HomeMy WebLinkAbout#15 - MPCA Grant AgreementSTAFF REPORT
DATE: February 4, 2020
REGULAR
AGENDA ITEM: MPCA Grant for Watermain Extension to Hamlet on Sunfish Lake
TO: Mayor and City Council
SUBMITTED BY: Kristina Handt, City Administrator
BACKGROUND:
In May 2019 staff shared with Council project ideas that were submitted for expedited project
funding from the State 3M Grant Fund. One of those projects included the extension of watermain
into the Hamlet on Sunfish Lake neighborhood.
ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL:
Should the Council approve the Grant Agreement with the MPCA for Watermain Extension to
Hamlet on Sunfish Lake?
PROPOSAL:
This project will extend clean drinking water to 41 homes located in the Hamlet on Sunfish Lake
neighborhood in the City of Lake Elmo by extending the municipal water system into the
neighborhood prior to reconstructing the neighborhood streets as scheduled for improvement in
2021 in the City's street capital improvement plan. The project extends the public watermain into
the neighborhood from the intersection of Kindred Way North and 43rd Street North, then along
the public streets to the south end of the neighborhood at Kindred Court, then east to make a looped
watermain connection to the adjacent Legacy at North Star development. The southern loop
properties reside in an area where PFAS contamination exceeds HBV and well advisories have
been issued and all properties, including the northern loop, reside within the Special Well
Construction Area designated by the Minnesota Department of Health in March, 2007 due to the
proximity of PFAS in the groundwater. Individual water service stubs will be installed to the edge
of right‐of‐way at each of the 41 residential properties. The project will include restoration
following the watermain installation and this will include a street reclamation for the public streets
along with boulevard sodding to restore all disturbed areas. Sanitary sewer utility
repairs/replacement may be incorporated as part of the project, but these costs will be 100%
assessed to the benefitting properties.
Private wells will be required to be sealed unless identified as a monitoring well by MPCA. Grant
funds will reimburse property owners for the costs associated with connecting to city water and
sealing their well. Staff would propose that the city assess properties (through the normal 429
assessment process) that do not hook up to city water in the allotted time in order to recoup those
project costs that may not be covered by the grant due to non-compliance. At this time, staff
estimates those assessments to be $8,090 (road) and $26,150 (water). In addition they would forgo
the grant funds to pay for the private connection with staff estimates to be just over $13,000 per
property.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The grant provides for a reimbursement of up to $2,712,200.
OPTIONS:
1) Approve the Hamlet on Sunfish Lake Grant Agreement with MPCA
2) Do not approve the Hamlet on Sunfish Lake Grant Agreement with MPCA
RECOMMENDATION:
Motion to approve the Hamlet on Sunfish Lake Grant Agreement #165904 with MPCA
ATTACHMENTS:
• Grant Agreement and Exhibit
Grant Agreement
State of Minnesota
Doc Type: Contract/Grant Reference
SWIFT Contract Number: 165904
Purchase Order Number: 3000025807
Agency Interest ID: 224243
Activity ID: PRO20190016
This Grant Agreement is between the state of Minnesota, acting through its Commissioner of the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 520 Lafayette Road North, St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 (“MPCA” or
“State”), and City of Lake Elmo, 3880 Laverne Avenue North, Lake Elmo, MN 55042 ("Grantee" or
"Contractor").
Recitals
1. Under Minn. Stat. § 116.03, subd. 2, the State is empowered to enter into this grant.
2. The State is in need of the Hamlet on Sunfish Lake Extension of Municipal Water Supply Project.
3. Grantee will comply with required grants management policies and procedures set forth through
Minn. Stat. § 16B.97, subd. 4(a)(1).
4. The Grantee represents that it is duly qualified and agrees to perform all services described in this
grant agreement to the satisfaction of the State. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 16B.98, subd. 1, the
Grantee agrees to minimize administrative costs as a condition of this grant.
Grant Agreement
1. Term of Grant Agreement
1.1 Effective date: February 3, 2020, or the date the State obtains all required signatures under
Minn. Stat. § 16B.98, subd. 5, whichever is later. Per Minn.Stat.§16B.98 Subd. 7, no payments
will be made to the Grantee until this grant contract is fully executed.
1.2 Expiration date: October 31, 2023, or until all obligations have been satisfactorily fulfilled,
whichever occurs first.
1.3 Survival of terms. The following clauses survive the expiration or cancellation of this grant
agreement: Indemnification; State Audits; Government Data Practices and Intellectual
Property; Publicity and Endorsement; Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Venue; and Data
Disclosure.
