Resolution

The City of Eagan's Advisory Parks Commission recommends that the Eagan City Council:

1. support the application and direct City staff to apply for the Minnesota DNR Natural and Scenic Areas Grant program to secure funding for the protection of the Anderson parcel [up to $500,000 is available];
   
2. direct City staff to work with the Trust for Public Land (TPL) to conduct a formal appraisal of the Anderson parcel;
   
3. direct City staff to pursue funding from the Dakota County Farmland and Natural Areas Land Protection Program, including becoming active in the upcoming land eligibility criteria definition process;
   
4. set aside up to 25% of the cost of the yet to be determined appraised value of the Anderson parcel, not to exceed $100,000, if the remaining appraised value of the parcel can be acquired using revenue from a combination of the sources listed below:
   
   
   1. Other relevant State grant programs;
      
   2. Grants and partnership with the Dakota County Farmland and Natural Areas Land Protection program;
      
   3. Non-profit land management and protection grants; and
      
   4. Private corporation community grants.