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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF AN AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION PROGRAM GRANT OF $36,000 FROM ST. LOUIS COUNTY FOR A CD3 SYSTEM AT MUNGER LANDING.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, resolution 25-0900R authorized application to the St. Louis County Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program for a grant of up to $46,000 to support the purchase of a CD3 System at Munger Landing which will provide tools for boaters to clean, rain, and dry their watercraft and trailers to reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the proper City officials are hereby authorized to execute the grant agreement, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A, with St. Louis County to accept a grant of $36,000 to support the purchase of a CD3 System at Munger Landing, with said funds to be deposited into fund 205-130-1220-5530- CM205-NATRES-CD3STN (Parks fund, community resources, parks capital, improvements other than buildings, capital maintenance fund 205, natural resources, CD3 station).
FURTHER RESOLVED, that no match is required to accept these funds and the City of Duluth has the financial, technical, and managerial capacity to ensure proper administration of these funds and maintenance of the project.
FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Duluth names the fiscal agent for this project as Nina Salinas, Finance Director, 411 West First Street, Duluth, MN 55802.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes the proper City officials to accept and execute a grant agreement with St. Louis County for a $36,000 grant from the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program to support the purchase of a CD3 System for placement at Munger Landing, which will provide tools for boaters to clean, drain, and dry their watercraft and trailers to reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species.
There is no match required and there is no requirement for replacement at the end of the CD3 System’s useful life. The application for $46,000 would have supported software for monitoring, a concrete base, and additional signage. The County could not fully fund the project, and the City will reduce the project cost by not purchasing the monitoring software, using a gravel base instead of concrete, and removing the additional signage.
In 2018, the City accepted a CD3 station from Wildlife Forever for use at Munger Landing (as authorized by resolution 18-0576R). During the Munger Landing remediation project completed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the boat launch at Munger Landing was closed to the public and the CD3 station was relocated to Boy Scout Landing. The CD3 Station remains in use at Boy Scout Landing and has been demonstrated to have low annual maintenance costs.
Through an array of federal and state grants, the Munger Landing site will be improved to serve as a trailhead for the St. Louis River Estuary National Water Trail and Waabizheshikana: The Marten Trail. Munger Landing also operates as a public boat landing for motorized watercraft through a cooperative agreement with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (as authorized by resolution 24-0804R). The St. Louis River Estuary has been deemed a high priority location by St. Louis County and the MN DNR for AIS prevention programs. Installing a new CD3 Station at Munger Landing through this grant will support slowing the spread of aquatic invasive species which damage natural resources and hinder public recreation opportunities.