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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> RESOLUTION#22-127 <br /> RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO A CLEAN WATER FUND GRANT AGREEMENT <br /> WITH THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO RECEIVE A WATER EFFICIENCY <br /> GRANT <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey owns and maintains a municipal water supply system <br /> which is essential to the quality of life, health and welfare of City residents and businesses; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey currently relies on groundwater as the sole source of its <br /> municipal water supply system; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey is planning to construct two new municipal water supply <br /> system groundwater wells to accommodate planned growth in the next ten years; and <br /> WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes 473.1565 directs the Metropolitan Council to undertake <br /> planning activities that emphasize conservation, inter jurisdictional cooperation, and long-term <br /> sustainability; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council received an allocation of$1,000,000 from the Clean <br /> Water Funds to assist local units of government by helping property owners pay for water saving <br /> audits and/or more water efficient appliances to conserve water; and <br /> WHEREAS, the primary objective of the Water Efficiency Grant Program is to assist local <br /> units of government to conserve water to ensure long-term groundwater sustainability; and <br /> WHEREAS, this grant program is consistent with the goals and objectives of the City's <br /> Strategic Action Plan; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City has the capability to adequately fund its local cost share for this grant <br /> program through the water enterprise fund; and <br /> WHEREAS,on March 22,2022,the Ramsey City Council authorized staff to apply for grant <br /> funding up to $50,000; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey submitted an application for grant funds to offer rebates <br /> for WaterSense® certified smart irrigation controllers and toilets, as well as for Energy Star® <br /> certified clothes washing machines and dishwashers for water supply customers; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council received grant applications totaling $1,401,920; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey was one of thirty-seven (37) communities accepted into <br /> the grant program with a grant allocation of$19,800; and <br /> Resolution#22-127 <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />