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20 Financing and Partnerships Funding for the recommended improvement must come form a variety of sources, but the City of Arden Hills must take an aggressive and pro-active approach to park and trail improvement. In addition to City funds the following potential sources of funding are needed to achieve the vision established by the commu- nity and reflect in this plan. Potential funding sources are: • City General Funds • Park and Trail Dedication Funds • Federal T-21 trail and pedestrian bridge funds • Minnesota DNR Outdoor Recreation Grants • Contributions from recreation and environmental groups • Contributions from civic and service groups • Cooperative projects and funding with local businesses • Minnesota DNR Metro Greenway Grants • Cooperative funding with Ramsey County and Ramsey County Parks • Watershed Districts Partnerships Within the City of Arden Hills, there are great opportunities for public and private partnerships for shared use of parkland and private or corporate properties or partnerships with Bethel and Northwestern Colleges. In particular, it may be possible to improve upon the relationship between MSI Insurance and Crepeau Park to share parking and signage and to expand the facilities for both. Similarly, partnerships with Bethel and Northwestern College should be made or improved to provide community use of trails and athletic facilities. Other partnerships include working with the Rice Creek Watershed District, Ramsey County and the U.S. Army to complete missing sections of the Rice Creek Park and Trails and to hasten the release of TCAAP land. Furthermore, the City, MNDOT and Ramsey County should coordinate efforts to improve trails along county and state roads and within county parks to better respond to the community’s desires. Park Dedication Requirements and Policy Arden Hills collects park dedications (either cash or land) from new subdivisions. The intent of the dedication requirement is to make sure that new development provides adequate park and recreation resources to meet the demand created by the new growth. Park dedication funds are intended for park and trail land acquisition and development of new facilities. They should not be used for park facility replacement or maintenance. Arden Hills should accept cash park dedication in leiu of land for development south of TH96, except when there is the possibility and need to add land adjacent to existing parks. Park dedication north of TH96 (TCAAP) should be in accordance with the Vento Re-use Master