2. Grantee’s Duties and Well Sealing
2.1 Grantee’s duties. The Grantee, who is not a state employee, will perform the duties specified
in Attachment A, which is attached and incorporated into this grant agreement.
2.2 Well Sealing. All associated wells are required to be properly sealed and abandoned as part of
the project within the timeframe of the grant agreement. All well sealing will follow
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) regulations and will only be done by licensed well
contractors.
Reimbursement for individual/residential water service connections and well sealing will not
occur until proof of well sealing has been provided to MPCA.
MPCA may identify certain wells as potential monitoring wells. If agreed upon by MPCA, the
City and the well owner, MPCA will assume responsibility of converting those wells to
monitoring wells. In these instances, proof of well sealing is not required for reimbursement
of individual/residential water service connection costs.
3. Time
The Grantee must comply with all the time requirements described in this grant agreement. In the
performance of this grant agreement, time is of the essence.
4. Consideration and Payment
4.1 Consideration. The State will pay for all services performed by the Grantee under this grant
agreement as follows:
(a) Compensation. The MPCA will reimburse the Grantee according to approved invoices
relating to the Hamlet on Sunfish Lake Extension of Municipal Water Supply Project. The
MPCA will review the expense documentation submitted by the Grantee for the costs and
will reimburse the Grantee for reasonable and necessary expenditures, as determined by
the MPCA.
(b) Travel expenses. Reimbursement for travel and subsistence expenses actually and
necessarily incurred by the Grantee as a result of this grant agreement will not exceed
$0.00; provided that the Grantee will be reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses
in the same manner and in no greater amount than provided in the current
"Commissioner’s Plan” promulgated by the Commissioner of Minnesota Management and
Budget (MMB). The Grantee will not be reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses
incurred outside Minnesota unless it has received the State’s prior written approval for
out of state travel. Minnesota will be considered the home state for determining whether
travel is out of state.
(c) Total obligation. The total obligation of the State for all compensation and
reimbursements to the Grantee under this grant agreement will not exceed $2,712,200.00
(Two Million Seven Hundred Twelve Thousand Two Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents).
4.2 Payment
(a) Invoices. The State will promptly pay the Grantee after the Grantee presents an itemized
invoice for the services actually performed and the State’s Authorized Representative
accepts the invoiced services. Invoices must be submitted timely and according to the
following schedule: monthly or at least quarterly.
Invoices must be emailed to mpca.ap@state.mn.us, and contain the following
information:
• Name of Grantee
• Grantee project manager
• Copies of paid in full invoices
• Proof of well sealing (when applicable)
• Invoice number
• Invoice date
• MPCA project manager
• SWIFT Contract No.
• Purchase Order No.
• Invoicing period (actual working period)
If there is a problem with submitting an invoice electronically, please contact the Accounts
Payable Unit at 651-757-2491.
The Grantee shall submit an invoice for the final payment upon submittal of the final
progress and financial report within 30 (thirty) days of the original or amended end date
of this grant agreement. The State reserves the right to review submitted invoices after 30
(thirty) days and make a determination as to payment.
(b) Unexpended Funds. The Grantee must promptly return to the State any unexpended
funds that have not been accounted for annually in a financial report to the State due at
grant closeout.
4.3 Contracting and Bidding Requirements
Per Minn. Stat. §471.345, grantees that are municipalities as defined in Subd. 1 must follow
the law.
(a) For projects that include construction work of $25,000 or more, prevailing wage rules
apply per Minn. Stat. §§177.41 through 177.44. These rules require that the wages of
laborers and workers should be comparable to wages paid for similar work in the
community as a whole.
The grantee must not contract with vendors who are suspended or debarred in MN:
http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/debarredreport.asp
4.4 Prevailing Wage
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 177.41 to 177.44 and corresponding Minnesota Rules
5200.1000 to 5200.1120, this contract is subject to the prevailing wages as established by the
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. Specifically, all contractors and subcontractors
must pay all laborers and mechanics the established prevailing wages for work performed
under the contract. Failure to comply with the aforementioned may result in civil or criminal
penalties. Rates are listed in Attachment B.
In compliance with Minn. Stat. § 177.43, subd. 3 and §177.44, subd. 5, the wages of laborers,
workers, and the mechanics on projects financed in whole or part by State Funds should be
comparable to wages paid for similar work in the community as a whole. Project includes
erection, construction, remodeling, or repairing of a public building or other public work
financed in whole or part by State funds.
