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Accepting Federal Recreational Trail Grant Program funds through the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, entering into a grant agreement detailing conditions of the grant which includes an indemnification clause, and amending the finance and spending plan in the Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $150,000 to reflect said grant funds for the Robert Piram Regional Trail project.
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council, by its resolution CF #20-301, approved the Department of Parks and Recreation’s submittal of a Federal Recreational Trail Grant Program in the amount of $150,000 for the Robert Piram Regional Trail project; and
WHEREAS, the project is to construct four trailhead areas along the Robert Piram Regional Trail, providing a 3.7 mile off-road pedestrian connection from Harriet Island to South Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation has received a reimbursement grant of $150,000 from the Federal Recreational Trail Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the grant requires a twenty-five percent (25%) match which will be met by existing Parks and Trails Legacy funds already designated for the project; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul agrees to comply with all applicable laws, environmental requirements and regulations as stated in the grant agreement, which include entering into a grant agreement with the State of Minnesota to accept and implement said funds, which may include an indemnification clause; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that there is a public purpose in providing trailhead locations along the Robert Piram Regional Trail; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation wishes to accept said funding and amend the financing and spending budget in the amount of $150,000 to reflect said funds available for the Robert Piram Regional Trail project; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does certify that there are avail...
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