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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF FOOTPATH BETWEEN LAKE SUPERIOR AND THE LEDGES TOWNHOMES, INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FOOTPATH BETWEEN LAKE SUPERIOR AND THE BEACON POINT DEVELOPMENT, AND REALLOCATION OF $915,695 IN ANTICIPATED FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FUNDS FROM REPAIR OF THE STORM-DAMAGED LEDGES FOOTPATH TO REPAIR OF STORM-DAMAGE AT BRIGHTON BEACH PARK AND WAABIZHESHIKANA - THE MARTEN TRAIL
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS on October 10, 2018, storm winds and water severely damaged and washed away much of the existing bluestone footpath beginning near the end of 23rd Avenue East then heading eastward between Lake Superior and the Ledges Townhomes then ending at the Lakewalk near the east end of Water Street as approximately depicted in the attached Exhibit A (hereinafter "Bluestone Footpath");
WHEREAS the City subsequently closed the Bluestone Footpath due to safety concerns, the Bluestone Footpath continues to wash away, and the Bluestone Footpath remains closed; and
WHEREAS the estimated cost to restore the Bluestone Footpath is $2,395,002; and
WHEREAS the City anticipates baseline reimbursement of $915,695 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (hereinafter "FEMA") to defray a portion of the cost to restore the Bluestone Footpath;
WHEREAS the City has a funding gap for the project estimated at $1,479,307;
RESOLVED, that the Council supports the City's indefinite closure of the storm-damaged Bluestone Footpath, indefinite postponement of plans to construct a new trail between Lake Superior and the Beacon Point development, and reallocation of $915,695 in FEMA funds from repair of the Bluestone Footpath to repair and replacement of storm-damaged assets at Brighton Beach Park and Waabizheshikana - The Marten Trail for the following reasons:
1. The City will be challenged in the midst of an ongoing economic downturn to close an estimated $1,479,307 funding gap to restore the Bluestone Footpath;
2. ...
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