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Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and Ci T Council <br />4.7 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Consent <br />November 16, 2020 <br />Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Director <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Great Northern Trail (GNT) Memorandum of <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Understanding <br />Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />Recommend, by motion, the Great Northern Trail Memorandum of Understanding. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Sherburne County Parks Coordinator Gina Hugo has collaborated with Elk River and government jurisdictions <br />along the Great Northern Trail (GNT) for the management and development of the GNT. The Parks and <br />Recreation Commission reviewed the MOU and unanimously recommend its approval. <br />A committee, led by Gina, was formed to develop a master plan and pursue regional designation of the GNT. <br />Parks and Recreation Director Michael Hecker is a member of the committee. <br />City Attorney Peter Beck reviewed the MOU. <br />Financial Impact <br />A local cost share or cost allocation of the professional services required to develop the master plan will be <br />requested. The exact amount is currently unknown but a rough estimate for Elk River is $5,000. A possible <br />funding source is the Park Improvement Fund. A Regional Trail designation could potentially provide for outside <br />grant opportunities for trail maintenance and improvements. <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Regional designation of the GNT will benefit Woodland Trails Regional Park status and meets the objectives of <br />the city's trails master plan. <br />Attachments <br />■ Great Norther Trail Memorandum of Understanding <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires pi ospei l_ y. <br />M <br />TUREJ <br />Updated.• August 2020 <br />