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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> Date: 5-21-12 <br /> Item No.: 7.f <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Acceptance of a Community Forest Bonding Grant <br />BACKGROUND <br />1 <br />The Parks and Recreation Department has received notice of being awarded a Community Forest <br />2 <br />Bonding Grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in the amount of $25,000 for <br />3 <br />public tree planting. The application is attached. <br />4 <br />5 <br />The proposed project will include planting approximately 60 trees on public property including <br />6 <br />boulevards and parks. A partnership has also been established with the Parkview Center School Forest <br />7 <br />where approximately 6 trees will be planted and maintained at that site by volunteers and students. <br />8 <br />9 <br />There are no matching funds required for this grant. <br />10 <br />11 <br />POLICY OBJECTIVE <br />12 <br />This proposal is consistent with the City’s Natural Resource Management Plan, Public Tree Master Plan, <br />13 <br />Parks and Recreation System Master Plan and leveraging non-city money through grants to further City <br />14 <br />efforts. <br />15 <br />16 <br />FINANCIAL IMPLICATION <br />17 <br />The grant application is for $25,000 with no matching funds required. <br />18 <br />19 <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />20 <br />Staff recommends accepting the Community Forest Bonding Grant in the amount of $25,000 from the <br />21 <br />Minnesota Department of Resources for public tree planting. <br />22 <br />23 <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED <br />24 <br />Motion authorizing the acceptance of a Community Forest Bonding Grant from the Minnesota Department <br />25 <br />of Natural Resources for $25,000 for public tree planting. <br />26 <br />Prepared by: Lonnie Brokke, Director <br />Attachments: A: Grant Application <br />27 <br />28 <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />