DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With South St. Paul For Natural Resources Restoration Projects Within Select Parks
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the execution of an agreement to partner with the City of South St. Paul for natural resources restoration at Mississippi River Greenway nodes (Kaposia Park and Simon's Ravine Trailhead, Kaposia Landing, and Wildflower Levee Park) (Attachment: Project Map).
SUMMARY
The Land Conservation Plan, adopted by Resolution No. 20-568 (November 17, 2020), called for creating a City-Conservation Collaborative to "more effectively protect critical undeveloped areas, increase natural resource restoration and management, and share information and financial and staff resources within all incorporated areas."
On March 28, 2023, the County Board of Commissioners authorized the submittal of a grant application to the Legislative-Citizen's Commission on Minnesota Resources' Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (LCCMR-ENRTF) program. This application included restoration work at key nodes along the Mississippi River Greenway, including South Saint Paul's Kaposia Park and Simon's Ravine Trailhead, Kaposia Landing, and Wildflower Levee Park.
The Natural Resources Restoration joint powers agreement (JPA) uses a previously established standardized, citywide template for collaboration, replacing the need for multiple project-specific agreements for each of these projects (Attachment: JPA). It centralizes information for jointly managed restoration projects in an efficient, transparent format. Future amendments will be made by adding or updating exhibits as new projects are undertaken.
Project Details:
Mississippi River Greenway Nodes at Kaposia Park and Simon's Ravine Trailhead, Kaposia Landing, and Wildflower Levee Park.
Conduct natural resources restoration on 43 acres following recommendations of the 2025 Natural Resources Management Plan (NR...
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