF program allows Members of Congress – who know their districts best – to request direct
funding for specific entities and projects in their districts to serve the public good and help ensure that
taxpayers and local governments in the community get a greater say in the federal spending process.
Only eligible CPF requests that meet all the guidelines established by the Committee will be accepted:
• The project must be able to demonstrate community support.
• The project or requesting entity must have no financial ties to the Member or their family.
• Funding must be for FY 23 only.
• If the project would normally require a funding match or cost share by a non-federal entity,
then the requesting entity will need to demonstrate that it can provide this match if it makes a
CPF request.
• The recipient of the CPF must be a governmental entity.
Financial Impact:
None anticipated
Committee Discussion:
None
Attachment:
Resolution
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CITY OF HASTINGS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 04- -22
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT
FUNDING FOR FY2023
WHEREAS, Lake Rebecca Park is a significant community and regional asset,
promoting tourism, recreation, birding, fishing, emersion into nature, and;
WHEREAS, Lake Rebecca Park has been a critical part of Hastings’ Park
system for many years, and;
WHERAS, Lake Rebecca Park is in need of significant upgrades to enhance the
usability, safety, aesthetics, and to protect and enhance the natural resources contained
within its boundaries, and;
WHERAS, The City of Hastings has submitted for LCCMR grant funding to
complete upgrades to Lake Rebecca Park, but are unsure if that funding will be
provided, and;
WHEREAS, The Federal Community Project Funding is another source of
potential funding to enhance this regional asset, and;
WHEREAS, The Hastings City Council recognizes the need for upgrades at Lake
Rebecca Park and fully supports seeking funding to complete a project;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Hastings, Minnesota;
The City of Hastings will submit an application for Community Project Funding to
Representative Angie Craig’s office on or before the deadline of April 18, 2022 at
5:00pm Central Time, requesting $2,000,000.00 for an ecological master plan, design,
enhancements and improvements at Lake Rebecca Park.
Adopted this 4th day of April, 2022
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Mary Fasbender, Mayor
Attest:
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Kelly Murtaugh, City Clerk
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