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WUNI ON I" S I : N IOR <br />CITIZENS INC. <br />Sl'ONSOItI-a) IIN' St'lll iltllAN (:O.*%I,\It!NI'1'N' SI:lt\'1(;li • A UNI11:D \VAN' A(;IiN(N • liOX ,i2 MOUND, ;1IINNES(YIA 55 6-i <br />March 27, 1985 <br />City Council <br />City of Orono <br />PO Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay, MN 55323 <br />Dear City Council, <br />We are seeking approval of 10% of the Year Eleven Block Grant monies to purchase a <br />private passenger van equipped with a handicapped lift to provide medical transportation <br />for the elderly, handicapped, and others from homes, senior citizen apartments, senior day <br />care, etc. The monies needed for the day to day operation of the service will come from <br />resources through Westonka RIDES. <br />Westurtka RIDES is the new service currently serving seniors and non -seniors having no <br />other source of transportation by utilizing private vehicles with volunteer drivers and a <br />large 20 passenger vehicle recently purchased by the Lions -Rotary -Seniors partnership. <br />There is significant data in the latest 'Metro Council research that identified the high <br />priority for transportation services to the seniors and others. This transportation problem <br />:s expected to escalate in years to come with increasing life expectancy. <br />We submit that during the past year we have assisted 443 unduplicated seniors in our <br />community and specifically 47 in your city. <br />Senior population figures for each of the communities listed 'below with the amount that <br />10`)6 of each city's funds would total <br />City <br />Sr. Pop• <br />Allncation <br />10% portion <br />Mound <br />944 <br />$76, 581 <br />$7 , 650 <br />Spring Park <br />355 <br />11,430 <br />1,145 <br />Orono <br />807 <br />27,894 <br />2,790 <br />St. Bonifacius <br />107 <br />8,397 <br />850 <br />Minnetrista <br />299 <br />23,851 <br />2,385 <br />We have been in contact with Mr. harry Blackstad about the legality of this concept. he <br />has responded with the information that is legal, eligible, and fundable out of your year <br />11, Community Development Block Grant monies. Mr. Blackstad indicated that the <br />guidelines identify 15% of your funds for service related equipment purchase. <br />We are requesting an amount that is 101K> of your funds. Our vehicle cost seem to be in <br />