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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH TKDA FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO DESIGN OF THE LOWER SPIRIT NORDIC CENTER CROSS COUNTRY SKI TRAILS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $59,100.00.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to execute an agreement with TKDA for the Lower Spirit Nordic Center Ski Trails project as identified in the attached Exhibit A for a total amount not to exceed $59,100.00, payable from fund 452-030-5530-HANDHTAX-1506 (tourism & recreational projects, finance, improvements other than buildings, half & half tax projects, Nordic - Lower Spirit).
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes an agreement with TKDA for professional engineering services related to the Lower Spirit Nordic Center Cross Country Ski Trails project for a total amount not to exceed $59,100.00.
The services to be provided include design and construction assistance for the final portion of the trail loop, the trail connection to the top of Spirit Mountain, and the lighting system.
This engineering agreement is pursuant to a larger grant-funded project to improve destination trail systems for mountain biking, cross country skiing, and snowmobiling in and around Spirit Mountain so as to strengthen Duluth's status as a national outdoor recreation destination, improve Spirit Mountain business performance, better connect the City-of-Duluth-managed snowmobile trail system to Spirit facilities and services, and address deferred maintenance. Specific improvements include completion of Grand Avenue Nordic Center trail construction, enhancement and repair of some Spirit downhill mountain biking trails, and replacement of the City-managed and -maintained Knowlton Creek snowmobile trail bridge.
The larger $2,163,596 project is funded by $2,103,596 contributed by City partners and a $60,000 contribution from the City of Duluth sourced from a one-half-of-one-percent increment in the City's touris...
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