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32 equity criteria to be established by each city in alignment with Thrive MSP 2040. In 2025, <br />33 the City chose to use Ramsey County tax-assessed home values and the Met Council <br />34 home ownership affordability limits to establish a simple equity criteria that was easy to <br />35 administer and did not require staff to receive or review personal financial information. This <br />36 means that, for 2025, the affordable home price for a family at 80% of the area median <br />37 income (AMI) was $306,500. Applicants that meet the criteria could receive 80%, up to <br />38$8,000, of eligible sewer repair expenses; whereas those that did not meet the criteria <br />39 could receive 50%, up to $5,000, of eligible expenses. In 2024, three of the eight recipients <br />40 met the criteria, and in 2025 four of the eleven met the criteria. In 2026, staff hopes to see <br />41 an increase in recipients of the grant funds to those that meet an equity criteria and will <br />42 continue to reach out to eligible property owners through mailings and advertisement of the <br />43 program on all forms of media. <br />44 <br />45 Budget Implications <br />46 The City is requesting $225,000 in funds. If approved, staff would use the sanitary sewer <br />47 fund to reimburse residents and then the City would be reimbursed by grant funds. There <br />48 are no net costs to the City other than staff time to administer the grant. <br />49 <br />50 Staff Recommendations <br />51 Staff recommends Council adopt a resolution to authorize the application for the MCES <br />52 2026 Private Property Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) Grant Program and authorize the City <br />53 Manager to sign the agreement after the application process. <br />54 <br />55 Requested Council Action <br />56 Motion adopting the resolution to authorize the application for the MCES 2026 Private <br />57 Property Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) Grant Program and authorize the City Manager to sign <br />58 the agreement after the application process. <br />59 <br />60 <br />Erik Henricksen, Assistant City Engineer <br />Prepared by: <br />1.Resolution <br />Attachments: <br />2.Agreement <br />61 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />Qbhf!322!pg!384 <br /> <br />