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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 5-21-12 Item No.: 7.g Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Acceptance of a Conservation Partners Legacy Grant for Langton Lake Park BACKGROUND 1 The Parks and Recreation Department has received notice of being awarded a Conservation Partners 2 Legacy (CPL) Grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for Natural Resource 3 Restoration at Langton Lake Park. The application is attached. 4 5 The proposed project will restore approximately 20 acres of upland (oak) forest, as well as restore 6 approximately 140 feet of eroded shoreline near the public fishing pier. The amount awarded was 7 $89,168. There were 66 eligible CPL grant applications received for a total of $6.6M. Of those, 38 8 grants for a total of $2.6M were funded. 9 10 The next step in the process is for the DNR to give final approval to a work plan, describing the specific 11 work and how it will be done. This is currently being developed. 12 13 It has been with anticipation of the Park and Recreation Renewal Program that grants have been 14 pursued where matching funds might be required. The proposed project application was for $89,168 15 with an in-kind City match of $320 and a City cash match of $9,880 proposed to be taken from the 16 Parks and Recreation Renewal Program Budget. 17 18 POLICY OBJECTIVE 19 This proposal is consistent with the City’s Natural Resource Management Plan, Parks and Recreation 20 System Master Plan and leveraging non-city money through grants to further City efforts. 21 22 FINANCIAL IMPLICATION 23 The grant application is for $89,168 with a $9,880 City cash match proposed to be taken from the approved 24 Parks and Recreation Renewal Program Budget. 25 26 STAFF RECOMMENDATION 27 Staff recommends accepting the Conservation Legacy Partners (CLP) Grant in the amount of $89,168 from 28 the Minnesota Department of Resources for Natural Resource Restoration at Langton Lake Park. 29 30 31 32 Page 1 of 2