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RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A GREATER MINNESOTA LEGACY GRANT FOR $531,590 FROM THE GREATER MINNESOTA REGIONAL PARKS AND TRAILS COMMISSION AND MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO SUPPLEMENT THE 2021 SPIRIT MOUNTAIN LEGACY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS GRANT.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails grant agreement with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for $531,590 to supplement the 2021 Spirit Mountain Legacy Capital Improvements Grant with funds to be deposited into Fund 452-030-4220-01-HANDHTAX-1506.
FURTHER RESOLVED, the city of Duluth has the legal authority to apply for the money, and financial, technical and managerial capacity to ensure proper planning and maintenance of the project.
FURTHER RESOLVED, the city will provide the match of $72,850 with AVRI funds allocated to Spirit Mountain, Fund 452-030-5530-HANDHTAX-1506 (Capital).
FURTHER RESOLVED, the Duluth city council names the fiscal agent for this project as Jen Carlson, City of Duluth Finance Director, 411 West First Street, Duluth, MN 55802.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This is a resolution accepting a Greater Minnesota Legacy Grant for $531,590 from the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to supplement a previously awarded 2021 Spirit Mountain Legacy Capital Improvements Grant.
This funding is provided by the Commission specifically to enable local government grant recipients across the state to complete projects that incurred outsized cost overruns due to elevated construction cost inflation since 2020 and the June 2024 flood event.
Funding will enable Duluth to complete deliverables from the original 2021 grant agreement including construction of new and renewed downhill and cross-country mountain bike trails, construction of Spirit Mountain Nordic Center trails, and replacement of a failed snowmobile bridge.
The City will provide $72,850 in matching funds sourced from a prior Council-approved $1.2 million Athletics Venue Reinvestment Initiative allocation for improvements to the Spirit Mountain Nordic Center.