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MEMORANDUM To: St. Anthony Village City Council From: Minette Saulog, Sustainability Coordinator Date: February 11, 2025 City Council Meeting Request: Metropolitan Council Inflow & Infiltration Grant Agreement BACKGROUND Attached is a resolution authorizing the City to enter a grant agreement with the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) for the 2025 Private Property Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) Grant Program. This effort is related to the ongoing I/I Program between the City of St. Anthony Village and MCES. The 2025 Private Property Inflow and Infiltration Grant Program provides $1.5 million in wastewater revenue for grants to private property owners to help with repairs that will remove and prevent clear water from entering the wastewater treatment system. The Minnesota Legislature amended statute 471.342 in 2022 to allow MCES to provide grant finding to local municipalities to assist private property owners with costs associated with repairing sewer infrastructure on their property. Excess I/I is removed from the regional interceptor system through repairs of the sewer lateral or foundation drain on the property. With the average cost to repair or replace a private sanitary sewer service lateral at approximately $9,000 or greater, this grant gives local communities the ability to help property owners in alignment with the grant program guidelines. The City received the Private Property I/I grant in 2024 and applicants were screened for funding eligibility based on established criteria. At the end of the program year, 4 homeowners received grant awards worth a total of $21,559.67 towards their repairs. The City paid the contractor on behalf of the grantee for the total amount of their grant award. Grant dollars were received in the form of reimbursement from MCES on a quarterly basis. Additional details for the 2025 program are as follows: • Grants to private property owners shall be for a percentage of actual, reasonable, and verifiable I/I mitigation costs. No costs of studies, engineering, or planning shall be eligible. • Grant reimbursement shall be 50% of eligible costs, up to $5,000, for applicants not meeting equity criteria set by the participating municipalities. Eligible work includes: o Private lateral repair and/or replacement o Foundation drain disconnections and new sump pump, if associated with the foundation drain disconnect o Lateral televising and cleaning costs only if: ▪ Applicant meets the equity criteria or ▪ Televising and cleaning result in repair or replacement of sewer lateral • Grants of up to $10,000 may be given to private property owners meeting the municipality’s equity criterion. • The private service line or foundation drain must be active and serving an occupied building. • All repairs and replacements must be made with materials and methods consistent with local codes and permit requirements. 25