DEPARTMENT: Library
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Submit Grant Application To The Toro Company, To Accept Grant If Awarded, And To Execute Grant Agreement
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the library to submit a Greenspace Enhancement grant application to the Toro Company for the purpose of developing an outdoor learning and event space at the Wentworth Library and authorize the Public Service and Revenue Director or their designee, to accept the grant if awarded and execute the grant agreement and authorize an amendment to the Library budget.
SUMMARY
The county is planning a renovation of the Wentworth Library beginning in April 2025. The Capital Projects budget does not contain funds for the grounds. The library wishes to apply to the Toro Company through their Greenspace Enhancement program to develop a portion of the grounds on the east side of the library. This would allow for events and learning play to happen in that space.
Ideas being considered are a patio space with sustainable plants around the paved areas. Appropriate outdoor learning activities would be incorporated into the design. Native plantings could also be added under the windows which face Wentworth Avenue.
After consulting with Facilities Management staff, with authorization from the board, the library plans to ask for $150,000 in the grant application. This would include fees for a landscape architect, labor, and materials.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that Dakota County submit the grant application to the Toro Company. Furthermore, staff recommends that Dakota County execute the grant agreement in the amount of up to $150,000 and authorize an amendment to the 2025 Library budget.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
This grant has no associated additional County cost. Authorization is requested to amend the 2025 Library budget by $150,000 to reflect the revenues and expenses associated with the grant agreement if the g...
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