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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 01 /26/04 ITEM NO: 3.12 Department Approval: Manager Reviewed: Agenda Section: ��n��nk Item Description: Acceptance of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Metro �re�nw��r� Site Restoration Grant for a Reservoir Woods Natural Area Restoration Project. BACKGROUND The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources initiated a program in 1999 to assist local agencies in their attempts to better manage. natural resources and to coordinate efforts throughout the metro area. In 2000, with the assistance of a Metro Greenways Planning Grant, the City of Roseville conducted natural resource inventories and created management plans for five parks. The resulting Natural Resource Management Plan identified natural areas at Reservoir Woods as a top priority. Staff and local planners who have expertise in this area (BRA) have continued to search out funding opportunities to continue to address Natural Resource Restoration in our Park System. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has recently awarded the City of Roseville a partial funding grant for up to $18,000 for a restoration project at Reservoir Woods Park through removal of nonnative invasive species, prescribed burning and replanting with native plant material. The grant application and the agreement are attached. POLICY OBJECTIVE The attached proposal is consistent with the policy of leveraging other public and private resources to obtain funding to offset the costs of Natural Resource Management. It is also consistent with the Roseville Parks and Recreation System Plan and the City's efforts as outlined in the Vista 2000 goals to improve our environment through the protection and improvement of our natural resources. It is also consistent with our efforts to partner with other agencies. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS The City must provide matching funds of $4,000 cash and matching in-kind of $6,000 if the grant were approved and accepted. The $4,000 would be proposed to be taken from the 2004 Park Improvement Program (PIP) for this item.