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Resolution to Fund Collaboration with Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner ($35,000.00/year)
Memorandum
The City of Ann Arbor and the Office of the Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner (WCDC) have a long successful history of collaboration. The Huron River Pollution Abatement project, which lead to the removal of non-residential illicit connections from the stormwater system, was one of the earlier joint projects began in 1987. This collaboration has continued with joint projects like Olsen Park, Mallets Creek Restoration Project, Illicit connection Detection and Elimination Program (IDEP), demonstration rain gardens, Mary Doyle Park and Wetlands Restoration and Allen’s Creek Stormwater Improvements.
While each of the joint projects above has had various grant or loan support, the Mary Doyle Park project alone has received $1.5 million in grants and $2.1 million in low interest loans. In fact it was the first stormwater project in Michigan to receive low interest State Revolving Funding.
On August 7, 2000 City Council approved a resolution directing the Mallet’s Creek Restoration activities be coordinated through the WCDC. This coordination has occurred very successfully with the main means of compensation being through the Mary Doyle Park and Wetlands Restoration Project. As the Mary Doyle project comes to a close, it is necessary to approve a service order with the WCDC to permit the successful collaboration to continue.
The attached resolution would approve a service order for up to $35,000.00 for one year with the Office of Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner for stormwater coordination services and for applications and administration of grants and loans. Additionally, it would permit four 1 year extensions of the service order if both the City and the WCDC are agreeable.
Funding is available in FY O8 Stormwater System Operations and Maintenance budget. Extensions would be subject to funding approval in subsequent years’ budgets.
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