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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Water Quality Grant applications for two Projects RESOLUTION NO. 15-091 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING WATER QUALITY GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,the City of Ames has an opportunity to make storm water quality and quantity improvements in the downtown area by combining two state-funded watershed programs with a planned downtown street paving project; and, WHEREAS,two separate state grants are available,and each addresses water quality within a designated watershed; and, WHEREAS, staff has identified project sites within the Squaw Creek Watershed, including the area between 5th Street and 6th Street, around City Hall, Parking Lots M, MM, N, and the roadway right-of-way; and, WHEREAS, this project can be partnered with the 2014/15 Downtown Street Pavement Improvements Project(5th Street from Grand Avenue to Burnett Avenue),which will be carried out in the 2015 construction season; and, WHEREAS,that project is funded with General Obligation Bonds and Storm Sewer Utility Funds from the Storm Sewer Improvement Program; and, WHEREAS,the City has also been successfully awarded a water quality grant in the amount of$188,540 from the State Revolving Fund(SRF)Sponsored Project Program,which was supported by City Council at the February 25, 2014, meeting; and, WHEREAS, the first grant is through the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) to support projects that will improve water quality in the state and act as demonstration sites for urban conservation practices; and, WHEREAS, approximately $500,000 is available to support qualifying projects, and in December 2014,the City of Ames submitted a pre-application for consideration and is now invited to submit a full application; the City is requesting$100,000 in project funds; and, WHEREAS, the second grant opportunity is through the SRF as a Water Resource Restoration Sponsored Project, and this program was created by the 2009 Iowa General Assembly in order to fund water quality protection projects; and, WHEREAS, the program has been implemented through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund(CWSRF), a loan program for construction of water quality facilities and practices; and, WHEREAS, in this case, the scheduled wastewater improvements are a lift station improvement project administered bythe City's Water&Pollution Control Department and sanitary sewer rehabilitation improvements administered by the City's Public Works Department; and, WHEREAS, as part of the Department of Natural Resources Intended Use Plan, the Lift Station project loan is estimated at$1,155,440 and the Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation project load is estimated at$2,588,970; and, WHEREAS, since these two loan estimates total 53,744,410, the Sponsored Project application is estimated at $374,441. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that authorization to submit applications for a CWSRF Water Resource Restoration Sponsored Project and an IDALS water quality urban conservation project is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 24`h day of February, 2015.46�) A. lxs•�.. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 241h day of February, 2015.