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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />DATE: March 9, 2020 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />David Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Todd Blomstrom, Public Works Director/City Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Approval of 2020 ICWC Contract <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />$10,000 <br /> <br />$10,000 General Fund (Street/Park), Surface <br />Water Utility Fund <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br /> <br />The City Council is requested to consider approval of the proposed 2020 contract with the <br />Minnesota Department of Corrections Institution Community Work Crew (ICWC) program. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />In May 2019, the City entered into a one-year contract with the Minnesota Department of <br />Corrections to participate in the Institution Community Work Crew (ICWC) program. The <br />program provided a work crew consisting of a crew leader and up to ten crewmembers for up to <br />ten hours per day to complete predetermined work plans. Work dates were available on Friday, <br />Saturday and Sunday at a cost of $75 per hour. <br /> <br />ICWC crews completed buckthorn removal in Floral, Cummings and Hazelnut parks, sediment <br />removal and rain garden maintenance in Valentine Park, and performed landscape maintenance <br />at City Hall, Highway 96 median areas and the gateway sign on New Brighton Road in 2019. <br /> <br />The ICWC has provided a new contract for the 2020 season as provided in Attachment A. The <br />terms of this proposed contract are similar to the 2019 contract, including an hourly rate of $75 <br />per hour for crew time. <br /> <br />A preliminary 2020 ICWC work plan is provided as Attachment B based on discussions during <br />the City Council work session on February 18, 2020. This work plan can be modified during the <br />2020 contract term based on City Council priorities and availability of ICWC work crews. <br /> <br />CONSENT ITEM – 6G <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />