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RESOLUTION 8655 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA APPROVE A 2014 MUNICIPAL INFLOW AND INFILTRATION GRANT REQUEST TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL WHEREAS, the Minnesota State Legislature has appropriated $4,156,800 in general obligation bond funds for grants to municipalities to reduce Inflow and Infiltration (I&I) in their public system infrastructure; and, WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) was identified as the 2014 Municipal Inflow and Infiltration Grant Program (the Program) administrator; and, WHEREAS, the MCES has identified the City of Mounds View as one of many metro cities having excessive quantities of stormwater and groundwater, commonly referred to as I&I, entering the public sanitary system; and, WHEREAS, to facilitate I&I reduction, the MCES is offering a Preliminary Minimum Allocation of $25,000 per metro city, with provisions for future distribution of available funding until the total of $4,156,800 has been expended; and WHEREAS, the Public Works Department has identified public sanitary sewer system components requiring rehabilitation to minimize or eliminate excessive I&I. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows: 1. The City Council approves the application for the MCES 2014 Municipal Inflow and Infiltration Grant Program. 2. The City with retain all receipts and invoices for eligible repairs and that the MCES shall have reasonable access to audit these records upon request. Adopted this 14th day of November, 2016 ____________________________________ Joe Flaherty, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ James Ericson, City Administrator (SEAL)