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Authorizing the Department of Public Works to apply for the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services 2014 State Bond Fund Municipal I/I Grant.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) has identified the City of Saint Paul (City) 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, To facilitate the reduction of I&I, MCES is offering a Preliminary Minimum Allocation of $25,000 per metro city, with provisions for future distribution of available funding until the total $2,000,000 for the State of Minnesota has been expended on I&I reduction measures; 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 RESOVLED, by the City Council that the Department of Public Works is authorized to apply for these grants; and
Be it FURTHER RESOLVED, by the City Council that Kathy Lantry, Public Works Director, or her designee be authorized to submit the applications and to 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 that MCES will have reasonable access to audit these records upon request.