Any work on real property which uses the skill sets of any trades covered by Labor Code and
Class under prevailing wages is construction and requires prevailing wages. See
http://www.doli.state.mn.us/LS/PrevWage.asp for a list of affected trades.
The Contractor shall pay prevailing wages to its employees when conducting construction
activities under this agreement.
Applicability. In accordance with Minn. Stat. § 177.43, subd. 7. This does not apply to an
agreement or work under an agreement, under which:
A. the estimated total cost of completing the project is less than $2,500 and only one
trade or occupation is required to complete the work; or
B. the estimated total cost of completing the project is less than $25,000 and more than
one trade or occupation is required to complete it. .
Choose from Commercial, Highway/Heavy, or Residential Wage Rates:
The prevailing wage rate requirements are attached as Attachment B.
Prevailing Wage Payroll Information:
In accordance with Minn. Stat. § 177.30, subd. 4, and § 177.43, subd. 3, the Contractor and
Subcontractor shall furnish to the Contracting Authority and the Project Owner:
• All payrolls, of all workers on the project, a certified payroll report via e-mail as
attachments, a State of Minnesota Prevailing Wage Payroll Report as a Microsoft Excel
file and Statement of Compliance Form as a PDF file to the appropriate e-mail
addresses: prevailingwage.pca@state.mn.us and
ownerprevailingwage.pca@state.mn.us
• The Subject line on the Contractor’s or Subcontractor’s e-mail must give their firm’s
name and the Contract or Purchase Order Number.
• These completed forms must be furnished not more than 14 days after the end of each
pay period.
• The State of Minnesota Prevailing Wage Payroll Report and Statement of Compliance
Form are available on the MMD website at
http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/mn02000.htm. Submit the completed and signed
State of Minnesota Prevailing Wage Payroll Report as a Microsoft Excel file and the
Statement of Compliance Form as a PDF file, no other payroll forms will be accepted to
meet this requirement.
The prevailing wage payroll information forms that are submitted shall be maintained by the
contracting agency for a minimum of three years after final payment has been made on the
project. All of the data provided on the Prevailing Wage Payroll Information Form will be
public data, which is available to anyone upon request.
Refer vendor questions regarding the Prevailing Wage Laws to the Department of Labor and
Industry at 651-284-5091 or visit the website for Labor Standards Section, Prevailing Wage
http://www.doli.state.mn.us/LS/PrevWage.asp
All construction work needs an IC-134 form submitted by the Contractor before payment can
be made. The Contractor can find a copy of the IC-134 online at the Minnesota Department of
Revenue website at http://www.taxes.state.mn.us/forms/ic134.pdf.
4.5 Reporting Requirements
The Grantee shall submit to the State quarterly progress reports.
5. Conditions of Payment
All services provided by the Grantee under this grant agreement must be performed to the State’s
satisfaction, as determined at the sole discretion of the State’s Authorized Representative/MPCA’s
Project Manager and in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances,
rules, and regulations. The Grantee will not receive payment for work found by the State to be
unsatisfactory or performed in violation of federal, state, or local law.
6. Authorized Representative
The State's Authorized Representative is Gary Krueger, 520 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155,
651-757-2509, gary.krueger@state.mn.us, or their successor, and has the authority to monitor the
Grantee’s performance and to accept the services provided under this agreement. If the services are
satisfactory, the MPCA’s Project Manager will certify acceptance of each invoice submitted for
payment.
The Grantee’s Authorized Representative is Kristina Handt, 3880 Laverne Avenue North, Lake Elmo,
MN 55042, 651-747-3905, khandt@lakeelmo.org, or their successor. If the Grantee’s Authorized
Representative changes at any time during this grant agreement, the Grantee must immediately
notify the State.
7. Assignment, Amendments, Change Orders, Waiver, and Grant Agreement Complete
7.1 Assignment. The Grantee shall neither assign nor transfer any rights or obligations under this
grant agreement without the prior written consent of the State, approved by the same parties
who executed and approved this grant agreement, or their successors in office.
7.2 Amendments. Any amendments to this grant agreement must be in writing and will not be
effective until it has been executed and approved by the same parties who executed and
approved the original grant agreement, or their successors in office.
