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Home My WebLink About8.a. RAP Project � City of Rosemount Executive Summary For Action CI'TY COUNCIL MEETIlVG DATE: AUGUST 2, 1994 AGENDA ITEM: RAP PROJECT AGENDA SECTION: DEPT. HEADS REPORT PREPARED BY: Thomas D. Burt, City Administrator AGENDA NO. ITEM # � ATTACFIlVIENTS: MEMO OF JULY 28, 1994 FROM APPRO BY: COMMUl�TITY DEVELOPNIENT DIRECTOR " WASMUND /�'1,sv"'� During October, 1993 the City Council directed staff to work with the RAP group. Staffs participation witt�.this group has resulted in a number of positive programs that has benefited many of the residents of Rosemount Greens and Cimarron Village. Before you this evening is a "concept plan" that was developed with the input of the RAP group which is a proactive answer to reducing density and assisting in prevention programs. During our meetings with RAP it became obvious that a facility to house the many social, educational and recreational programs is needed. The park area on the plan calls for a facility to house such programs as WIC, food shelf, immunization, ECFE, etc. Presently the Dakota County Extension Offices bring a van which provides many of the programs but the space limitations of the van hamper the growth and continued success of the programs. This project is a success already in the number of govemmental agencies working together on the issues of this neighborhood. We have preliminarily discussed the concept with the Dakota County HRA and there is interest in participating on the total development of this parcel. This concept plan represents an effort to reduce the possible density on this approximately 20 acre site from 18 units per acre to 6 units per acre. The Fire Station location is only a concept, the assistance of the actual location of fire station will come at a later date from the Fire Service Task Force. To move forward with this plan we are asking for City Council support. If the Council supports the concept, staff will apply for two grants, the Board of Government Innovation and Cooperation Grant and the Demonstrated Partnership Program Grant. These grants will fmance the purchase of the land, construction of the facility, and provide for a detached worker. RECOMMENDATION: Direct staff to continue to work on the RAP group building and concept plan. Recommended Action: MOTION to direct staff to continue to work on the RAP group building and concept plan. Council Action: ��: � ��"" =°: ��e �� `. C I TY O F RO S E M O U N T zs,s`;�TMt"��t West � � � � �� P.O.Box 51� �� Rosemount,MN � Everything's Coming Up Rosemount!! 55068-0510 ` � �� • � � �� Phone:612-423-4411 � TOIIl BllI't, C1Ty At�1rilrilStl'atOP Fax:6t2-423-5203 FROM: Ron Wasmund, Director of Community Development �� DATE: July 28, 1994 SUBJ: Board of Government Innovation and Cooperation Grant 1fie Minnesota Board of Government Innovation and Cooperaxion through the State Auditors office has made $2.45 million available for grants in three different categories. This is the second year of grants from this board which was created in 1993. The idea of the grant system is to encourage counties, cities, school districts, towns, and special taxing districts; associations of local govemments; the Metropolitan Council, organizations and state agencies with a local govemmental partner to apply for funding to provide an innovative or cooperative service to the public. The board will consider applications received in all categories without specific allocation to each grant category. Depending on the requests made one category may be funded more than another. The three categories and a brief description of each is as follows: 1. Service Budget Management Model Grants - Applicants may apply for funding to develop a model for innovative service delivery. The model will identify a new means of providing a service already being provided by the applicants, utilizing their e�sting fmancial resources and improving the quality of service. There is a maximum of $50,000 per grant available. Three qualifying questions for this category are; Is the proposal at design stage; Is it at the model stage; or is it for the delivery of a service. 2. Cooperation Planning Grants - Applicants may apply for funds to develop a plan for delivering a service or program through intergovernmental cooperation. Again there is maximum grant of$50,000. This is to fund the development of a plan of how the partnership can deliver services. Grantees must implement the plan once it is developed. Funding from other sources must be demonstrated available to carry out the plan. 3. Service Sharing Grants - Applicants may apply for funds to cover the one time start- up costs of providing a fully integrated service or program. Here a maximum grant amount is $100,000 is available for the purchase of equipment, land and buildings. The pre-application is the same for all categories. We must chose one to apply for however the review board may ask us to change the category to one they feel is more appropriate. The board is expecting 250 applications. Of the 250 some will be requested to submit an application, some will be encouraged to submit and the rest will be discoura.ged to submit. Of the final applications submitted 50 aze expected to be funded. We can apply for only one category per application but multiple applications can be submitted. � . � Prrnted.on recycled paper. confaining 30'Y Post-consumermaterials � . Board of Government Innovation and Cooperation Grant July 28, 1994 Page Two I feel tYtis provides us an opportunity to receive some funding to put towards a coopera.tive effort to gain control of the available land in the triangle bounded Dodd Blvd., Shannon Blvd., and 145th St. W. This is the area., as you know of a concentration of rental properties serving low to moderate income families. The zoning of the open land in this area is a combination of ag and muld-family. It is all guided in the comp plan as multi-family allowing a density of 18 units per acre. That means appraximately 360 units on the estimated 20 acres available. By the city gaining control with coopera.tive efforts several options are available to us. Our ultimate goals should be: 1. Reduce overall density in the area from 1 S units/acre to around 6 units/acre. 2. Reserve a space for the possible siting of a fire station. 3. Develop a small play lot and open space to provide unique opportunities to families with special needs. 4. Provide a building with meeting/work rooms for the Rosemount Activities Program (RAP) group to use for their special needs. 5. Provide space for development of senior housing units and lst time home buyer � townhouse units. The coopera.tive efforts could be provided by the City of Rosemount, Dakota County HRA, Cammunity Action Council, Dakota. Alliance for Prevention, Dakota County Extension, Dakota County Social Services, and Independent School District 196. This list can even be expanded after talking the agencies listed. Private efforts such as Koch Refining and USPCI can also be solicited. � , A pre-application for the grant(s) must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 23, 1994. The first step in the grant preparation is the support of the council. Pending council approval, I will arrange meetings with the various agencies to request their help in the grant applica.tion prepara.tion and program support. This should be presented to the council at the August 2, 1994 meeting. Do you concur?