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Res. #23 -0XX A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY PARTICIPATION IN RESOLVING PRIVATE STORM DRAINAGE PROBLEMS WHEREAS, there are a number of areas in the city where grades are inadequate to properly drain residential properties resulting in standing water and unusable yards, and WHEREAS, the drainage problems are usually through no fault of the property owners, and WHEREAS, some of these circumstances can be alleviated through installation of drain tile systems or other drainage facilities installed in the drainage easements that exist on the property, and WHEREAS, these problems often affect numerous properties and cannot be effectively resolved by any one property owner, and WHEREAS, even though these problems are often cosmetic and do not present a danger of property damage through flooding, the public good may be served by removing standing water and the associated nuisances. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CENTERVILLE, MINNESOTA: 1) The Council authorizes staff to work with individual or groups of property owners to resolve private drainage issues where it is possible to do so by constructing drainage facilities in public easements and where it is impossible to correct these issues without constructing improvements or connecting to improvements on another property Where improvements are made outside of existing easements, on properties receiving cost participation from the city, an easement encompassing the improvements must be granted to the city, without compensation. 2) The council authorizes participation in the cost of these improvements by sharing in 25% of the cost of the project to be paid from the Stormwater Fund, provided the property owners agree to voluntarily be assessed or post a cash security for the remaining 75% of the cost, and further provided that the maximum city share participation in these kinds of projects is limited to $5,000 per property on which improvements are made and may be limited to $20,000 in any calendar year or any lower amount as fund availability may dictate. A portion of the fund's budget shall be reserved for this purpose. 3) The City Council hereby authorizes financing of the property owner share through voluntary special assessment agreements, such financing for a maximum of five years at an interest rate to be set by the City Council at the date of approval for each application. 4) Applicants for this cost participation must solicit a minimum of two bids. The applicants may use either bid, but the cityÓs cost participation and allowable assessment amount will be based on