Purpose

• Authorizes funding for a new Cedar Riverside Recreation Center in Minneapolis. The bill appropriates money to support predesign, design, construction, furnishing, and equipping the center to serve the state’s largest immigrant population center, through a grant to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (via the Metropolitan Council).

Main Provisions

• Appropriation: $11,500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the Metropolitan Council for a grant to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip the new Cedar Riverside Recreation Center.
• Bonding: The state will sell and issue bonds of up to $11,500,000 to pay for the appropriation, following the terms and conditions in Minnesota law (specifically those statutes and constitutional provisions cited in the bill).
• Implementing agencies: The Metropolitan Council administers the grant to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board for the specified work on the recreation center.
• Purpose alignment: The project is targeted to serve the largest immigrant population center in Minnesota, reflecting a focus on community access and facilities for immigrant residents.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Creates or extends a capital investment appropriation for the Cedar Riverside Recreation Center, funded by state bonds.
• Authorizes the issuance and sale of bonds up to $11,500,000 from the bond proceeds fund to finance the appropriation.
• Ties the funding to a grant process administered by the Metropolitan Council to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, for the specified scope (predesign through equipment).

Financial and Legal References

• Funding source: bond proceeds fund
• Bond mechanism: sale and issuance of state bonds
• Governing statutes: Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675
• Governing provisions: Minnesota Constitution article XI sections 4 to 7
• Project scope: preddesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip the Cedar Riverside Recreation Center

Impact Summary

• Provides a defined, dedicated funding stream and bonding authorization to advance a new recreation center in a major immigrant community, potentially improving access to recreation and community services in Minneapolis.

Relevant Terms - Cedar Riverside Recreation Center - Metropolitan Council - Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board - grant - appropriation - bond proceeds fund - bonds / bond sale / issuance - predesign - design - construct - furnish - equip - largest immigrant population center in the state - Minnesota Statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675 - Minnesota Constitution article XI sections 4 to 7