Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 10/09/2014

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Grant - eligible expenses for soil remediation and well capping include: a. Costs to prepare Phase 1 and Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments, the Quality Assurance Project Plan, Remediation Action Plan and the Environmental Engineer's Estimate b. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Voluntary Investigation Cleanup (VIC) service charges c. Costs to implement the remediation action plan and secure appropriate assurances from the MPCA, and d. Other costs not listed above which are directly related to soil remediation or well capping Documentation of these remediation costs plus other costs associated with the acquisition must be submitted to the Council as part of the grant request. Subdivision of Lots For parcels that can be subdivided into lots and the value of those lots is used to determine the fair market value of the parcel, such acquisitions may qualify for financing from both the ENRTF account and PTLF account. For example, lot(s) must contain high - quality natural resources without structures to qualify for ENRTF financing, and lot(s) that do not contain high - quality natural resources or have structures on them qualify for PTLF financing. The amount from each account shall be proportional to the appraised market value of the lots. However, the Council may grant additional funds from the PTLF account to finance a portion of the costs of land that qualifies for financing from the ENRTF account if there is not sufficient money in the ENRTF account to fully fund the grant. Operations and Maintenance Regional park implementing agencies raise funds to finance the costs to operate and maintain their portion of the regional park system through the following sources: • Fees collected from people using their parks. Examples include vehicle entrance fees, picnic shelter rentals, recreational equipment rentals, room rentals at visitor centers, and tuition for educational programs. • Local property taxes. • Local Government Aid payments from the State of Minnesota. In 1985, legislation was enacted that allowed state appropriations from the General Fund to be disbursed to regional park implementing agencies to supplement funding for operating and maintaining their portion of the Regional Parks System (Minn. Stat. 473.351). State appropriations for regional park system operations and maintenance are distributed to regional park implementing agencies according to the following formula: • 40% based on each agency's proportion of total regional system visits; • 40% based on each agency's proportion of total regional system operation and maintenance expenditures in the previous calendar year; and, • 20% based on each agency's proportion of total regional system acreage, with park reserve resource management lands divided by four.