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�j <br /> Elk = - Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 4.12 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Consent Agenda June 15, 2015 Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Director <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Resolution: Regional Park Status for Woodland Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Trails Park Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> Adopt, by motion, a resolution supporting Woodland Trails Park as a regional park in Greater Minnesota. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> The Parks and Recreation Master Plan recommends designating Woodland Trails Park to qualify for <br /> regional park status. Furthermore, it recommends incorporating Big Tooth Ridge Park and the Great <br /> Northern Trail as an extension of Woodland Trails Park in order to extend its regional parks status. The <br /> Commission recommended these concepts at the June 10 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting and <br /> designated Woodland Trails Park to qualify as a regional park. <br /> With Woodland Trail Park's unique recreation offerings, significant size, regional trail access, and habitat <br /> as part of a bigger unique ecosystem, it is a strong candidate for regional park status through the state. <br /> Regional designation by the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission is required prior to <br /> recommendations for Legacy Parks and Trails funding by the Commission. <br /> Staff is currently working on the application for regional park designation that is due by June 30, 2015. <br /> This resolution is part of that application process. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> There is no financial impact to the city outside of staff time to complete the application. <br /> Attachments <br /> ■ Resolution supporting regional park designation for Woodland Trails Park <br /> p 0 W I R E a 0 <br /> NA UREJ <br />