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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />CONSENT ITEM – 8Q <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: December 11, 2023 <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: Metropolitan Council – Private I/I Grant Program Resolution <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> N/A N/A MCES <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br /> <br />Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: <br /> <br />• Resolution 2023-059, approving the application for Metropolitan Council <br />Environmental Services (MCES) 2024 private property Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) <br />Grant Program <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />The 2024 Private I/I Grant Program is a “Pilot” year for Met Council. It will provide $1.5 million <br />in wastewater revenue to provide grants to private property owners to help with repairs that will <br />remove and prevent clear water from entering the wastewater treatment system. The Minnesota <br />Legislature amended statute 471.342 to allow the Met Council to provide grant funding to local <br />municipalities to assist private property owners with costs associated with repairing sewer <br />infrastructure on their property. The City of Arden Hills is 1 of 81 other municipalities that are <br />eligible for the program. <br />A resolution related to the application for MCES 2024 private property I/I grant program is <br />provided as Attachment A. <br />Met Council confirmed that the equity component criteria can be decided by City Council at a <br />future meeting, post-application, but would like a formal statement as soon as possible. Met <br />Council also confirmed that the City Council may decrease the match amount from 50% if they so <br />choose. <br />