Theodore Wirth Regional Park - Long-Range Plan Implementation
Funding would be allocated to two major projects in the park. A portion would improve wayfinding throughoughout the park and also address trail surface conditions, realign trail routes to make them less confusing or more accessible, and provide visitor comfort facilities like benches, restroom enclosures, and drinking fountains. A portion would be used to stabilize eroding slopes and restore degraded forest habitat in the vicinity of Twin Lake. Specific grant activities include administration, design services, community engagement, events, fabrication, and construction administration for construction activities including grading, planting, trails, signage, comfort facilities, habitat enhancement, stormwater management, and roadway crossings.
Theodore Wirth Regional Park
Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$21,712,000$22,149,000
(a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway.
(b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes.
(c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding.
(d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.
Miles and type of trails rehabilitated. Number of wayfinding signs installed. Acres of habitat enhanced/restored.
Reported upon completion
Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$17,237,000$18,067,000
(a) $17,237,000 the first year and $18,067,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3.
(b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used to fund the list of recommended projects in the report submitted pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts in the report. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails.
(c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding.
(d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.
Miles and type of trails rehabilitated. Number of wayfinding signs installed. Acres of habitat enhanced/restored.
Reported upon completion