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Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for funding through the Ramsey Conservation District CWMA cost share program to manage non-native, invasive plants that negatively impact Saint Paul parks and, if successful, enter into an agreement with the Ramsey Conservation District.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Department of Parks and Recreation, is eligible to receive up to $10,000 in Ramsey County Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) Target Invasive Species Management Cost Share Program funding through the Ramsey Conservation District (RCD), and;
WHEREAS, funding is available for management of non-native, invasive plants that negatively impact natural lands, parks, and open spaces in Ramsey County; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation has both identified and unidentified land parcels containing CWMA target invasive species requiring management; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council finds that accepting these grant funds will allow Parks and Recreation to fulfill ecological principles of habitat enhancement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that designated Parks and Recreation staff are hereby authorized to seek cost-share funding and, if successful, enter into an agreement with the Ramsey Conservation District to accept the funds on behalf of the City.