HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 99-32 - Metro Greenways Planning Grant Approval - 03/02/1999 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY,MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO.99-32
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE ALLOCATION OF MATCHING FUNDS FOR
THE METRO GREENWAYS PLANNING GRANT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING A
CREEK CORRIDORS MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the Riley/Purgatory/Bluff Watershed District established a creek corridor for the
protection of Purgatory Creek in the 1970's; and
WHEREAS,the City of Eden Prairie approved a Purgatory Creek Protection Plan in 1970's for the
purpose of attempting to protect the creek corridor from development; and
WHEREAS,the City has been able to acquire a significant portion of the Purgatory Creek valley and
the Riley Creek valley for the purpose of protecting the natural environment of those creek corridors and
improving water quality of those creek; and
WHEREAS,the City of Eden Prairie and the Riley/Purgatory/Bluff Creek Watershed District are
desirous of developing a management plan that will establish management practices designed to improve
the habitat and water quality of the creek corridors; and
WHEREAS,the DNR has established a Metro Greenways Planning Program designed to provide
funding assistance for the purpose of assisting in developing plans that will help to preserve the natural
amenities of these valuable creek corridors.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Eden Prairie does authorize the allocation
of matching funds for the project titled The Creek Corridors Management Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon approval of its application by the State,the City of Eden
Prairie may enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota and the Riley/Purgatory/Bluff Watershed
District for the above referenced project, and that the City of Eden Prairie certifies that it will comply with
all applicable laws and regulations as stated in the grant agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Director of Parks and Recreation Services is
hereby authorized to execute such agreements as are necessary to implement the project on behalf of the
applicant.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of E;anL.
on March 2, 1999.
ris,Mayor
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Don Uram,City Clerk SEAL