City Council Resolution 2012-60CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-060
SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE GREATER MINNESOTA PARKS & TRAILS
COALITION TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR GREATER MN PARKS & TRAILS
WHEREAS, the State Parks and Trails Legacy plan calls for a statewide system of parks and
trails; and
WHEREAS, Greater MN Regional Parks and Trails have been underfunded for decades when
compared to investments in the metro park system over that same time period; and
WHEREAS, the public expressed overwhelming support at 17 state - sponsored public meetings
for the highest quality statewide regional projects possible as a preferred outcome of the 25 year
plan; and
WHEREAS, the first round of park and trail legacy funding in 2009 was unfair to Greater
Minnesota with 43% of the funding dedicated to metro park needs, 43% dedicated to DNR park
and trail needs and projects, while leaving only 14% funding for a statewide grants program
which included Metro Parks. Of that 14 %, 20% of those funds were given to the Metro Park
Area; and
WHEREAS, the second round of park and trail legacy funding in 2011, produced better, but still
lopsided results, with Greater Minnesota receiving 20% in dedicated legacy funding, while metro
parks received 43% and DNR received 37 %; and
WHEREAS, a 2011 inventory of Greater Minnesota park and trail needs resulted in $76 million
in projects, and over $33 million in grant request, or more than four times the amount of the 2011
legacy grants awarded to Greater Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, Greater Minnesota pre- legacy park and trail funding was spotty and scarce; and
WHEREAS, the Legacy Act has resulted in Greater Minnesota being charged by both the public
and the state plan to build the highest quality statewide regional projects possible.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of Monticello, Minnesota, that:
1. The City of Monticello believes Greater Minnesota should receive adequate funding to
carry out the state plan and the public sentiment for high quality projects.
2. The City of Monticello believes the current Park and Trail Legacy splits of 43% metro,
37% DNR and 20% to Greater Minnesota are inherently unfair to Greater Minnesota and
not enough to carry out the state plan or meet public expectations.
3. The City of Monticello believes the legacy funding splits at 43% metro, 37% DNR and
20% for the remaining 80 non -metro counties is not fair and will not provide the funding
to allow Greater Minnesota to succeed in carrying out expectations of either the public or
the state plan.
4. The City of Monticello believes the Greater Minnesota percentage of Legacy funding
should increase to a level more equal to those of the metro area and DNR.
ADOPTED BY the Monticello City Council on this 25t" day of June, 2012.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
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Clint Herbst, Mayor
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Jef ' City Administrator
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution #2012 -060
duly passed, adopted and approved by the Monticello City Council at their scheduled meeting on
June 25th, 2012, and recorded in minutes of said meeting.
Jeff C 1ty Administrator
Notary Public: _ aw I &M.
Date:
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