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AN�KA <br />CONSERVATION <br />dISTRICT <br />MEMO <br />ANOKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT <br />16015 Central Ave NE, Suite 103 <br />Ham Lake, MN 55304 <br />Phone: (763) 434-2030 Fax: (763) 434-2094 <br />www.AnokaNaturalResources.com <br />To: City Councils of Andover, Anoka, Oak Grove, Ramsey, and St. Francis <br />From: Jared Wagner, Water Resource Technician <br />Date: June 27, 2019 <br />Re: Rum River Stabilization Project Grants <br />ACD, along with Anoka County, is applying for three different grants to do Rum River stabilization <br />projects over the next three years. Each grant will address a specific scale or severity of erosion <br />with different project types outlined below. Candidate sites were identified in a Rum River Erosion <br />inventory completed by ACD in early 2019. These kinds of projects improve water quality by <br />collectively stabilizing thousands of tons of sediment that would otherwise wash into the river. It <br />also assists your residents by providing financial and technical help to stabilize their riverbanks. <br />We are asking that you please consider signing the attached letter of support to help bolster our <br />applications by showing that your city is a supporter of ACD's efforts to bring this state grant <br />funding to Anoka County where it will benefit your community. We can use one letter for all three <br />grant proposals we plan to submit. <br />Planned Grant Applications <br />1. Lessard -Sams Oudoor Heritage Council (LSOHC): $952,255 request to complete 4-8 <br />bioengineering bank stabilization projects that build habitat and provide water quality <br />benefit. <br />2. Clean Water Fund (CWF): $439,003 request to complete 1-2 large hard armoring projects <br />that require extensive engineering and provide a large water quality benefit. <br />3. Conservation Partners Legacy (CPL): $183,355 request to complete 20+ cedar tree <br />revetment projects where erosion is mild, but likely to worsen if not treated. <br />Total = $1,574,612 in grant requests <br />These grants do require local matching funds, but we are not directly requesting any funds from <br />your city. Anoka County is providing 13% of the matching funds, landowners will provide 10%, and <br />the Upper Rum River and Lower Rum River WMOs will each be asked to provide 1 % ($15,000). <br />Pictures of some similar projects installed in the past are included in the attached grant proposal <br />illustration. <br />Please consider passing a motion to support ACD Rum River grant proposals and sign the <br />attached letter of support. <br />