St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly is a more than a few dollars closer to creating a world-class performing arts high school in his city. The Gates Foundation announced today it's giving 30-thousand dollars to the project immediately for planning. And pledged an additional 250 thousand dollars over the next three years for implimentation. The Perpich Center for Arts Education in Golden Valley is a residential school for grades 11 and 12. And Kelly says the East Metro needs something similar: