4E, Resolution 2011-020 Accepting a Met Council Enviroronmental Svcs Municipal I&I Grant

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� EN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: Apri125, 2011 TO: Honarable Ma�or and City Councilmembers Patrick Klaers, Czty Administrator FROM. Kristine Giga, Civil Engineer � SUBJECT: Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Municipal Inflow and Infiltration Grant Agreement Back��ound Metro Cities (Association of Metropoliian Municipaliti�s} char�pioned the inclusion of a $3 million grant progra� in the 2010 bonding bill for the puzpose of providing grants to municipalities far capital improvements to public infrastruucture to reduce the amount of inflow and ir�filtration (I/I) to the Metropolitan Council Environmental Service's (MCES) metropolitan sanitary sewer disposa� system. This action was successful and $3 million was approved in the bill. To be eligible for a grant, a city needed to be identified by t�e Metropolitan Council as a contributor of e�cessive inflow and infiltration. Arden Hills is eligible for this grant. Granfis from this appropriation are for up to 50 percent of the cost to mitigate inflaw and infiltration in the public�y awraed municipal wastewater collection systems. The MCES must award grants based on applications from eligible cities that identify eligible capital costs and include a timeline for inflow and infiltration mitigation construction, pursuant ta established guidelines. The City applied for and received an initial allocatian of $182,090 for the 2010 Samitary Sewer Lining project, the 2011 Sanitary Sewer Li�ing project, and a�aanhole rehabilitation project. After the initial allocation in 7anuary, MCES allowed cities to modify and expand their applications, since nat all of the $3 rnillian was initially ailocated. The City then rec�uested an additional $22,357. After reviewing revised applications, MCES notified staf� in early March that the final allacation for Arden Hills would be $203,779, based on the cosi esiitna.ates provided with the application. Since the bid xesulis for the 2011 Sanitary Sewer Lining Projec� carne in favorably, the grant amount we can anticipate is approximately $159,213; the m�iznum grant that can be received is 50% of eligible expenses. The terms of the grant da not allow us to expand our project to zxiaximize the allocation to the City; however, staff is continuing to request that the MCES reconsider this aspect of the grant program. City Council Meeting 11Met�o-inet.uslardenhi]1s1PR&PW1EngineeringlCouncil Actions1201114-25-1 �Memo MCES IIGrant.doc Page 1 of 2 