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• CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MARCH 21, 2001 CONSERVATION PARTNERS GRANT, MARTY ASLESON Environmental Specialist Asleson advised the purpose of the Conservation Partners Grant Program is to encourage the enhancement of fish, wildlife, and native plant habitats and research and surveys of fish and wildlife directly related to specific habitat improvements projects through cooperation by private organizations and local governments. The grant program funds a maximum of 50% of the total eligible project costs not to exceed a maximum grant of $20,000. Applications are due by March 31, 2001. The City of Lino Lakes Conservation Partners Grant Program submittal is intended to restore a woodland in the Birchwood Acres neighborhood area by removing existing buckthorn from the understory. City maintenance staff and neighborhood volunteers will perform this work. The grant is also intended to initiate a 3 to 5 year volunteer education and maintenance "follow-up", with the residents in Birchwood Acres and the Clearwater Creek areas. Clearwater Creek is presently under an initial invasive plant removal program funded through the Conservation Development Management Plan Agreement. The grant request to The Minnesota Department of Natural Re r $8197.97. The City portion of the grant is $4098.98, of which $2,203. s o x of the City's labor hours and equipment costs. The rest of the moneys o e prchase the necessary chemicals for invasive removal, provide f at nvironmental Board education packet to be distributed to residents d, contingency of $1,500 for ground story replacement plants should a suf .. bank be unavailable. Council Member O'Donnell aske. ,o wi combat buckthorn. Environmental Specialist Asleson advised the the stumps and follow-up include initial cutting, picking them, spraying City Administrato'teth stated the City must earmark $1,900 worth of funds in case the City gets t Environmental Spec ists Asleson stated the City has a good change of getting the grant if the residents get involved. This item will appear on the regular Council agenda Monday, March 26, 2001, 6:30 p.m. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, LINDA WAITE SMITH City Administrator Waite Smith advised the Council still has to decide on requests for land use changes. A draft copy of the plan has been mailed to all Board Members (excluding the Charter Commission) to review. All Board Members have been directed to provide feedback to the City Planner by April 18, 2001. The Council did promise people that they will make a decision regarding the requests within 30 days. The Council has until April 3, 2001.