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<br />.. <br />~.LS <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2008-034: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A LOCAL TRAIL CONNECTION GRANT AWARD <br />THROUGH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR <br />THE PERRY PARK REGIONAL TRAIL CONNECTION. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources administers the Local <br />Trail Connection Grant Program and has approved a $24,000 grant to the City of Arden Hills <br />for construction of a .27 mile paved pathway from Perry Park connecting to an existing Tony <br />Schmidt Regional trail; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills recognizes the fifty (50) percent local match <br />requirement for the Local Trail Connection Grant Program, and has secured matching funds; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, conditions of the grant require the City Council pass a resolution <br />accepting the grant and designating a fiscal agent for the City of Arden Hills for this project; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a segment of the proposed Perry Park Regional trail connection <br />alignment will be constructed on property owned by Ramsey County, specifically within <br />Tony Schmidt Regional Park; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Ramsey County has received a Department of Natural Resources grant <br />for further development of the Elmer L. Andersen Memorial Trail and a short segment of this <br />trail will be constructed on property owned by the City, specifically within Perry Park. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills and Ramsey County will be responsible for all <br />costs of construction and maintenance of their respective trails; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Department of Natural Resources Local Connection Grant Program <br />requires all owners of property over which a trail is constructed complete a formal agreement <br />allowing construction on their property; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills and Ramsey County Parks and Recreation <br />Department have negotiated an agreement allowing construction and establishing obligations <br />for use, ongoing maintenance, replacement and reconstruction of their respective trails; and <br /> <br />\\Metro-inet.us\ardenhills\Admin\Council\Resolutions\2008\2008-034, Accepting a Minnesota DNR Local Trail Connection Grant.doc <br />