DEPARTMENT: Parks, Facilities, and Fleet Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With Dakota County Soil And Water Conservation District And City Of Mendota Heights For Interstate Valley Creek Streambank Stabilization And Stormwater Best Practices
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and the City of Mendota Heights for implementing projects related to the 2024 MN Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) Clean Water Fund (CWF) Grant C24-0045 for the Interstate Valley Creek (IVC) Streambank Stabilization and Stormwater Best Management Practices Project (Attachment: JPA).
SUMMARY
To enrich lives by providing high-quality recreation and education opportunities in harmony with natural resource preservation and stewardship, the SWCD has applied for and received Fiscal Year 2024 CWF grant funds through BWSR to construct three stormwater management projects and three streambank stabilization projects along Interstate Valley Creek in Mendota Heights. Due to timing and construction site constraints, it is necessary to combine the design and implementation of those six projects with the planned completion of the River to River Greenway - Mendota Heights Valley Park - North of Marie project through Valley Park in Mendota Heights (Attachment: Project Location).
SWCD staff have drafted and presented a JPA to Dakota County and the City of Mendota Heights, which outlines the parameters for coordination of this cooperative project. Dakota County and the City of Mendota Heights will lead the design and construction of the projects with input from SWCD staff. The SWCD will be responsible for all grant coordination and management and will provide input on all aspects of the grant-funded project. The City and County will be responsible for providing match funding and will be responsible for long term maintena...
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