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Councilmember Peters introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #26-154 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO A CLEAN WATER FUND GRANT AGREEMENT <br />WITH THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO RECEIVE A WATER EFFICIENCY <br />GRANT <br /> <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 /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey currently relies on groundwater as the sole source of its <br />municipal water supply system; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey is planning to construct two new municipal water <br />supply system groundwater wells to accommodate planned growth in the next ten years; and <br /> <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 /> <br />WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council received an allocation of $1,400,000 from the <br />Clean Water Funds to assist local units of government by helping property owners pay for water <br />saving audits and/or more water efficient appliances to conserve water; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the primary objective of the Water Efficiency Grant Program is to assist <br />local units of government to conserve water to ensure long-term groundwater sustainability; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this grant program is consistent with the goals and objectives of the City’s <br />Strategic Action Plan; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City has the capability to adequately fund its local cost share for this <br />grant program through the water enterprise fund; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey submitted an application for grant funds to offer rebates <br />for WaterSense® certified smart irrigation controllers, toilets, and faucets as well as for Energy <br />Star® certified clothes washing machines and dishwashers for City of Ramsey water supply <br />customers; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council received grant applications totaling $1,683,575; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey was one of forty-three (43) communities accepted into <br />the grant program with a grant allocation of $11,000; and <br /> <br />