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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LAKE SUPERIOR COASTAL PROGRAM GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000 FOR FUNDS TO REPLACE A BEACH DUNE-CROSSING BOARDWALK ON MINNESOTA POINT.
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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 to replace a beach dune-crossing boardwalk on Minnesota Point;
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 through the value and use of boards that were salvaged during the Lakewalk reconstruction project and in-kind labor for the demolition and installation of the new dune-crossing boardwalks.
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 assist with the replacement of a beach dune-crossing boardwalk on Minnesota Point. Access to Minnesota Point Beach requires crossing sensitive beach dune habitat. In order to protect this habitat, the City designates beach access points and directs pedestrian traffic over dune-spanning boardwalks. The existing beach access boardwalks are damaged and in need of replacement.
These funds are intended to assist with the replacement of the boardwalk at the Park Point Recreation Area volleyball courts. The replacement dune-crossings will be constructed with pre-fabricated steel frames and topped by boards that were salvaged from t...
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