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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH USEPA ACCEPTING A $900,000 GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE GRANT FOR ACQUISITION AND RESTORATION OF ECOLOGICALLY VALUABLE TAX FORFEIT PROPERTY ALONG THE ST.LOUIS RIVER AND DEVELOPMENT OF A CITYWIDE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to enter into a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grant Agreement bearing Grant No. 00E02834 with the United States Environmental Protection Agency in the amount of $900,000, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, for the acquisition of tax forfeit lands associated with the St. Louis River, a city-wide Natural Resource Management and Protection Plan, and, restoration of native plant communities, said grant funds to be deposited in 205-130-1220-4209-01-CM205-SLRNA-PHASE2 (parks fund, community resources, parks capital, direct federal grants capital, capital maintenance fund 205, st louis river natural area, natural resources mgmt plan/land acquisition & restoration).
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes acceptance of a grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (USEPA GLRI) for $900,000. The funds will be used to:
1. $700,000--Acquire ecologically valuable tax forfeit land along the St. Louis River from St. Louis County for 20% of the market value estimated by the County Assessor.
2. $135,000--Restore native plant species on public lands along the river.
3. $65,000--Develop a City-wide plan to guide how the City manages and protects City-owned green space.
The City is not obligated to provide a cash match in association with this grant.
The land acquisition funded by this grant is pursuant to:
1. City Council resolution 18-0240 approving the Imagine Duluth 2035 Comprehensive Plan whose Open Space Policy Two directs the City to acquire and protect tax forfeit property that has considerable e...
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