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Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to submit an application for $10,000 in funding from the Capitol Region Watershed District, requiring a five percent in-kind match, to enhance and restore 2.5 acres of native shoreland habitat at Loeb Lake.
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Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to submit an application for $10,000 in funding from the Capitol Region Watershed District, requiring a five percent in-kind match, to enhance and restore 2.5 acres of native shoreland habitat at Loeb Lake.
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is eligible to receive grant funds through the Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD), Stewardship Grant program, and;
WHEREAS, it is the intention of Parks and Recreation to submit a $10,000 proposal to enhance and restore 2.5 acres of prairie and lakeshore habitat adjacent to Loeb Lake within Marydale Park, and;
WHEREAS, if funded, the grant program requires a five percent in-kind match which will be provided as Parks and Recreation staff time, and;
WHEREAS, if funded, the habitat improvements must remain fully functional and adequately maintained for a period of ten years. If not maintained through its effective life, the City could be held liable for up to one hundred percent of the grant funds received, and;
WHEREAS, the project will increase connectedness of natural areas, reduce sedimentation of impaired waterbodies, and improve habitat for wildlife, and;
RESOLVED, that designated Parks and Recreation staff are hereby authorized to seek CRWD Stewardship Grant program funding on behalf of the City