Resolution - #20-320 - 12/15/2020

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Councilmember Kuzma introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #20-320 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AND AUTHORIZING GRANT AGREEMENT EXECUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 SOURCE WATER PROTECTION (SWP) PLAN IMPLEMENTATION GRANT WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) approved the City of Ramsey’s Wellhead Protection Plan (WHPP) Part 2 Amendment on January 31, 2020; and WHEREAS, Section 7.7.7 of the WHPP Part 2 Amendment identifies the need to evaluate the well casing for municipal Well #1; and WHEREAS, the Clean Water Land and Legacy Amendment to the Minnesota constitution provides funding to MDH to establish a source water protection (SWP) implementation grant program; and WHEREAS, the fundamental goal of SWP is to prevent contamination from entering sources of public drinking water at levels that present a risk to people; and WHEREAS, MDH proposes to award between $1,000 and $10,000 in SWP implementation plan grant funds for use in fiscal year 2021; and WHEREAS, no local cost share is required to receive these grant funds; and WHEREAS, the City agrees to comply with all applicable laws and regulations as required by the grant agreement that must be executed before funds can be spent; and WHEREAS, the City has the necessary capabilities and funds to hire a qualified well contractor to evaluate the well casing of municipal water supply Well #1; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution #20-174, adopted by the Ramsey City Council on August 25, 2020, an application was submitted for SWP implementation grant funds to hire a qualified well contractor to evaluate the well casing of municipal water supply Well #1 in an amount up to $9,600; and WHEREAS, on December 2, 2020, MDH notified the City that the City had been awarded the requested SWP implementation grant funds; and WHEREAS, on December 9, 2020, MDH submitted the SWP implementation grant agreement to the City and requested that the City execute the agreement as soon as possible.