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Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for a grant through the Federal Clean Water Act Section 319 Grant Program for use in the Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary, and to enter into such agreements as are necessary to implement the project.
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WHEREAS, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is providing grants through the Federal Clean Water Act Section 319 Grant Program to local units of government for projects that will reduce Nonpoint Source Pollution (NPS) in Minnesota's lakes, rivers, and streams for federal FY 2013; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is in the process of developing the Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary that includes stormwater ponds, wetlands, and a stream channel that will filter and clean stormwater prior to reaching the Mississippi River; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) pollutants reduced from the stormwater system by filtering a continuous base flow of stormwater supplied from the Trout Brook storm sewer through the created stream channel; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking approval to submit a grant application requesting $300,000 for the Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary through this program to provide for TMDL initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Department of Parks and Recreation has secured the forty five percent (45%) matching funds, and has identified the matching funds to be provided through the 2013 Capital Improvement Budget program; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Department of Parks and Recreation is hereby authorized to apply for a grant through the Federal Clean Water Act Section 319 Grant Program for use in the Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary, and to enter into such agreements as are necessary to implement the project.