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RESOLUTION 9734 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA APPROVE THE 2020 MUNICIPAL INFLOW AND INFILTRATION GRANT REQUEST TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL WHEREAS, the Minnesota State Legislature has appropriated $5,000,000.00 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 2020 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 distributing the available funding based on sliding scale of dollars spend and the numbers of Cities participating in the program until the total of $5,000,000.00 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 2020 Municipal Inflow and Infiltration Grant Program. 2. Public Works will submit the necessary receipts, invoices, maps and signed resolution for the City of Mounds View to be eligible for the 2020 MCES I & I grant. 3. The Mayor and City Administrator are hereby authorized and directed to execute all appropriate documents to effectuate the actions contemplated by this resolution. Adopted this 10t" day of April, 2023 Gary Meehlhause, Acting Mayor ATTEST: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (seal) The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community