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• <br />A' <br />kill { 1 <br />CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 5497 <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FUNDING FOR THE <br />ORONO DISCOVERY CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT <br />WHEREAS, the Orono Discovery Center serves residents of the city of Orono as a <br />community of the Orono School District, and is a major asset to the community through arts and <br />education, and community services and houses 30 community programs, including those for <br />Orono seniors and youth; and <br />WHEREAS, the Discovery Center is a vital point of access to support services by the <br />505 low and moderate income households in Orono that would otherwise be out of reach; and <br />WHEREAS, through partial funding by a Hennepin County Community Development <br />Block Grant, the Discovery Center has the opportunity to update the badly outdated <br />infrastructure of the building, including phones, computer and Internet access and signage that <br />allow continued service to residents; and <br />WHEREAS, the importance of support from the cities for the Discovery Center project <br />is significant for the continuation of services and programs for Orono residents; and <br />WHEREAS, the Discovery Center has been proactive in securing $10,800 from other <br />funding sources for the project and is requesting the smallest level of support from the cities; and <br />WHEREAS, support from the cities leverages a small amount of funds to take advantage <br />of the use or lose CDBG funds to create long term stability and growth potential; and <br />WHEREAS, the shortfall in project funding of $7,000 can be met with an equal <br />contribution of $1400 by each of the five cities within the Orono School District. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Orono <br />does hereby approve funding support for the Orono Discovery Center infrastructure <br />improvement project in the amount of $1400, paid in one or two installments of amounts at the <br />discretion of the city in fiscal years 2006 and 2007. <br />Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota, at a regular meeting held <br />August 28, 2006. <br />ATTEST: <br />• X�'/ 4� <br />Linda S. Vee, City Clerk <br />Barbara A. Peterson, Mayor <br />