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CONSENT ITEM - 8I <br />-ARPEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: April 28, 2025 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />FROM: Jessica Jagoe, City Administrator <br />SUBJECT: Lake Johanna Fire Department — Acknowledgement of Financial Surety Obligations <br />for Rice Creek Watershed District Permit 24-064 <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A N/A N/A <br />Council Should Consider <br />Motion to approve, table, or deny the following: <br />• Authorization to sign the Acknowledgement of Financial Surety Obligations for <br />Rice Creek Watershed District Permit 24-064 for the Lake Johanna Fire <br />Department Headquarters project. <br />Background <br />On January 301h, the Lake Johanna Fire Department (LJFD) held their bid opening for the <br />headquarters fire station project at 3535 Pine Tree Drive. The LJFD Headquarters Board has <br />signed a construction agreement with BCI Construction, Inc. based on their low bid. As a next <br />step, the LJFD Headquarters Board is working with the project architect to secure the necessary <br />permits to begin construction. One of those agency permits is with the Rice Creek Watershed <br />District (RCWD). <br />On February 181h, the City signed an amended and restated Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) <br />between the cities of Arden Hills, North Oaks and Shoreview and the Lake Johanna Fire <br />Department for the headquarters project to align with the current status and financing of the <br />project. Currently, Arden Hills' share of expenses to the LJFD are 24.2 percent based on the 2025 <br />Cost Share formula; the City's share of the project would be the total, less State funding, and we <br />would be responsible for 24.2 percent of the costs. <br />As part of the RCWD permit, the LJFD Headquarters project would be required to provide a <br />$10,300 financial surety to the agency for monitoring and inspection activities under the permit. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />