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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 $3,048,555.
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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 from Parks and Trails Legacy funds to Saint Paul Parks and Recreation is $3,048,555 for State Fiscal Year 2024; and
WHEREAS, projects and programs that have been identified as eligible to receive Parks and Trails Legacy funds are as follows:
Como Regional Park Long-Range Plan - $100,000
Como Regional Park Operations Building Design - $400,000
Como Regional Park Shuttle - $115,000
Great River Passage - $170,000
Harriet Island Long-Range Plan - $200,000
Hidden Falls-Crosby Farm Regional Park Long-Range Plan Implementation Phase III - $818,555
Long-Term Vegetation Maintenance - $25,000
Lower Landing Improvements - $200,000
Point Douglas Regional Trail Phase 1 Design - $250,000
Samuel Morgan Regional Trail Segments 1 and 4 Design - $575,000
Volunteer & Education Coordinators - $195,000; 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 $3,048,555 in excess of those estimated in the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Counci...
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