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  <br />  <br />  <br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION <br /> <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION: CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE <br />OF A 2018 URBAN STORMWATER REMEDIATION COST-SHARE PROGRAM <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD’S APPROVAL: Craig Schlichting, Director of Community Assets and <br />Development <br />CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: <br /> <br /> <br />No comments to supplement this report _______ Comments attached ______ <br /> <br />Recommendation: To adopt the attached resolution: <br />1. Authorizing the Acceptance of a 2018 Urban Stormwater Remediation Cost-Share Grant. <br />2. Authorizing Director of Community Assets and Development to sign Cost-Share Agreement with <br />Rice Creek Watershed District. <br /> <br />Legislative History: On February 23, 2016, the City Council authorized the Director of Community <br />Assets and Development to enter into the Professional Services Agreement between the City of New <br />Brighton and Anderson-Johnson Associates, Inc. (AJA) for Final Design Services concerning North Park. <br /> <br />On April 26, 2016, the City Council authorized the application for a 2016 Metropolitan Council <br />Stormwater Reuse Grant, knowing the City would provide 25% of the funds for the project and the <br />Metropolitan Council would provide 75% of the funds for the project. We were not selected. <br /> <br />On March 28, 2017, the City Council authorized the application for a 2017 Metropolitan Council <br />Stormwater Reuse Grant, knowing the City would provide 25% of the funds for the project and the <br />Metropolitan Council would provide 75% of the funds for the project. <br /> <br />On May 26, 2017, the City was notified the Metropolitan Council awarded a $150,000 Stormwater Reuse <br />Grant to the Rice Creek Watershed District for the design and construction of a stormwater reuse system <br />at New Brighton Lions Park. <br /> <br />On July 26, 2017, the Rice Creek Watershed District Board of Managers met at the Shoreview City Hall <br />Council Chambers to consider and approve the Metropolitan Council grant agreement and MOA with the <br />City of New Brighton for the Stormwater Reuse Grant at New Brighton Lions Park. <br /> <br />On August 2, 2017, staff attended the Parks, Recreation, and Environmental Commission (PREC) to <br />discuss and review the Stormwater Grant and the status of the Lions Park project. <br /> <br />On August 8, 2017, the City Council Approved the Stormwater Grant and Memorandum of Agreement. <br />AGENDA SECTION: Consent <br />REPORT DATE: April 6, 2018 <br />MEETING DATE: April 10, 2018