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The Local Trail Connections Program is intended to accelerate local trail connections to planned and existing state trails and other public facilities. Its primary purpose is to complete connections between where people live (e.g. residential areas within cities, entire communities) and significant public resources (e.g. historical areas, open spaces, parks, and/or trails). Grants are awarded for the acquisition and development of connecting trails and for removal of barriers that impede full access to these facilities. Historically, priority has been given to projects that seek to develop residential connections to state and regional facilities and to link existing trail systems. The Parks and Recreation Department submitted this grant to provide safe access and to connect the NWQ South Park, under the existing railroad bridge, to the existing Long Lake Regional Park trail system. Council discussed the grant at the council work session on July 8, 2008. The trails will be built in 2009 based on the following priority: 1) Add trail to connect Ramsey County existing trail, under the bridge, to Old Hwy 8 2) Add trail heading north 3) Add wood chip trails All work that can be done "in-house" will be performed by city staff and a park designer/agency will be utilized for the design and construction documents and other services the city is not able • to perform. Costs and Funding: The Local Trail Connections Program was first funded in 1993 and has funded 137 trail projects statewide through 2007. In 2008, 12 applicants were awarded a grant; 44 applications were received totaling $3.6 million with only $655,000 to allocate. C� The City of New Brighton received $100,000 to complete the proposed trail connection and meet the goals of the grant. Funding for this project will come out of the park dedication fund. Costs, including the grant, should be kept to approximately $200,000, but not to exceed $260,000. As the grant money is received it will be allocated back into the park dedication fund. Sandy Breuer Director of Parks and Recreation IXOo cage OKTSUoosT� x t[owpm,4 ro accep � Dw �Tml C..Onc ,&.