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Approving submission of a Fiscal Year 2014 Clean Water Fund Grant application through the Board of Soil and Water Resources for the Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary stream lift station.
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WHEREAS, the Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR) is providing grants through the Clean Water Land and Legacy Amendment to local units of government for on-the-ground projects that will protect or restore water quality in lakes, rivers, or stream, for FY 2014; 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 $695,000 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 twenty five percent (25%) matching funds, and has identified the matching funds to be provided through the 2013 Capital Improvement Budget program; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, if the City of Saint Paul is awarded the grant by the Board of Water and Soil Resources, the City of Saint Paul agrees to accept the grant award, and may enter into an agreement with BWSR for the above referenced project. The City of Saint Paul will comply with all applicable laws, environmental requirements, and regulations as stated in the grant agreement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper City officials are authorized to execute such agreements as are necessary to implement the project on behalf of the applicant.
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