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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />CONSENT ITEM – 7C <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: October 10, 2022 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: David Swearingen, P.E. Public Works Director / City Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Stormwater Resiliency Plan – Professional Services Agreement with HR Green <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> $10,000 $1,742 - $4,202.80 (City funds) Surface Water Mgmt. Fund, <br /> MPCA Resiliency Grant <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br /> <br />Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: <br /> <br />• Professional Services Agreement with HR Green for the Arden Hills Local <br />Stormwater Plan in the amount not to exceed $26,350. <br /> <br />All items need a simple majority for action unless otherwise noted. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />The Local Stormwater Plan identifies drainage patterns within the City, locations with current <br />drainage issues, and suggested design alternatives and cost estimates to address those issues. A <br />major goal of this plan is to identify and prioritize improvements to stormwater infrastructure <br />while considering areas of need for environmental justice and future storm events with greater <br />intensity and frequency. This plan will allow the City to budget and plan for upcoming projects <br />while increasing their resiliency to the predicted changing weather. This plan will also open <br />future funding opportunities with local agencies such as the Rice Creek Watershed District and <br />the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). In order to develop this plan, Staff <br />recommends contracting HR Green to assist in applying for a grant application with MPCA to <br />complete the study for an initial cost to the City of $1,742. If successful in obtaining the grant, <br />those funds would be used to complete the study with a minimum 10% match from the City. If <br />unsuccessful at obtaining the grant, Staff will bring back to Council for further discussion.