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• • COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 26, 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 Resources is for $8197.97. The City portion of the grant is $4098.98, of which $2,203.69 is a soft match of the City's labor hours and equipment costs. The rest of the moneys would be to purchase the necessary chemicals for invasive removal, provide for an updated Environmental Board education packet to be distributed to residents involved, and a contingency of $1500 for ground story replacement plants should a sufficient seed bank be unavailable. Mayor Bergeson referred to the contingency of $1500 and asked about the City's part regarding that contingency. City Administrator Waite Smith advised that question w has been determined that $1900 of hard money will be required fr• R a t period. The first year's expenses to the City will be approxima at the work session. It er a three (3) year Council Member Dahl moved to adopt Resolution No. 4 as nted. Council Member O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried Resolution No. 01 — 48 can be found in thfice. UNFINISHED BUSINESS March 7, 2001, Council the March 7, 2001, C the motion. nutes — Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Session Minutes, as presented. Council Member Dahl seconded Council Member Dahl i ired about the procedure if Council Member Carlson has a correction after the minutes are approved. The City Attorney advised a Council Member can bring a motion to amend and re -approve the minutes after they have been approved. Motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS - None COMMUNITY CALENDAR MARCH 26 THROUGH APRIL 9, 2001: Mayor Bergeson advised the Council will adjourn to a Council work session to discuss the Comprehensive Plan immediately after the regular Council meeting. • City Council Meeting, Monday, March 26, 2001, 6:30 p.m. 10