DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization And City Of Lakeville For Construction Of Launch Park Wetland Restoration
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between Dakota County (County), the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO), and the City of Lakeville (City) for Launch Park Wetland Restoration Construction and Maintenance (Project).
SUMMARY
At the regularly scheduled September 24, 2024, County Board meeting, the Board authorized the execution of a JPA between the County, VRWJPO, and City for preliminary engineering design and permitting coordination for the Launch Park Wetland Restoration (Project). The Project would result in a reduction to pollutant loading and volume to a branch of South Creek, which is listed as impaired by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Engineering design and permitting coordination are now complete, and the Project is ready for construction. The County, VRWJPO, and City are now proposing to enter a JPA to support construction and project vegetation maintenance for the first five years immediately following construction.
The project, once complete, will result in the conversion of current agricultural land in Lakeville city limits to a functioning wetland.
Participation in this project will grant the County and City progress towards their Waste Load Allocations, a regulatory requirement to reduce pollution in stormwater runoff, which is mandated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The project also aligns with goals and actions included in the 2016 Vermillion River Watershed Management Plan.
The City's engineer is looking to assemble a draft quote package to distribute to prospective contractors. Site work for the Project is proposed to begin in the fall of 2025, with completion no later than December 31, 2025. V...
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