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Resolution to Amend Service Purchase Order for Stormwater Services with the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner ($30,000.00 Annual Increase for FY14 & FY15)
Memorandum
The City of Ann Arbor and the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner (WCWRC) have a long history of collaboration on stormwater projects. Successful projects include Malletts Creek Restoration; County Farm Park Stormwater Improvements; demonstration rain gardens; Mary Beth Doyle Park and Wetlands Restoration; Miller Avenue Stormwater Improvements; and the Traver Creek Streambank Stabilization Project.
Financial benefits from this partnership can be measured by the amount of grant dollars, loans and principle forgiveness received for projects within the City. Since 2010, the City has financed $22,965,985.00 of stormwater-related projects through the WCWRC. Of this amount, the City received $2,952,346.00 of grant monies refunded and $7,805,240.00 of principle forgiveness, for an overall amount of $15,160,745.00 spent for $22,965,985.00 of project value.
Stormwater within the City is a shared responsibility with the WCWRC, as the City's drainage systems are interconnected. As stormwater management and flooding mitigation have become City priorities, an increased level of project-specific work has been required of WCWRC. The WCWRC prepares grant applications, administers grants and loans, and coordinates projects. Additional funding is necessary to compensate the WCWRC for increased work.
On September 20, 2010, City Council approved resolution R-10-333 authorizing a service purchase order with the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner (WCWRC) in the amount of $69,215.00 in FY11 and four 1-year extensions with an allowance for a 3% funding increase each year. With the amendments, the WCWRC services will be for FY14 $105,633.09 and for FY 15 $107,902.08. The services are and will be funded by the approved FY14 and FY15 Systems Planning Stormwater Operatio...
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