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• AGENDA ITEM 7A STAFF ORIGINATOR: Marty Asleson DATE: January 16, 2001 TOPIC: Metro Greenways Planning Grant Application FY 2001 BACKGROUND: A previous Metro Greenways Planning Grant was approved for 3/4 of the City of Lino Lakes in 2000. This grant was written through the Anoka County Soil Conservation District. The 2000 Grant was to take our existing inventory and classify according to the Minnesota Land Classification System. This is a new land classification system that standardizes land classification for cities, counties, and state government agencies. The Minnesota Land Classification System also allows an inventory to be taken to higher levels of definition, such as percentage of impervious soils, and woodland quality. The Inventory will be delivered in GIS. The Wild Land Urban Interface project with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources needs the SE portion of the City classified. This portion was excluded from the original project. The purpose of this proposal is to allow the Anoka County Soil Conservation District to underwrite a FY 2001 grant application for this inventory project. This idea was previously presented to the City Council. At that time it was unsure weather there would be any cost -share dollars involved. By working with the Soil Conservation District, the City is able to reduce the cost of this resource planning from $6,000 cost share to $2,600 cash and $1,400 in -kind in FY2002 budget. OPTIONS: 1. Approve the attached Metro Greenways Planning Grant Application FY2001 from Anoka Soil Conservation District and direct staff to write a letter of support for this project. This letter would include reference to the City's commitment to $2,600 cash and $1,400 in -kind to be budgeted in FY2002. 2. Do not approve the Grant. RECOMMENDATION: We are strongly encouraged to apply for these planning grant dollars from Metro Greenways. The most cost effective means to implement this grant would be to tap into Anoka County Resources for help. For these reasons I recommend Option 1. •