DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With City Of Eagan For Natural Resource Restoration And Enhancement Projects And Amend Parks And Greenways Capital Improvement Program Budget
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WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 20-568 (November 17, 2020), the County Board of Commissioners adopted a Land Conservation Plan for Dakota County (LCP), which included as a goal the establishment of a City-County Collaborative for natural resources planning, protection, and management; and
WHEREAS, the City of Eagan ("City") and Dakota County recognize that it will be efficient and cost-effective to share resources and cooperate in implementing various natural resources management and restoration projects within the City; and
WHEREAS, the County anticipates providing limited technical and ecological services to the City such as assistance with grant writing, planning, plant and species identification, and similar services where the County's assistance or collaborative planning will further the goals of the County's LCP; and
WHEREAS, the City and the County desire to have a single master agreement for all such projects within the City, and to provide for the agreement to be modified over time as projects are added or modified and as cooperative opportunities and implementation efficiencies may change; and
WHEREAS, the initial project identified by this agreement is the production of a natural resources management plan for Patrick Eagan Park; and
WHEREAS,?future amendments will be made by adding or updating exhibits as new projects are undertaken.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the County Manager or delegate to execute a joint powers agreement with the City of Eagan for natural resources restoration projects.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Parks and Greenways Capital Improvement Program Budget is hereby amended as follows:
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