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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-043 (Grant Agreement Between The Metropolitan Council & The City For 2020 I&I Grant Program)City of Stillwater Washington County, Minnesota RESOLUTION 2023-043 RESOLUTION APPROVING GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF STILLWATER FOR 2020 1&1 GRANT PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) has identified the City of Stillwater as one of the many metro cities having excessive quantities of stormwater and groundwater, commonly referred to as Inflow and Infiltration (I&I), entering the public sanitary sewer system; and WHEREAS, the Minnesota State Legislature has appropriated $5,000,000 in general obligation bond funds for grants to municipalities to reduce inflow and infiltration in their public system infrastructure, administered by Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES); and WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater was notified by MCES Letter of Intent dated April 16, 2021, of approval to participate in the Grant Program and of estimated Final Reimbursement Amount (FRA) of $53,465.00; and WHEREAS, the Public Works Sewer Utility has identified public sanitary sewer system components requiring rehabilitation to minimize or eliminate excessive I&I. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Stillwater, Minnesota approves application for MCES 2020 Municipal Inflow & Infiltration Grant Program; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the City Council that the Director of Public Works is authorized to apply for these grants, submit the applications, and serve as the contact person; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City agrees to remit available grant funding towards the continued minimization or elimination of excessive I&I within the public sanitary sewer system; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, THAT THE City will secure and retain receipts for all eligible repairs and the MCES will have reasonable access to audit these records upon request. Adopted by the City Council this 7th day of March, 2023. CIT Ted Kozlowski, Mayor Attest: BeirWolf, City Clerk 1 er. THE BIRTHPLACE OF MINNESOTA CERTIFICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA ] ) ss COUNTY OF WASHINGTON I, Beth Wolf, City Clerk of the City Of Stillwater do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of RESOLUTION 2023-043 APPROVING GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF STILLWATER FOR 2020 I&I GRANT PROGRAM, adopted by the City of Stillwater City Council, at a meeting held, according to law, at Stillwater, Minnesota, on the 7th day of March, 2023 as the same appears on file and of record in the offices of the City. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Stillwater, this 7th day of March, 2023. Beth Wolf, City Cler CITY HALL: 216 FOURTH STREET NORTH • STILLWATER, MINNESOTA 55082 PHONE: 651-430-8800 • WEBSITE: www dstillwater.mn.us