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1 WHEREAS, the I.egislative Commission on Natural Resources (I,CMR) prepares and presents a
2 biennial recommendation to the Minnesota State Legisiature for projects designed to help maintain and
3 enhance Minnesota's Naturalresources, and
4 WHEREAS, the LCMR has issued its 1997 request for proposals including priority funding
5 suategies, for the biennium ending June, 1999, and
6 WHEREAS, The Ciry of Saint Paul is eligible to submit project proposals for LCMR
7 consideration, with proposals due not later than February 23, 1996, and
8 WI�EREAS, the Division of Parks and Recreadon recommends the submittal of the following
9 proposalto the LCMR for grantfunding consideration:
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11 In cooperation with Ramsey Counry, restorarion of almost the entire bluff line through
12 Mounds Park and Battle Creek to narive vegetauon. This will include approacimately 50
13 acres of bluff line in Mounds Park and 29 acres in Battle Creek, where non-oak savannah
14 trees will be removed and native prairie and woodland grasses and forbs inffoduced.
15 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RFSOLVED, that the City Council has reviewed the
16 Batt1e Creek/Indian Mounds Regional Park Oak Savannah Restorarion project and authorizes the proper
17 city officials to prepare and submit a LCMR project proposal for review and possible funding, and
18 BE IT FURTHER RFSOLVED, that upon approval this project for funding by the LCMR, a more
19 specific resolurion, including a project budget, will be submitted for Ciry Council review and approval.
Requested by:
Division of Parks and Recreation
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RESOLUTION
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ACTION REQUE5TE�:
Approve Council Resolution authorizing the submittal of a grant application
to the Legislative Commission on National Resources (LCMR) for the Battle Creek/
Indian Mounds Re ionai Park Oak Savannah Restoration.
REC�MMENDAiIONS, Apprwe �A� a Re�ec[ �R) PEBSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING �UESTIONS:
_ PLANNING COMMISSION _ CIVII SERVICE COMMISSION �� Has this personlfirm ever worketl untler a contraq fm Niis deparlment?
_ CIB COMMITTEE YES NO
A STAFF 2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee?
— — YES NO
_ oiSTniCT CAURi _ 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessetl by any current ciry employee?
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL O&IECTIVE? YES NO
Explefn all yas enswers on separete sheet and attach to green sheat
INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITV (VJIq. What, When. Where, Why):
The Division of Parks and REcretion has prepared a grant application for the Battle Creek/
Indian Mounds Regional Park Oak Savannah Restoration project, in response to a request
for proposals issued by the LCMR.
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The proposal can be submitted to the LCMR for psosible funding.
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DISADVANTAGES If NOT APPROYED:
The proposal will not be submitted to the LCMR for psosible funding.
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TpANSACTION S CO5T/pEVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (E%PLAIN)
LCMR Proposal 1997
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LCMR Proposai 7997
Title: OAK SAVANNAH RESTORATION AT BATTLE CREEK AND INDIAN MOUNDS PARK
Project Manager: Ed Olsen
Affiliation: City of Saint Paul, Division of Parks and Recreation.
Mailing Address: 1224 N. Lexington Pkwy., St. Paul, MN. 55103
Telephone Number: (612) 488-7291 ext. 305
E-Mail: None at this time
Fax: (612} 488-8261
Totai Bienniai Project Budget: $LCMR: $395,OOQ
$Match: N!A
$7otaL• $395
1. PROJECT SUMMARY AND RESULTS:
This project will restore the oak savan�ah ecosystem to a large portion of the river biuff in
Indian Mounds Regional Park and a portion of Battle Creek Regional Park.
I1. OUTLINE OF PROJECT RESULTS:
A. Pre-settlement vegetation consisting of the oak savannah ecosystem wiil be reintroduced
to 50 acres of the river bluff fine in Mounds Park, and to 29 acres in Battle Creek Park.
B. Non-oak savannah trees, such as mapie, elm, and cherry, alang with shrubs and turf will
be removed, and native prairie and woodland grasses and forbs will be re-introduced.
C. Enough trees wilf be removed to reestablish the 10 to 80 percent canopy necessary to an
oak savannah.
D. Once the southern portion of the Burlington Northern traii, from East 7th Street to Warner
Road is built, there wi(i be a connecting greenway, or natural corridor, that stretches from
Mounds Park in the south, to Lower Landing Park to the west, to Phalen and Ke{ler Park
in the middle, and stretching into the northern suburbs to the north, and beyond, using
the Gateway trail as the connecting greenway.
E. Increased and improved habitat for the endangered species Kitten-taiis (Wulfenia bullii).
F. The invasion of these oak savannas by nan-oak tree species that are more shade
tolerant and the introduction of exotic shrub species, such as European Buckthorn and
sumac, has resulted in a decline in the total number ot plant and bird species present in
these areas. Reestablishment of nativs vegetatio� in these areas wiil thus result in an
increase in both plant and bird species.
lll, CONTEXT;
A. Significance:
' The river bluffs of Mounds and Battle Creek Park are home to the endangered plant
species, Kitten-tai{s (Wuifenia bullii}. According to "Minnesota's Endangered Fiora
and Fauna", Kitten-tails is "only native to savannas, dry prairies, and open woods
along river bluffs and terraces, specificafly where the three rivers converge in the Twin
Cities area. Only about dozen sites are currentiy known to survive in Minnesota".
Reestablishment and enhancement of the native vegetation in these areas wili help to
ensure the survival oi this endangered pfant in its present iocations and wiil aliow for
its growth into areas not presently inhabited by this endangered plant.
A. Signiticance (continued):
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' The natura4ly occurring eco4og+cal system in these areas has been altered by humans,
the end to the fires that used to sweep through these areas has caused increased tree
growth and allawed shrub growth to b(ock out the growth of the prairie grasses and
forbs that used to form the ground cover in this ecosystem. The result is that the oak
savannas that were origina(ly on these sites have become ctosed-canopy oak-maple
forests +nstead.
' Biodiversity wilf be reintroduced to these areas.
' Properly managed, these areas wi(1 uitimately produce desirabie piant communities,
with a greater opportunity for educational use.
B. Strategy:
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C. Time:
Two Years
D. Budget History;
A. LCMR Budget History: $0
B. Non-LCMR History: $0
C. TOTAL: $0
IV. COOPERATION:
Larry E. Holmberg, Ramsey County Department of Parks and Recreation.
V. LOCATION:
Ecological classification S.
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