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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LAKE SUPERIOR COASTAL GRANT PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000 FOR FUNDS TO ACQUIRE APPROXIMATELY 83 ACRES FROM THE DULUTH CEMETERY ASSOCIATION FOR RECREATION AND PRESERVATION.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the proper City officials are hereby authorized to apply for grant funds not to exceed $100,000 from the Lake Superior Coastal Program under the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, via the US Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to acquire approximately 83 acres from the Duluth Cemetery Association for recreation and preservation;
FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Duluth has the legal authority to accept these funds and the financial, technical, and managerial capacity to ensure proper planning and maintenance of the project. The City will meet the required 1:1 match with grant funds received from the Conservation Partners Legacy Metro Program from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
FURTHER RESOLVED, the Duluth City Council names the fiscal agent for this project as Jen Carlson, City of Duluth Finance Director, 411 West 1st Street, Duluth, Minnesota 55802.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes the application for grant funds in an amount not to exceed $100,000 from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Lake Superior Coastal Program to acquire approximately 83 acres of undeveloped open space from the Duluth Cemetery Association for recreation and preservation.
The undeveloped open space is located north of Forest Hill Cemetery in the Woodland neighborhood and will be managed for outdoor recreation and long-term preservation consistent with the Imagine Duluth 2035 Future Land Use map and the Comprehensive Plan Guiding Principle #2, which is to, "declare the necessity and secure the future of undeveloped places." The Comprehensive Plan designates...
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