DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Accept Funding From State Of Minnesota Legislature-Appropriated Funds For State Fiscal Year 2025 Regional Parks And Trails Tree Planting Grant Program And Amend 2024 Capital Improvement Program
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the Dakota County allocation of State Fiscal Year 2025 Regional Parks and Trails Tree Planting Program is $140,153; and
WHEREAS, the tree planting program will support: the Natural Resources Base Funding budget within the Parks Capital Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, the proposed appropriation is aligned with County Board approved park and greenway master plans.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Physical Development Division Director, or their designee, to accept State of Minnesota-appropriated grant funds for the reimbursement of costs associated with the planting of trees with more diverse, climate-adapted species in the regional park and trail system within Dakota County Parks’ jurisdiction; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorizes staff to amend the 2024 Parks Capital Improvement Program for this funding received through Met Council in State Fiscal Year 2025; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the 2024 Parks Capital Improvement Program budget is hereby amended as follows:
Expense
NR Base Program for Tree Planting $140,153
Total Expense $140,153
Revenue
State Funding - NR Base $140,153
Total Revenue $140,153
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