DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With City Of Lakeville And Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization For North Creek - City Of Lakeville, Firelight Way 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 Lakeville (City) and Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO) for North Creek - City of Lakeville, Firelight Way 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 hydrodynamic separator (HDS) near the intersection of Flagstaff Avenue and Firelight Way in Lakeville, MN. A HDS is a stormwater management device that uses flow-through structures with a settling or separation unit to remove Total Suspended Solids (TSS) from stormwater runoff, which will improve water quality in North Creek, a tributary of the Vermillion River.
The estimated cost for the Project is $296,010. The Grant would provide up to $184,300 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 and VRWJPO will both contribute $10,000 each, for a total of $20,000 in cash match toward the Project. The City will contribute $91,710 in cash match towards the Project. The VRWJPO will pass through grant funding to the City in the amount of $184,300.
By participating as a local match partner, the County will verify it is meet...
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