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<br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Musgrove, Councilmembers Howell and Riley. Voting <br />No: None. <br /> <br />5.03: Consider Recommendation to City Council to Accept Bids and Award Contract for <br />Improvement Project #25-01, Rivers Bend Regional Stormwater Improvements <br /> <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westbyreviewed the staff report and stated that staff <br />recommends providing a recommendation to the City Council to accept bids and award a contract <br />for construction of Improvement Project #25-01, Rivers Bend Regional Stormwater <br />Improvements. <br />Councilmember Riley asked if the municipal well in that area is being abandoned and whether the <br />pond will remain within the drinking water supply management area (DWSMA). <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby replied there are two municipal wells in thisarea, <br />noting that well no. 1 will continue to be utilized although it would not be treated by the water <br />treatment plant. He stated the pond will therefore remain within the DWSMA. He confirmed that <br />the second well is only used for irrigation of Rivers Bend park. <br />Chairperson Musgrove referenced the grant dollars from the watershed, noting that those are <br />legacy fund dollars allocated by the State. She explained that the Lower Rum River Watershed <br />Management Organization (LRRWMO), Upper Rum River Watershed Management Organization <br />(URRWMO) and Anoka Conservation District worked together to develop a plan to allocate those <br />dollars within the boundaries of both WMOs. She stated significant dollars were allocated towards <br />this water quality improvement project and she was happy to see this project moving forward. <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby commented that Ramsey received an allocation, and <br />Anoka has passed on the $40,000 they were allocated, which allows Ramsey to request those funds <br />which would increase the total grant contribution to around $290,000. He stated that the remaining <br />funding would come from stormwater management funds. <br />Motion by Councilmember Howell,seconded by Councilmember Riley, to recommend that the <br />City Council accept bids and award a contract for construction of Improvement Project #25-01, <br />Rivers Bend Regional Stormwater Improvements. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Musgrove, Councilmembers Howell and Riley. Voting <br />No: None. <br /> <br />6. COMMITTEE / STAFF INPUT <br /> <br />6.01: Consider Recommending City Council Order Request for Proposals for Sunwood <br />Drive Concrete Pedestrian Crossing Replacement Topographic Survey <br /> <br />Public Works Committee / September 17, 2024 <br />Page 7 of 12 <br /> <br />