DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With City Of Hastings And Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization For Vermillion River In City of Hastings, 15th And Bailey Total Suspended Solids Reduction Project
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the execution of a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the City of Hastings (City) and Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO) for Vermillion River - City of Hastings, 15th, and Bailey Total Suspended Solids Reduction Project (Project).
SUMMARY
Environmental Resources staff requests the execution of a JPA with the City and the VRWJPO to allocate funding from the 2025 Environmental Resources Capital Improvement Program (CIP) as a cash match for the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources Watershed Based Implementation Funding (Grant) received by the City for the Project.
In 2024, VRWJPO staff applied for and received state Grant funding for the design and construction of a filtration basin near the intersection of 15th Street East and Bailey Street in Hastings, MN. The proposed filtration basin will reduce Total Suspended Solids (TSS) in the nearby Vermillion River by filtering stormwater runoff using a combination of specific vegetation, filter media, and, if applicable, amended soils.
The estimated cost for the Project is $325,000. The Grant would provide up to $197,055 towards the Project funding. The Grant requires a minimum 10 percent local match that is being met using a combination of funding from the County, City, and VRWJPO. The County, VRWJPO, and City will contribute $5,000, $120,455, and $2,500 respectively in cash match toward the Project.
By participating as a local match partner, the County will verify it is meeting the Waste Load Allocation (WLA) (specifically the Vermillion River WLA), a regulatory mechanism assigned to the County and other Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System permi...
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