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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO THE US FOREST SERVICE URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM FOR A GRANT OF UP TO $3,500,000 TO ENHANCE DULUTH'S URBAN FOREST AND PROVIDE PATHWAYS TO ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS
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CITY PROPOSAL:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the proper City officials are hereby authorized to submit an application to the US Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program grant of up to $3,500,000 to enhance Duluth's urban forest, provide pathways to environmental careers, and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Duluth has the legal authority to accept these funds and the financial, technical, and managerial capacity to ensure proper planning and maintenance of the project. The City does not anticipate that the grantor will require a local matching contribution. In the event that the grantor does require a local match, the City will meet the requirement with in-kind contributions of personnel, equipment, and materials that are paid for in baseline City budgets.
FURTHER RESOLVED, the Duluth City Council names the fiscal agent for this project as Jen Carlson, City of Duluth Finance Director, 411 West 1st Street, Duluth, Minnesota, 55802
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: : This resolution authorizes application to the US Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program for a five-year grant of up to $3,500,000 to enhance Duluth's urban forest, provide pathways to environmental careers for unemployed and under-employed residents, and mitigate the effects of climate change. This resolution effectively replaces Resolution 23-0404R which authorized application to the same grant program for the same purpose but at a lower amount of $2,500,000.
Planting funded by the grant will focus exclusively upon neighborhoods identified as disadvantaged by federal government agencies. Neighborhoods to be served include the Hillside, Lincoln Park, Fairmount, Morgan Park, Gary/New Duluth, Fond du Lac, and portio...
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