7.3 Change orders. If the State's Project Manager or the Grantee’s Authorized Representative
identifies a change needed in the workplan and/or budget, either party may initiate a Change
Order using the Change Order Form provided by the MPCA. Change Orders may not delay or
jeopardize the success of the Project, alter the overall scope of the Project, increase or
decrease the overall amount of the Contract/Agreement, or cause an extension of the term of
this Agreement. Major changes require an Amendment rather than a Change Order.
The Change Order Form must be approved and signed by the State's Project Manager and the
Grantee’s Authorized Representative in advance of doing the work. Documented changes will
then become an integral and enforceable part of the Agreement. The MPCA has the sole
discretion on the determination of whether a requested change is a Change Order or an
Amendment. The state reserves the right to refuse any Change Order requests.
7.4 Waiver. If the State fails to enforce any provision of this grant agreement, that failure does
not waive the provision or the State’s right to enforce it.
7.5 Grant agreement complete. This grant agreement contains all negotiations and agreements
between the State and the Grantee. No other understanding regarding this grant agreement,
whether written or oral, may be used to bind either party.
8. Indemnification
The Grantee must indemnify, save, and hold the State, its agents, and employees harmless from any
claims or causes of action, including attorney’s fees incurred by the State, arising from the
performance of this grant agreement by the Grantee or the Grantee’s agents or employees. This
clause will not be construed to bar any legal remedies the Grantee may have for the State's failure
to fulfill its obligations under this grant agreement.
9. State Audits
Under Minn. Stat. § 16B.98, subd.8, the Grantee’s books, records, documents, and accounting
procedures and practices of the Grantee or other party relevant to this grant agreement or
transaction are subject to examination by the State and/or the State Auditor or Legislative Auditor,
as appropriate, for a minimum of six years from the end of this grant agreement, receipt and
approval of all final reports, or the required period of time to satisfy all state and program retention
requirements, whichever is later.
10. Government Data Practices and Intellectual Property
10.1 Government data practices. The Grantee and State must comply with the Minnesota
Government Data Practices Act, Minn. Stat. Ch. 13, as it applies to all data provided by the
State under this grant agreement, and as it applies to all data created, collected, received,
stored, used, maintained, or disseminated by the Grantee under this grant agreement. The
civil remedies of Minn. Stat. § 13.08 apply to the release of the data referred to in this clause
by either the Grantee or the State. If the Grantee receives a request to release the data
referred to in this Clause, the Grantee must immediately notify the State. The State will give
the Grantee instructions concerning the release of the data to the requesting party before the
data is released. The Grantee’s response to the request shall comply with applicable law.
10.2 Intellectual property rights
(a) Intellectual property rights. The State owns all rights, title and interest in all of the
intellectual property rights, including copyrights, patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and
service marks in the Works and Documents created and paid for under this grant
agreement. Works means all inventions, improvements, discoveries (whether or not
patentable), databases, computer programs, reports, notes, studies, photographs,
negatives, designs, drawings specifications, materials, tapes, and disks conceived, reduced
to practice, created or originated by the Grantee, its employees, agents, and
subcontractors, either individually or jointly with others in the performance of this grant
agreement. Works includes “Documents.” Documents are the originals of any databases,
computer programs, reports, notes studies, photographs, negatives, designs, drawings,
specifications, materials, tapes, disks, or other materials, whether in tangible or electronic
forms, prepared by the Grantee, its employees, agents, or subcontractors, in the
performance of this grant agreement. The Documents shall be the exclusive property of
the State and all such Documents must be immediately returned to the State by the
Grantee, at the Grantee’s expense, upon the written request of the State, or upon
completion, termination, or cancellation of this grant agreement. To the extent possible,
those Works eligible for copyright protection under the United States’ Copyright Act will
be deemed to be “works made for hire.” The Grantee assigns all right, title, and interest it
may have in the Works and the Documents to the State. The Grantee must, at the request
of the State, execute all papers and perform all other acts necessary to transfer or record
the State’s ownership interest in the Works and Documents.
(b) Obligations.
(1) Notification. Whenever any invention, improvement, or discovery (whether or not
patentable) is made or conceived for the first time or actually or constructively
reduced to practice by the Grantee, including its employees and subcontractors, in the
performance of this grant agreement, the Grantee shall immediately give the State’s
Authorized Representative written notice thereof, and must promptly furnish the
Authorized Representative with complete information and/or disclosure therein.
