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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION 25-16 Date: Item No.: 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 Phase II Buffer Habitat 3 Restoration at Langton Lake Park. The application is attached. 4 5 The proposed project will restore approximately 26 acres of forested wetland and oak forest. The 6 amount awarded was $95,415. There were 14 eligible CPL grant applications received for a total of 7 $2,560,000. Of those, 12 grants for a total of $2,040,000 were funded. 8 9 The next step in the process is for the DNR to give final approval to a work plan, describing the specific 10 work and how it will be done. This is currently being developed. 11 12 It has been with anticipation of the Park and Recreation Renewal Program that grants have been 13 pursued where matching funds might be required. The proposed project application was for $95,415 14 with an in-kind City match of $2,000 and a City cash match of $12,000 proposed to be taken from the 15 Parks and Recreation Renewal Program Budget. 16 17 POLICY OBJECTIVE 18 This proposal is consistent with the Citys Natural Resource Management Plan, Parks and Recreation 19 System Master Plan and leveraging non-city money through grants to further City efforts. 20 21 FINANCIAL IMPLICATION 22 The grant application is for $95,415 with a $12,000 City cash match proposed to be taken from the 23 approved Parks and Recreation Renewal Program Budget. 24 25 STAFF RECOMMENDATION 26 Staff recommends accepting the Conservation Legacy Partners (CLP) Grant in the amount of $95,415 from 27 the Minnesota Department of Resources for Phase II Buffer Habitat Restoration at Langton Lake Park. 28 29 30 31 32 Page 1 of 2