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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO THE US FOREST SERVICE COMMUNITY FOREST AND OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR FUNDS TO ACQUIRE 72.5 ACRES FROM THE FOREST HILL CEMETERY FOR RECREATION AND PRESERVATION.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to apply for up to $287,500 from the US Forest Service Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program.
FURTHER RESOLVED, the city of Duluth has the legal authority to accept the money and financial, technical, and managerial capacity to ensure proper planning and maintenance of the project. If the grant is awarded, the City will meet the required 1:1 match with a separate State of Minnesota grant application to be submitted later in 2022.
FURTHER RESOLVED, the Duluth City Council names the fiscal agent for this project as Jen Carlson, Finance Director, 411 West 1st Street, Duluth MN 55802.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes application for $287,500 from the US Forest Service Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program to acquire an undeveloped 72.5-acre portion of 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.
If the funds are awarded, the City intends to meet the required 1:1 match via a separate State of Minnesota grant application to be submitted later in 2022.
The Duluth Cemetery Association Board of Directors responsible for the Forest Hill Cemetery property is a willing seller though final property boundaries and a final sale price have yet to be agreed upon.
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