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OPERATIONS <br /> Operations <br /> The Anoka County Ordinance,dated <br /> January 241h,2012 regulates parks <br /> and trails under the jurisdiction of <br /> Anoka County. Education and yrs <br /> enforcement is provided through <br /> the Anoka County Park Rangers,the <br /> local police departments and the <br /> Anoka County Sheriff's Department, <br /> as shown in Figure 16. <br /> Current practice partners Anoka <br /> County with the local cities through <br /> either a Memorandum of <br /> Understanding(MOU)or a Joint <br /> Powers Agreement(JPA)to provide <br /> for the maintenance of regional Figure 14 <br /> trails. Typically,the MOU or JPA is <br /> executed prior to trail construction and outlines what agency is responsible for general routine <br /> maintenance of the trail and what agency is responsible for capital improvements to the trail in their <br /> jurisdiction. <br /> The County is typically responsible for the routine maintenance of trails within regional or county park <br /> lands. This includes such maintenance as mowing,sweeping,plowing,clearing,debris removal,and <br /> patching for example. Outside of regional and county park facilities,the local cities are generally <br /> responsible for routine trail maintenance. Solid waste is typically collected from trash receptacles located <br /> along the trail at regular intervals. Anoka County inspects trails annually and provides the capital <br /> improvements that are needed and provides the long-term maintenance required,such as bituminous <br /> overlays,and trail reconstruction. Trail signage is provided and maintained by either the City or the County <br /> as determined in the JPA. <br /> Annual maintenance costs for the trail are estimated to be about$10,000. This includes funding for sign <br /> replacements,minor bituminous repair and crack-sealing. Revenue for the operation and maintenance of <br /> the trail comes from the Anoka County Parks and Recreation Department's annual operations and <br /> maintenance budget,which includes revenues from picnic shelter rentals,room rentals,programs,parks <br /> entrance fees and the County general fund. Supplementary funding is provided through the Regional Park <br /> Operations and Maintenance Grant Program. <br /> Page 16 <br />