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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A CONSERVATION PARTNERS LEGACY METRO PROGRAM GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $400,000 FOR THE ACQUISITION OF 83 ACRES OF LAND FROM THE DULUTH CEMETERY ASSOCIATION FOR RECREATION AND PRESERVATION.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to accept and execute the Conservation Partners Legacy Metro Program contract agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in an amount not to exceed $400,000, with said funds to be deposited into 205-130-1220-5510-CM205-WOODLD-22CPL (Parks Fund-Community Resources-Parks Capital-Land-Capital Maintenance Fund-Woodland-2022 CPL Metro Grant).
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 City will meet the required 10% match with funds from the US Forest Service Community Forestry Program.
RESOLVED, the Duluth city council names the fiscal agent for this project as Jen Carlson, City of Duluth Chief Financial Officer, 411 West 1st Street, Duluth MN 55802.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: Resolution to accept $400,000 from the Conservation Partners Legacy Metro Program to purchase 83 acres of undeveloped open space north 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.
The City intends to meet the 10%, $40,000, match requirement with federal funds from a pending application to t...
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