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CC Regular Session 5. 7. Meeting Date: 03/22/2022 By: Bruce Westby,Engineering/Public Works Information Title Adopt Resolution#22-057 Approving Joint Funding Agreement with United States Geological Survey Purpose/Background: Purpose: The purpose of this case is to approve a Joint Funding Agreement with the United States Geological Survey for Federal Fiscal Year 2022-2026. Background: Attached is a draft fixed-cost Joint Funding Agreement between the United States Geological Survey(USGS) and the City of Ramsey for Federal Fiscal Year 2022-2026 to allow for ongoing operation and maintenance of Mississippi River streamgage#05283500 located at Highway 169 in Champlin, from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The previous funding agreement was in effect from August 1, 2017 through September 3 0, 2021. Attached is a copy of the previous agreement. Though City signatures are not included,no changes were made to the agreement before it was executed. A copy of the fully executed agreement was not available at the time this case was prepared. Based on the attached draft fixed-cost Joint Funding Agreement,the City of Ramsey will be responsible for contributing a total of$9,196 during the 5-year term of the agreement. Though the USGS is not obligated to contribute any cash per the agreement,the USGS will contribute indirectly through their work on regional and national programs that benefit local and regional agencies, such as the National Streamflow Information Program (NSIP). According to their website at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/utah-water-science-center/science/streamflow-information-program, the USGS operates and maintains a national network of over 8,000 streamgages to provide long-term, accurate, and unbiased streamflow information(often called discharge)to meet the multiple needs of users. Streamflow information is fundamental to national and local economic well-being,protection of life and property, and efficient and effective management of water resources. Long-term streamflow information is critical for use in water management, computation of flood and drought flows for water infrastructure, and analysis of climate-related trends. The USGS operates the national streamgaging network in partnership with more than 850 federal, state,tribal, regional, and local agencies. The NSIP was formed in 2002 in response to Congressional and stakeholder concerns about the ongoing decrease in the number of active USGS streamgages,the inability of the USGS to fund high-priority streamgages when faced with reduced partner funds, and the increased demand for streamflow information via the Internet beginning in the late 1980s. The NSIP had five major goals: 1. Develop, maintain, and fully fund an enhanced, stable baseline streamgaging network that meets Federal needs for streamflow information, including the need for long-term datasets. This baseline network is supplemented by streamgages funded by partnerships to meet state,regional, and local needs.