DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Award Bid And Execute Contract With RES Great Lakes, LLC For Church's Woods Restoration And Enhancement Project
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WHEREAS, the Natural Resources Management System Plan adopted by Resolution No. 17-274 (May 23, 2017) determined that Parks Natural Resources shall restore Dakota County Parks System's natural areas per each Park Natural Resource Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Spring Lake Park Reserve Natural Resources Management Plan was adopted by Resolution No. 21-313 (June 22, 2021) and identified high-priority ecological restoration sites within the park; and
WHEREAS, the County Board authorized the submission of a 2022 Minnesota Legislature (ML22) Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) grant request to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (LSOHC) by Resolution No. 21-265 (May 18, 2021); and
WHEREAS, the County Board authorized the acceptance of $6,066,000 in ML22 OHF grant funds with a County match of $1,175,000 by Resolution No. 22-334 (August 23, 2022); and
WHEREAS, of this, $910,400 in grant funds and $145,664 in match funds were allocated for restoration/enhancement activities in Spring Lake Park Reserve, Miesville Ravine Park Reserve, and Lake Byllesby Regional Park; and
WHEREAS, a Request for Proposals was prepared and released on October 18th, 2024, for one of multiple project sites that will be restored with the ML22 OHF Grant Funds, which will restore 106 acres of Spring Lake Park Reserve at Church's Woods; and
WHEREAS, the proposal for this project was for initial restoration and enhancement tasks, and the alternates included prescribed burning and canopy gap enhancement throughout the project site; and
WHEREAS, the selected proposal was submitted by RES Great Lakes, LLC.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby awards the proposal to and authorizes the Physical Development Director to execute a contract with...
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