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Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept Parks and Trails Legacy Funds, enter into grant agreements, and amend the financing and spending plan in the amount of $2,511,523.
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WHEREAS, the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment to Minnesota's Constitution dedicates three-eighths of one percent in state sales tax to clean water, habitat, arts and culture, and parks and trails of state or regional significance; and
WHEREAS, a portion of the Parks and Trails Fund is appropriated to the Regional Parks implementing agencies for the Metropolitan Regional Parks System; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is designated as a Regional Parks implementing agency by Minn. Stat. 473.351, subd. 1; and
WHEREAS, the appropriation of Parks and Trails Legacy funds to Saint Paul Parks and Recreation is $2,511,523 for State Fiscal Year 2022; and
WHEREAS, projects and programs that have been identified as eligible to receive Parks and Trails Legacy funds are as follows:
Harriet Island Play Area Construction - $778,000
Hidden Falls Master Plan Improvements - $439,923
Phalen Picnic Pavilion Design - $283,600
Cherokee Trail Improvements - $250,000
Lilydale Dog Park Implementation - $300,000
Eastside Heritage Park Master Plan Update - $15,000
Point Douglas Master Plan - $10,000
Great River Passage - $170,000
Volunteer & Education Coordinators - $160,000
Como Shuttle - $105,000; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation wishes to accept said grant funds and establish a financing and spending plan for said Metropolitan Council grants; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does certify that there are available for appropriation funds of $2,511,523 in excess of those estimated in the 2021 Capital Improvement Budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that there is a public purpose in providing environmental education and the betterment of our park’s facilities and trails and...
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