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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH DRIFT TOPPERS SNOWMOBILE CLUB OF DULUTH FOR THE GROOMING AND MAINTENANCE OF CITY SNOWMOBILE TRAILS AT NO COST TO THE CITY.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the proper City officials are hereby authorized to execute an agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, with Drift Toppers Snowmobile Club of Duluth for the grooming and maintenance of City snowmobile trails, at no cost to the City.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes an agreement with the Drift Toppers Snowmobile Club of Duluth ("Drift Toppers") for the grooming and maintenance of City snowmobile trails, at no cost to the City.
Drift Toppers is a non-profit volunteer organization that provides maintenance of 18.6 miles of Grant-In-Aid snowmobile trails in eastern Duluth. This agreement allows Drift Toppers to perform trail maintenance activities on City snowmobile trails under the terms and conditions set forth in the agreement. Drift Toppers will perform duties in coordination with the Parks and Recreation Department. The agreement requires Drift Toppers to maintain liability insurance while performing trail maintenance and grooming activities.
Annually, the City enters into a snowmobile trail maintenance grant agreement with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ("MnDNR") through its Grant-in-Aid program. The City utilizes Drift Toppers to perform a portion of the grooming and maintenance requirements associated with the Grant-in-Aid program, and these requirements are incorporated into the agreement with Drift Toppers.
The funding awarded through the Grant-in-Aid program varies annually, and the awarded funds are passed from the MnDNR to the City, and then to the snowmobile club. Authorization to accept the Grant-in-Aid funds is completed through a separate resolution annually. For the 2022-2023 winter season, resolution #22-0883R authorized the City to enter into the Grant-in-Aid Agreemen...
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