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hundred acres of municipal parks. These parks and trail segments are spread out around the City without a contiguous network of perpetua/open space to eormect them. Connection opportunities exist in the Form of publicly owned lands throughout the city, and proposed acquisitions such as the Trott Brook Corridor, and the trails associated with the Rum and MisSissippi River. · The project a~ea has £ew natural communities but several rare species and ecosystem occurrences identified by the MCBS and is critical to provide connections between the Mississippi River and the Rum River around the City of Anoka. The project will also complement the proposal in Burns Township since Ford Brook, which originates in Burns Township and is their primary ~eenway, flows into the City of Ramsey where it enters Trott Brook. · This project is an initiative of the City of Ramsey in cooperation with the Anoka Conservation District and has support from the Lower Rum River WMO and Anoka County Parks. The letters of support and contribution from local government entities are attached. · The match will be met through cash and in-kind contributions fi.om the City of Ramsey as well as in-kind contributions fi.om the ACD. The ACD will primarily provide its in-kind match through redistribution of staff time (hired on soft money). The Cky of Ramsey will hire a consulting firm to conduct the comprehensive planning effort. Also, local government staff and officials will spend time preparing for and attending meetings, conducting public hearings and conducting analysis greenways for consideration in plans and ordinances. · The City of Ramsey is undertaking a comprehensive planning effort due to the high demand for residential development and their location just outside_the MUSA and they desire to consider greenways in their planning. One aspect of this is the protection of open space corridors. Conservation subdivision and easement acquisition complementary with trail establishment are being considered as a tool to preserve open space but a citywide planrfing framework is needed to ensure that it is used consistently with the priorities of the residents. · The District's methodology is outlined in the Work Plan section of this application and resumes are attached. Proiect Partners Refer to work plan table in Attachment #2. Support · Refer to Attachment #3: Letters of support are included from Anoka County Parks, Burns Township and the Lower Rum River WMO along with resumes those conducting inventory work. · Refer to Attachment ~4: A resolution is attached fi.om Anoka Conservation District, and letters of support from the City of Ramsey and the Lower Rum River WMO that identify the type and amount of contribution. Application and/or Dissemination of Project Outputs Refer to Attachment #5 Budqet Refer to Attachment #6 Other FY 2001 DNR Grants for Which We Are Applyin.q Grant Opportunity Conservation Partners, Community Environmental Partnership Natural and Scenic Areas i Applying? ! No i No i No MnReleaf ! No Amount -299-