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RESOLUTION APPROVING A GREATER MINNESOTA LEGACY GRANT APPLICATION TO THE GREATER MINNESOTA REGIONAL PARKS AND TRAILS COMMISSION AND MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN NORDIC CENTER.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, Duluth City Council resolution 23-0745R accepted the special law extending the one-half-of-one-percent increment in the City of Duluth food and beverage tax and the City of Duluth lodging tax, and authorized the revenues to be spent on capital improvements to parks-based public athletic facilities; and
WHEREAS, Duluth City Council resolution 23-0748R supported moving forward with a preliminary slate of projects for the parks-based athletic facilities capital improvements, including contribution of $1,200,000 for the Spirit Mountain Nordic Center; and
WHEREAS, the $1,200,000 project funds for the Spirit Mountain Nordic Center has supported trail construction and infrastructure installation and there are $350,000 funds remaining for Nordic Center development; and
WHEREAS, the development of the Spirit Mountain Nordic Center is a shared vision between the City of Duluth, Spirit Mountain Recreation Authority, and Duluth Cross Country Ski Club with all three entities contributing towards its realization; and
WHEREAS, the City of Duluth has the right and authority to sponsor a grant funding request to the Greater Minnesota Regional parks and Trails Commission (GMRPTC); and
WHEREAS, the City of Duluth (the "Applicant") has a right and authority to act as Legal Sponsor for the State Grant Application ("Application") and will work with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ("DNR"), in developing a Grant Agreement relating to the funding which may be awarded by the GMRPTC; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Duluth authorizes a Greater Minnesota Legacy Grant application requesting up to $2,050,373 in grant funding for the Spirit Mountain Nordic Center.
FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Duluth commi...
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