HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2009-026CITY OF LAKE EL MO
Washington County,, Minnesota
Resolution No. 2009-026
A Resolution to support applications made to the Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources Metro Greenways grant. program for a restoration grant and
conservation planning grant for Sunfish Lake Park®
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo recognizes Sunfish Lake Park as a beloved oasis with
significant natural features,
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo recognizes that Sunfish Lake Park is an area with
wetland, woodland, and grassland communities that have become degraded over time
I WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo is committed to the conservation, preservation,
protection, management, and restoration of its valued natural resources,
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo supports the restoration of an approximate twenty
(20) acre parcel of Sunfish Lake Park,
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo supports the development of a natural resource
management plan for Sunfish Lake Park,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Lake Elmo supports application to
the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Metro Greenways grant program for a
restoration grant to restore a prairie at Sunfish Lake Park and supports application to the
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Metro Greenways grant program for a conservation
planning grant for the development of a natural resource management plan for Sunfish Lake Park.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo commits to a
fifty (50) percent match to the restoration grant and twenty-five (25) percent match to the
conservation planning grant.
Sharon Lumby, City Clerk