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■ Step by step management strategies for each site ■ Identification of greenway corridors within Roseville and connecting to neighboring cities. ■ Water quality assessment of lakes and ponds within each site ■ Invasive plant species identification and a resource plan for control and/or eradication ■ Graphic representation of inventory and management issues using GIS ■ Lake and watershed assessment including the MLCCS cover type for all of Roseville The attached project outline has more details of the items to be included in the Roseville Natural Resource Inventory and Management Plan. Additionally, the Ramsey Soil and Water Conservation District would be partnering with the City of Roseville in the grant application to complete the MLCCS for Roseville. The attached proposal is consistent with the policy of leveraging other public and private resources to obtain funding to offset the costs of development. 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. FINANCIAI IMPI I(:ATI(�NS The City must provide matching funds of $24,230 if the grant were approved and accepted. There is $29,000 included in the proposed 2001 Park Improvement Program (PIP) for this item. , 'A�F R CnMMENDATIC�N Based on the recommendation of the City of Roseville Parks and Recreation Commission, the Parks and Recreation System Plan, the Roseville Vista 2000 Plan, the numerous natural resource issues identified by citizens in the last several years, and the opportunity to accomplish these goal by leveraging the additional funding from the State of Minnesota, staff recommends that the City submit a grant application to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Metro Greenway Program for a Metro Greenways Planning Grant for $24,230 for the development of a Natural Resources Inventory and Management Plan. �O 1NC11 ACTInN RFfll IESTFD Adoption of the attached resolution for application to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Metro Greenway Program for a Metro Greenways Planning Grant for the development of a Natural Resources Inventory and Management Plan for Roseville. Matching funds of $24,320, as authorized by the City Council at such time as the grant is awarded to the City, would be taken from the 2001 PIP.