Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the Community Development Division to issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a Developer, Owner, and Operator of a neighborhood center serving the Bridge Lake Point Waunona Way neighborhoods. The 2018 Adopted Capital Budget includes $2,000,000 to be contributed toward construction of the Bridge Lake Point Community Center. No additional City appropriation is required.
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Authorizing the Community Development Division (CDD) to undertake a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process for the purpose of selecting a Developer/Owner/Operator of a new neighborhood center to replace an existing facility serving the Bridge Lake Point Waunona Way neighborhoods and directing CDD to make recommendations to the Common Council of one or more entities to fulfill those roles.
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Background
The 2018 Adopted Capital Budget authorizes the Community Development Division to contribute up to $2 million toward the construction of a resident-inspired community facility in the Bridge Lake Point Waunona Way Neighborhood. These funds include up to $1.4 million from the City’s Community Development Block Grant program and up to $600,000 of applied General Fund reserves derived from the City’s share of the cash balance in TID 27 upon its closure in 2018. The goal of the project is to establish a centrally located facility providing space to better accommodate public gatherings and broader programming and other activities that meet the needs of neighborhood residents. Progress will be measured by greater capacity for uses desired by neighborhood residents and a corresponding increase in the facility's rate of use.
The proposed resolution authorizes the Community Development Division to issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to select a development team, which is to include the future Owner and Operator of the new neighborhood center.
The activities authorized by this resolution do not have a fiscal impact. The contribution of Ci...
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