(2) Representation. The Grantee must perform all acts, and take all steps necessary to
ensure that all intellectual property rights in the Works and Documents are the sole
property of the State, and that neither Grantee nor its employees, agents, or
subcontractors retain any interest in and to the Works and Documents. The Grantee
represents and warrants that the Works and Documents do not and will not infringe
upon any intellectual property rights of other persons or entities. Notwithstanding
Clause Liability, the Grantee shall indemnify, defend, to the extent permitted by the
Attorney General, and hold harmless the State, at the Grantee’s expense, from any
action or claim brought against the State to the extent that it is based on a claim that
all or part of the Works or Documents infringe upon the intellectual property rights of
others. The Grantee will be responsible for payment of any and all such claims,
demands, obligations, liabilities, costs, and damages, including, but not limited to,
attorney fees. If such a claim or action arises or in Grantee’s or the State’s opinion is
likely to arise, the Grantee must, at the State’s discretion, either procure for the State
the right or license to use the intellectual property rights at issue or replace or modify
the allegedly infringing Works or Documents as necessary and appropriate to obviate
the infringement claim. This remedy of the State will be in addition to and not
exclusive of other remedies provided by law.
(3) License. The State hereby grants a limited, no-fee, noncommercial license to the
Grantee to enable the Grantee’s employees engaged in research and scholarly
pursuits to make, have made, reproduce, modify, distribute, perform, and otherwise
use the Works, including Documents, for research activities or to publish in scholarly
or professional journals, provided that any existing or future intellectual property
rights in the Works or Documents (including patents, licenses, trade or service marks,
trade secrets, or copyrights) are not prejudiced or infringed upon, that the Minnesota
Data Practices Act is complied with, and that individual rights to privacy are not
violated. The Grantee shall indemnify and hold harmless the State for any claim or
action based on the Grantee’s use of the Works or Documents under the provisions of
Clause 10.2(b)(2). Said license is subject to the State’s publicity and acknowledgement
requirements set forth in this grant agreement. The Grantee may reproduce and
retain a copy of the Documents for research and academic use. The Grantee is
responsible for security of the Grantee’s copy of the Documents. A copy of any
articles, materials or documents produced by the Grantee’s employees, in any form,
using or derived from the subject matter of this license, shall be promptly delivered
without cost to the State.
11. Workers’ Compensation
The Grantee certifies that it is in compliance with Minn. Stat. § 176.181, subd. 2, pertaining to
workers’ compensation insurance coverage. The Grantee’s employees and agents will not be
considered State employees. Any claims that may arise under the Minnesota Workers’
Compensation Act on behalf of these employees and any claims made by any third party as a
consequence of any act or omission on the part of these employees are in no way the State’s
obligation or responsibility.
12. Publicity and Endorsement (not applicable)
12.1 Publicity. Any publicity regarding the subject matter of this grant agreement must identify the
State as the sponsoring agency. For purposes of this provision, publicity includes notices,
informational pamphlets, press releases, research, reports, signs, and similar public notices
prepared by or for the Grantee individually or jointly with others, or any subcontractors, with
respect to the program, publications, or services provided resulting from this grant
agreement. All projects primarily funded by state grant appropriations must publicly credit the
State of Minnesota, including on the Grantee’s website when practicable.
12.2 Endorsement. The Grantee must not claim that the State endorses its products or services.
13. Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Venue
Minnesota law, without regard to its choice-of-law provisions, governs this grant agreement. Venue
for all legal proceedings out of this grant agreement, or its breach, must be in the appropriate state
or federal court with competent jurisdiction in Ramsey County, Minnesota.
14. Termination
14.1 Termination by the State. The State or Grantee may immediately terminate this grant
agreement with or without cause, upon 30-days’ written notice to the other party. Upon
termination, the Grantee will be entitled to payment, determined on a pro rata basis, for
services satisfactorily performed.
14.2 Termination for cause. The State may immediately terminate this grant agreement if the State
finds that there has been a failure to comply with the provisions of this grant agreement, that
reasonable progress has not been made or that the purposes for which the funds were
granted have not been or will not be fulfilled. The State may take action to protect the
interests of the state of Minnesota, including the refusal to disburse additional funds and
requiring the return of all or part of the funds already disbursed.
14.3 Termination for insufficient funding. The State may immediately terminate this grant
agreement if:
(a) It does not obtain funding from the Minnesota Legislature.
(b) Or, if funding cannot be continued at a level sufficient to allow for the payment of the
services covered here. Termination must be by written or fax notice to the Grantee. The
State is not obligated to pay for any services that are provided after notice and effective
date of termination. However, the Grantee will be entitled to payment, determined on a
pro rata basis, for services satisfactorily performed to the extent that funds are available.
