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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY (MPCA), COMMUNITY RESILIENCY GRANT PROGRAM FOR $500,000 TO SUPPORT INSTALLATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT AT MORGAN PARK COMMUNITY CENTER.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
MPCA Community Resiliency Grant program to install energy efficient equipment at Morgan Community Center.
FURTHER RESOLVED, the city of Duluth has the legal authority to accept the money, and financial, technical and managerial capacity to ensure proper planning and maintenance of the project.
FURTHER RESOLVED, the city will meet the 10% match with Duluth funds now allocated for energy upgrades.
FURTHER RESOLVED, the Duluth city council names the fiscal agent for this project as Jen Carlson, City of Duluth Finance Director, 411 West First Street, Duluth, MN 55802.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: Resolution authorizing application for a grant of $500,000 from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Community Resiliency Grant Program to support installation of energy efficient equipment at Morgan Park Community Center.
The grant would be used to complete a partially implemented project for replacement of the roof at Morgan Park Community Center - a heavily used, well maintained and well-designed community center whose upkeep is identified as a priority in the Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Because community centers are not eligible for CIP and the Parks capital budget is small, it is difficult to source funds for community center capital maintenance. This is a rare grant program for which community center capital maintenance is an eligible and competitive expense. Facilities has managed to maintain the building in good condition recently replacing doors, windows, and water heaters, and partially replacing the roof. This $500,000 grant would, if awarded, be used to properly insulate and enclose the interior side of the partially completed new roof so as to reduce energy consumption, ice damming, and...
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