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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION #24-357 <br />RESOLUTION APPROVING NATURAL RESOURCE IMPROVEMENT GRANT <br />AGREEMENT WITH ANOKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT FOR IMPROVEMENT <br />PROJECT #25-01, RIVERS BEND REGIONAL STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS <br />WHEREAS, in June of 2016 the Anoka Conservation District completed a Stormwater <br />Retrofit Analysis for the City of Ramsey and the Lower Rum River Watershed Management <br />Organization (LRRWMO) to identify and rank potential improvement projects that drain to the <br />Mississippi and Rum Rivers; and <br />WHEREAS, the Stormwater Retrofit Analysis recommended stormwater pond <br />modifications within Rivers Bend Park to increase the volume of stormwater runoff storage <br />provided within a wetland that treated runoff from a 38-acre catchment area to reduce sediment <br />and phosphorus loads within the receiving water, an oxbow of the Rum River; and <br />WHEREAS, in support of two commercial developments proposed within the 38-acre <br />catchment area upstream of Rivers Bend Park in 2024, Lightbridge Academy and Complete Auto, <br />the City of Ramsey explored options for constructing regional stormwater improvements necessary <br />to treat stormwater runoff from the 38-acre catchment area to current LRRWMO stormwater <br />design standards as recommended in the Anoka Conservation District' s Stormwater Retrofit <br />Analysis; and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #24-153 the Mayor and City <br />Administrator were authorized and directed to execute the professional services proposal from <br />Bolton & Menk, Inc. to prepare final plans and specifications for Improvement Project #25-01, <br />Rivers Bend Regional Stormwater Improvements; and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #24-215, adopted August 12, <br />2024, the plans and specifications prepared by Bolton & Menk, Inc. were approved and <br />advertisements for bids were authorized for City Improvement Project #25-01, Rivers Bend <br />Regional Stormwater Improvements; and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #24-275, adopted September 24, 2024, the <br />construction contract was awarded to Douglas -Ken Underground, LLC of Mora, Minnesota, who submitted <br />the lowest responsible total bid in the amount of $899,653.31 for construction of said improvements in <br />accordance with the approved plans and specifications and advertisement for bids, and Bolton & Menk, Inc.'s <br />professional services proposal for construction services was approved in the not -to -exceed amount of $15,240 <br />for Improvement Project #25-01, Rivers Bend Regional Stormwater Improvements; and <br />WHEREAS, the Anoka Conservation District awarded $286,250 in watershed -based grant <br />funds to pay for a portion of the proposed Rivers Bend Regional Stormwater Improvements; and <br />WHEREAS, the LRRWMO awarded an additional $39,300 in matching funds to pay for <br />a portion of the proposed Rivers Bend Regional Stormwater Improvements; and <br />