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Page 1 of 2 DATE: February 8, 2021 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers David Perrault, City Administrator FROM: David Swearingen (EIT), Assistant City Engineer SUBJECT: Approval of 2021 ICWC Contract Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: $14,250 $14,250 General Fund (Street/Park), Surface Water Utility Fund Council Should Consider The City Council is requested to consider approval of the proposed 2021 contract with the Minnesota Department of Corrections Institution Community Work Crew (ICWC) program. Background/Discussion In May 2019, the City entered into a one-year contract with the Minnesota Department of Corrections to participate in the Institution Community Work Crew (ICWC) program. The program provided a work crew consisting of a crew leader and up to ten crewmembers for up to ten hours per day to complete predetermined work plans. Work dates were available on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at a cost of $75 per hour. In 2019, ICWC crews completed buckthorn removal in Floral, Cummings and Hazelnut parks, sediment removal and rain garden maintenance in Valentine Park, and performed landscape maintenance at City Hall, Highway 96 median areas and the gateway sign on New Brighton Road. In 2020, ICWC crews only worked one day due to COVID-19 restrictions. The ICWC has provided a new contract for the 2021 season as provided in Attachment A. The terms of this proposed contract are similar to the 2019 and 2020 contracts, but the hourly rate has increased from $75 to $85 per hour for crew time. A preliminary 2021 ICWC work plan is provided as Attachment B. This work plan can be modified during the 2021 contract term based on City Council priorities and availability of ICWC work crews. CONSENT ITEM – 6C MEMORANDUM