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Authorizing the Department of Public Works to spend funds from a grant awarded by the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District for the enhanced street sweeping stewardship grant to perform additional street sweeping within the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District boundaries.
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WHEREAS, the City, approved RES 26-1139 for the Department of Public Works to enter into a grant agreement with the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works and Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District have a mutual interest in the management of the water quality within the City of Saint Paul, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works conducts a street sweeping program in support of its Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit, and
WHEREAS, based on the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District’s Enhanced Street Sweeping Report, an enhanced street sweeping program is identified as a cost-effective Best Management Practice (BMP) to reduce nutrient loading to local waterbodies and reduce maintenance needs of other BMPs, and
WHEREAS, the grant amount is up to $100,000 on a reimbursable basis for actual work performed with a grant term ending December 31st, 2026, and
WHEREAS, the City certifies that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations as stated in the grant agreement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul authorizes expenditures by the Department of Public Works to execute the grant agreement to implement the enhanced street sweeping program.
Financial Analysis
See Attachment.