Upgrade picnic shelters and trails to ADA requirements at Phalen-Keller Regional Park
Phalen Keller Regional Park, design and construct improvements to picnic shelters, redevelop trails and include ADA requirements, retaining walls and utilities.
Phalen-Keller Regional Park/Ramsey
Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$12,641,000$15,140,000
(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.
Grant funding re-scoped and was used in conjunction with Grant SG-2010-043 for additional site improvements. The project was completed and the grant closed-out.
Grant funding re-scoped and was used in conjunction with Grant SG2010-043 for additional site improvements. The project was completed and the grant closed-out. Park visits to Keller Lake Regional Park increased from 360,000 in 2011 (pre-construction) to 477,600 in 2012 (post-construction).