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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM – 1D <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: August 15, 2022 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator SUBJECT: Water Efficiency Grant Program <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A Est. $5,000 Water Fund <br /> For Council Consideration <br /> <br />The City Council may consider providing Staff direction on pursuing a future Water Efficiency <br />Grant Program opportunity should it become available. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Council recently asked Staff to bring back for discussion Met Council’s Water Efficiency Grant <br />Program. This was also previously discussed in 2019 and at that time, Council decided not to move <br />forward with the program and cited it would be an additional burden on Staff and lack of overall <br />interest from the public. The current program runs through 2022, and it is unlikely that the City <br />would be able to participate this year. Should the Met Council open up the program for another <br />three-year funding round, the City could pursue the program. Staff has reached out to Met Council <br />to see if they are expecting additional funding, or what the future of the program may be, but have <br />yet to receive a response. <br /> <br />The grant currently operates as a match. The Met Council provides 75 percent of the funding and <br />the City would need to match the remaining 25 percent. The cities are able to structure the grant to <br />fit their needs, but the funds must be used to lower the cost of purchase and installation of products <br />that reduce water use, for example, low flow toilets, Energy Star-labeled washing machines, and <br />WaterSense irrigation controllers. The City must establish proper controls and tracking <br />mechanisms to ensure that the grant requirements are being complied with. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />