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FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES _2_ February 26, 2003 G. POLICY AGENDA: Resolution Authorizing City Staff to Apply for a Department of Natural Resources Local Trail Connection Grant Administrator Worthington said the City is currently working with the City of Lauderdale and the University of Minnesota to apply for a DNR Local Trail Connection Grant to improve the trail between Lauderdale's Nature Area and the path on the old trolley right- of-way in the Grove neighborhood of Falcon Heights. This grant will allow the costs associated with the improvement to a paved trail to be covered, and will require a local match of one-half of the project cost. This grant is meant to connect existing recreational facilities. The cost estimate for this project is $35,000, half of which would be covered by this grant. The project also would improve erosion control, remove invasive woody species such as buckthorn, honeysuckle, and mulberry from the trail area, and implement crime prevention improvements. Staff is working with Lauderdale, the Friends of the Parks and Trails of Ramsey County, the University of Minnesota, and the Capitol Region Watershed District to establish partnerships to fund the remaining amount. The City approached the Bell Museum earlier in the day and they agreed to write a letter • of support. The Parks and Recreation Commission looked at this project and did awalk-through of the trail in September. At their January meeting, they voted unanimously to recommend approval of the application for the grant to the City Council. The application for this grant does not commit the City to any project. If the grant is awarded, the City will move forward with a series of public meetings and a planning process for the project. The grant will be awarded at the end of 2003 for 2004, so it is important to get this in the pipeline. A brief discussion followed. RESOLUTION 2003-OS Talbot moved that Resolution 2003-OS authorizing staff to apply for a Department of Natural Resources Local Trails Connection Grant be approved as presented. The motion was unanimously approved. Consideration of an IUP for the Twin Cities Co-ops Federal Credit Union Administrator Worthington gave a brief review of the Planning Commission and City Council process regarding the development and approval of an ordinance establishing interim use permits (IUP' S) as planning tools in the City Code, farmer's markets as a legal interim use in the B-2 zone, and creation of the Farmer's Market IUP itself.