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Building a legacy – your legacy. 701 Xenia Avenue South <br /> Suite 300 <br /> Minneapolis, MN 55416 <br /> Tel: 763-541-4800 <br /> Fax: 763-541-1700 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Equal Opportunity Employer <br />wsbeng.com <br />S:\1Council Meetings\2015\08252015\LTR HMCC Memorandum of Agreement 081815.docx <br />August 19, 2015 <br /> <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor, City Council, and Staff <br />C/O Mark Casey <br />City of St. Anthony Village <br />3301 Silver Lake Road <br />St. Anthony, MN 55418 <br /> <br />Re: Memorandum of Agreement with the Rice Creek Watershed District for the Construction, <br />Operation, and Maintenance of the Mirror Pond Project <br /> Component of the Petitioned Water Management Project 2013-01 <br />WSB Project No. 1626-79 <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Honorable Mayor, City Council, and Staff: <br /> <br />Attached for your consideration is a resolution for the City of St. Anthony Village to enter into <br />an agreement with the Rice Creek Watershed District for the construction of water quality and <br />flooding improvements at Mirror Pond in St. Anthony Village. <br /> <br />The improvements proposed will meet the pollutant reduction requirements of the Targeted <br />Watershed Grant from the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources to the Rice Creek <br />Watershed District. This grant was given to RCWD for reductions in phosphorus loading into <br />Long Lake in New Brighton. These improvements are also included in the City's petition for <br />assistance to the RCWD to reduce flooding in and around the area of Foss Road and 39th Avenue <br />in St. Anthony Village. <br /> <br />The attached agreement anticipates a total project cost of $1,392,000 and is proposed to be <br />funded in the following manner: <br /> <br />1. The Rice Creek Watershed District will pay the first $892,000 for the improvements. <br />2. The Rice Creek Watershed District and the City of St. Anthony Village shall incur 50% <br />of the improvement costs above $892,000 up to a maximum of $1,392,000. <br />3. The Rice Creek Watershed District may retain 10% of the improvement payment requests <br />until final certification of the project is completed. <br />4. The City of St. Anthony Village shall pay 100% of project costs in excess of the <br />$1,392,000. <br />5. Exclusive of in-kind contributions, the Rice Creek Watershed District's total cash <br />contribution to the project shall not exceed $1,142,000. <br /> <br />13