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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO THE CONSERVATION PARTNERS LEGACY METRO PROGRAM TO SUPPORT ACQUISITION OF 72.5 ACRES FROM THE FOREST HILL CEMETERY FOR RECREATION AND PRESERVATION.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the proper City officials are hereby authorized to apply for up to $500,000 from the Conservation Partners Legacy Metro grant program to support acquisition of 72.5 acres from the Forest Hill Cemetery for recreation and preservation.
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 will meet the required 10% match with funding from a previously awarded grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Lake Superior Coastal Program Grant.
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 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for up to $500,000 from the Conservation Partners Legacy Metro (CPL Metro) grant program to support acquisition of 72.5 acres of undeveloped open space north of the Forest Hill Cemetery in the Woodland neighborhood to be managed for outdoor recreation and long-term preservation consistent with the Imagine Duluth 2035 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use map for this area, and Comprehensive Plan Guiding Principle #2: Declare the necessity and secure the future of undeveloped places. The Comprehensive Plan designates these lands as "OS - Open Space" to provide for parks, recreation, or natural resource preservation.
The City intends to meet the 10%, $50,000, match requirement with federal funds from a previously awarded grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Lake Superior Coastal Program Grant. If that grant is not fu...
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