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Authorizing the Department of Public Works to apply for the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services 2025 Municipal I/I Grant Program.
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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 total of $9M in grant money to reimburse cities for eligible I&I reduction project work; 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 Sean Kershaw, Public Works Director, or 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.