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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TWO PERMITS FROM MINNESOTA POWER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND USE OF A PUBLIC SNOWMOBILE TRAIL.
Body
CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, the state of Minnesota, through its department of natural resources, provides a snowmobile trails assistance program;
WHEREAS, the snowmobile trails assistance program provides grants to local units of government for the maintenance of the trails pursuant to Minn. Stat. ? 84.83;
WHEREAS, the city of Duluth is designated as the local unit of government to act as a sponsor for Over the Hill Night Riders Snowmobile Club, a local snowmobile club;
WHEREAS, under the terms of the grant agreement, the city of Duluth is required to acquire the necessary real property interests for the development and maintenance of trails from the owners of land that the trail crosses;
WHEREAS, the city of Duluth does not hold all of the required real property interests for existing snowmobile trails that presently cross Minnesota Power property; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Power is willing to permit the construction, maintenance, and use of the trails on its property.
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to execute and accept a permit, substantially in the same form attached as Exhibit A, with Minnesota Power, for the construction, maintenance, and use of a public snowmobile trail.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to accept the permit issued on January 29, 2015 and attached as Exhibit B, with Minnesota Power, for the construction, maintenance, and use of a public snowmobile trail.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes the execution and acceptance of two permits from Minnesota Power for the construction, maintenance, and use of a public snowmobile trail. The property contained in the permits is shown on Exhibit C and runs east and west above Skyline Parkway from the city limits of Proctor to He...
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