HomeMy WebLinkAbout#06 - Cross Country Ski Trail Grooming Grant STAFF REPORT
DATE: 05/21/2024
CONSENT
MOTION
TO: City Council
FROM: Adam Swanepoel, Assistant Public Works Director
AGENDA ITEM: Cross Country Trail Grooming Grant
REVIEWED BY: Marty Powers, Public Works Director
BACKGROUND:
For the past several years, the City has been a participant in the Cross Country Ski Trail Assistance
Program sponsored by the Minnesota DNR. This program allows for reimbursement of costs related to
maintaining the ski trails in the forms of fall trail maintenance and winter trail grooming. The proposed
application would cover the 2023/2024 ski season in Sunfish Lake and Reid Park.
ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL:
Should the city pursue submission of a grant application for Cross Country Trail Grooming Reimbursement
at Sunfish Lake, Reid Park and Demontreville?
PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS:
Each year the City of Lake Elmo has applied for the Cross Country Ski Trail Assistance Program through
the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for the trail system in Sunfish Lake Park. The City added
two miles of additional trails in 2022 by adding Reid Park to the trail grant. This year Demontreville Park
will add an additional 1.3 miles of trail. The fund allocations are driven by the number of participants in
the program and the number of trail miles being maintained. The city has consistently received $4,000-
$5,500 per year in grant funds to cover a portion of the costs related building and maintaining the Cross
Country Ski Trails all three parks. These funds are used to help offset the cost of fall trail preparations and
the cost of grooming throughout the winter months. A requirement of the application process is to attach a
resolution providing City Council approval to sponsor the participation in the program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
• If awarded, the city could receive approximately $4,500 to $5,500 to help offset the cost of trail
maintenance.
OPTIONS:
• Approve participation in Cross Country Trail Grooming Grant
• Deny participation in Cross Country Trail Grooming Grant
• Table for future discussion
RECOMMENDATION:
“Motion to approve Resolution #2024-064 to approve grant submission to Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources for Cross Country Ski Trail Grant-In-Aid Program.”
ATTACHMENTS:
• Resolution
• Grant Application
CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-064
A RESOLUTION RELATED TO SPONSORING THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO
PARTICIPATION IN THE MINNESOTA DEPARMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TRAIL GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM FOR THE
2024-2025 SEASON
BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, that the City of
Lake Elmo will sponsor the City participation in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Cross-Country ski Trail Grant-In-Aid Program for the 2024-2025 Ski Season.
APPROVED by the lake Elmo City Council on this 21st day of May, 2024.
By:_________________________________
Charles Cadenhead
Mayor
ATTEST:
__________________________________
Julie Johnson
City Clerk