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METROPOLITAN <br />COUNCIL <br />Nathan Gillett <br />Water Resources Technician <br />7550 Sunwood Dr NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />May 19, 2026 <br />The Metropolitan Council is pleased to award the City of Ramsey the amount of $11,000 as part of our <br />2026-2028 Water Efficiency Grant Program. The amount of matching funds required from your city, <br />based on the grant award above, is $2,750 (this amount will deviate from the 20% of the total program <br />cost in cases where the community is including a low-income cost assistance option). The City of <br />Ramsey is one of 43 in the Twin Cities metro area accepted into this grant program. We are pleased to <br />report that all available grant funds have been awarded and that all applicants will receive an award. <br />The amount of funds requested totaled $1,683,575, while the amount of funds available is $1,400,000. <br />Because funds requested exceed funds available, a set of ranking factors and an objective scoring <br />system were used to distribute the available funds. <br />Below are some critical points to remember: <br />• New construction and new developments are not eligible <br />• A portion of each eligible grant activity's cost must be paid by the property owner (unless <br />participating in the low-income cost assistance option) <br />• Funds are for rebates or grants only; consulting and city staff time are ineligible <br />• Grant recipients must display the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment logo and the <br />Metropolitan Council logo on program -related web pages and paper communications <br />• Funds must be spent down by June 30, 2028 (municipalities and Met Council will work together to <br />monitor spending and adjust/reallocate funds as needed) <br />• Grant activities on municipal properties must supplement and not supplant dedicated municipal <br />funding sources <br />The Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment is available here: httrs://www.leaacv.mn.aov/download- <br />leaacv-loao <br />To obtain electronic and print versions of the Metropolitan Council logo, please contact me at <br />henrv.mccarthv( metc.state.mn.us. <br />Metropolitan Council (Regional Office & Environmental Services) <br />390 Robert Street North, Saint Paul, MN 55101-1805 <br />P 651.602.1000 1 F 651.602.1550 1 TTY 651.291.0904 <br />metrocouncil.org <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />