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Metropolitan Council Working for the Region, Planning for the Future December 11, 1997 SUBJECT: MCES Offer of Matching Loans & Grants Infiltration/Inflow Control Projects & Studies Dear Public Works Director: The Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) invites your community to apply for a loan up to $40,000 to fund projects, or a grant up to $10,000 to fund studies to reduce infiltration and inflow (1/1) of clear water into the Metropolitan Disposal System. This offering is similar to the loan and grant offerings made available in 1996 by the MCES. To be eligible, a matching dollar commitment is required from the community for each loan and grant offered. A unique feature of the loan is that if the 1/1 project is annually certified as being effective, for a period of five years after completion, annual repayment of the loan will be forgiven. As part of the 1998 budget process, the Metropolitan Council allocated a total of $500,000 to this loan and grant offering. The Objective of the loans is to promote and fund, in -part, III projects at the local level that will benefit both the community and the metropolitan wastewater system. The objective of the grants is to promote and fund, in -part, studies that identify sources of I/I and develop projects at the local level that will also benefit both the community and the metropolitan wastewater system. A description of the loan and grant offer is enclosed which identifies the criteria MCES staff will use in evaluating and ranking the proposed projects and studies. To apply for either a loan or grant, you will need your council or board to pass a resolution authorizing you or another appropriate staff member to submit the application and to serve as your subject matter contact. Please attach a copy of the official minutes of this action to the enclosed application form and complete the application form according to the instructions enclosed. Then attach a complete description of your proposal for an I/1 control project or study. Your description can be as brief or lengthy as you like, but be aware that the applications will be competitively evaluated. Provide sufficient information to justify the priority of your proposal. After consideration of the applications is completed, the Metropolitan Council will determine which applicants will be offered loans and grants. The offers will be made in writing to the applicant along with the terms of the legal agreement between the community and the MCES. To be awarded a loan or grant, the community council or board will need to ratify the legal agreement by official action. The I/I project or study must be completed within a period of 18 months of the date of the agreement. - over - 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul. Minnesota 55101-1634 (612) 291 -6359 Fax 291 -6550 TDD /TTY 291 -0904 Metro Info Line 229 -3780 An Equnt O,por(unin( Employer