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City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes April 14, 2021 Administrator Statz explained that this is an addition to an existing agreement that the City has with the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD). He gave a brief overview of the original agreement from 2011 and the initiation of the expansion of the system. He stated that this MOA just amends the original agreement to add the other areas under the same agreement terms. He reviewed the minor modifications to the agreement. Council Member King stated that he would like to make sure the City has this document signed and in hand before anything proceeds downtown. He asked if this agreement was just a formality and expressed concern about RCWD changing their rules in the future. Attorney Glaser explained that this contract governs the relationship between the two parties. He stated that this contract will help the City because it defines the requirements for stormwater in a unique way. If the RCWD came back and attempted to pull the rug out from underneath the City they will just pull out the contract which will ensure that the City has met its obligations under that contract. He stated that he does not foresee this being a problem with the RCWD. Council Member Koski asked how the agreement was written with regard to the church and St. Paul Board of Water to use their property and what would happen if they decided that they wanted to back out at some point. Administrator Statz explained that the City has separate contracts with those parties that were signed before construction even began and noted that the agreements still let them back out if they see problems. He stated that he is hopeful that this public/private partnership will be done right and things will go well. Council Member Koski asked if this agreement will be looked at every (3) three years. Administrator Statz stated that the capacity of the system is just estimated and noted that when the sprinklers are fired up in a few weeks, they will know if it is too much or not enough water. He stated that once there is a year completed, they will report back in and communicate how many gallons were pumped. He stated that the Council can be proud of this system and noted that the City will save more water than the Twins ballpark. He stated that each year they will report back on how many gallons were saved. He stated that there was language added to the document that both parties can request a revision of the numbers based on trends. He stated that he wanted to make sure that the terms could be renegotiated if need be, but also with the understanding that there needs to be an end point, so they have stopped that at year three. Council Member Koski asked how a dry year would affect how many gallons are pumped. Administrator Statz agrees that it could affect things but so can a wet year, which is why they were looking at a three-year average. Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Koski to Authorize Execution of the Revised Version of the Memorandum of Agreement with Rice Creek Watershed District for the LaMotte Park Stormwater Irrigation System and Downtown Redevelopment Plan, as Presented. A roll-call vote was taken. Mayor Love and Council Members King, Koski, Lakso & Mosher voted in favor. Motion carried. Page 6 of 11