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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A MINNESOTA HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $130,100 FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WAABIZHESHIKANA (THE MARTEN TRAIL) INTERPRETATIVE PLAN.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to accept and execute the Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage grant contract agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, with the Minnesota Historical Society, for the implementation of the Waabizheshikana (The Marten Trail) Interpretative Plan, in an amount not to exceed $130,100, with said funds to be deposited into fund 452-030-5530-HANDHTAX-1501-06 (Tourism and Recreational Projects; Finance; Half & Half Tax Projects; Western Waterfront Trail; SLRC Heritage Trail).
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. The match requirement will be met with funds contributed by US Steel (see Exhibit B).
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes acceptance of a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant in an amount not to exceed $130,100 to implement portions of the Waabizheshikana (The Marten Trail) Interpretative Plan approved by the City Council in March of 2021. See the grant agreement attached as Exhibit A.
City Council authorized the application for this grant in July of 2021. The grant will be used primarily to implement the interpretive plan on the existing 3.3-mile northeast end of Waabizheshikana (The Marten Trail) extending from the Irving neighborhood to the Riverside neighborhood. Grant funds may also be used to implement portions of the interpretive plan on Waabizheshikana (The Marten Trail) Segment 2, connecting the Morgan Park and Smithville neighborhoods, which the City expects to construct with...
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