The State will not be assessed any penalty if the agreement is terminated because of the
decision of the Minnesota Legislature, or other funding source, not to appropriate funds.
The State must provide the Grantee notice of the lack of funding within a reasonable time
of the State’s receiving that notice.
15. Data Disclosure
Under Minn. Stat. § 270C.65, subd. 3, and other applicable law, the Grantee consents to disclosure
of its social security number, federal employer tax identification number, and/or Minnesota tax
identification number, already provided to the State, to federal and state tax agencies and state
personnel involved in the payment of state obligations. These identification numbers may be used in
the enforcement of federal and state tax laws which could result in action requiring the Grantee to
file state tax returns and pay delinquent state tax liabilities, if any.
16. Payment to subcontractors (if applicable)
As required by Minn. Stat. § 16A.1245, the prime contractor must pay all subcontractors, less any
retainage, within 10 calendar days of the prime contractor's receipt of payment from the State for
undisputed services provided by the subcontractor(s) and must pay interest at the rate of one and
one-half percent per month or any part of a month to the subcontractor(s) on any undisputed
amount not paid on time to the subcontractor(s).
Signatures
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Project Workplan
Doc Type: Contract
Swift #: 165904
PO No: 3000025807
AI #: 224243
Activity ID #: PRO20190016
Project Title: Hamlet on Sunfish Lake Extension of Municipal Water Supply Project
1. Project Summary:
Organization: City of Lake Elmo (the City)
Contact name: Kristina Handt.
Address: 3880 Laverne Ave North
Lake Elmo, MN 55042
Phone: 651-747-3905
E-mail: khandt@lakeelmo.org
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) contact:
MPCA project
manager: Gary Krueger
Address: 520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: 651-757-2509
E-mail: gary.krueger@state.mn.us
Project information
Start date: 2/3/2019 End date: 10/31/2023
Total estimated
costs: $2,712,200.00
Attachment A
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2. Statement of Problems, Opportunities, and Existing Conditions
The Hamlet on Sunfish Lake neighborhood is located at the intersection of Kindred Way North and 43rd Street
North. This project will extend clean drinking water to 41 homes located in the Hamlet on Sunfish Lake
neighborhood in the City of Lake Elmo by extending the municipal water system into the neighborhood prior to
reconstructing the neighborhood streets as scheduled for improvement in 2021 in the City's street capital
improvement plan. The project extends the public watermain into the neighborhood from the intersection of
Kindred Way North and 43rd Street North, then along the public streets to the south end of the neighborhood at
Kindred Court, then east to make a looped watermain connection to the adjacent Legacy at North Star
development. The southern loop properties reside in an area where PFAS contamination exceeds HBV and well
advisories have been issued and all properties, including the northern loop, reside within the Special Well
Construction Area designated by the Minnesota Department of Health in March, 2007 due to the proximity of
PFAS in the groundwater. Individual water service stubs will be installed to the edge of right-of-way at each of
the 41 residential properties. The project will include restoration following the watermain installation and this
will include a street reclamation for the public streets along with boulevard sodding to restore all disturbed
areas. Sanitary sewer utility repairs/replacement may be incorporated as part of the project, but these costs will
be 100% assessed to the benefitting properties.
The project will include grant funding and administrative processes for ensuring each property completes the
private service connection from the right-of-way to each home, including water meter installation, sealing of the
private well, and all permitting and connection fees. The City intends to implement the public improvement
portion of the project that remains within the public right-of-way and will require property owners to contract
directly for the work to be completed on individual properties. The private property work will be funded on a
reimbursement basis.
In accordance with the City's standard CIP process a feasibility study and project design will be completed in
2020 to ready the project for 2021 construction. Bids will be received in early 2021 with construction to
commence in May 2021. The watermain will be tested, operational and ready for connection to the individual
properties in late 2021.
No environmental review is required to implement this project. The project will require the following permits:
• Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Watermain Extension Permit.
• Met Council/MPCA Sanitary Sewer Permit (if sewer repairs are needed).
• Valley Branch Watershed District Permit.
• MPCA NPDES Construction Permit.
3. Measurable Outcomes
The City will report at least quarterly to the MPCA regarding progress of the project. The City will also report to
the MPCA as part of the quarterly report the itemized costs incurred for that quarter for reimbursement by the
MPCA. Monthly reimbursement requests can be provided as determined by the City.