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COUNTY OF ANOKA <br />CITY OF CENTERVILLE <br />Res. #23-017 <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY PARTICIPATION IN RESOLVING <br />PRIVATE STORM DRAINAGE PROBLEMS <br />"STORM DRAINAGE GRANT PROGRAM" <br />WHEREAS, there are areas in the city where grades are inadequate to properly drain residential <br />properties resulting in standing water and unusable yards, and <br />WHEREAS, the drainage problems are usually through no fault of the property owners, and <br />WHEREAS, some of these circumstances can be alleviated through installation of drain tile <br />systems or other drainage facilities installed in the drainage easements that exist on, and in the <br />vicinity of a property, and <br />WHEREAS, these problems can be wholly contained on an individual property but often affect <br />numerous properties and cannot be effectively resolved by any one property owner, and <br />WHEREAS, even though these problems are often cosmetic and do not present a danger of <br />property damage through flooding, the public good is served by removing standing water and the <br />associated nuisances. <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CENTERVILLE, <br />MINNESOTA: <br />1) The Council authorizes the "Storm Drainage Grant Program" <br />2) Purpose of the Storm Drainage Grant Program <br />a. The purpose of this Program is to financially assist residential property owners with <br />remediation projects intended to fix ineffective stormwater drainage impacting <br />their property. <br />3) Eligibility <br />a. Residential parcels with an existing principal structure that is negatively impacted <br />by inadequate drainage; and causing standing water, unusable yards, uncontrolled <br />run-off, or other problems directly related to inadequate stormwater drainage. <br />4) Program Funds <br />a. Grant Funding <br />i. Available grant funds annually: $20,000. <br />1 <br />As approved 08/23/2023 <br />