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4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 12 - 001
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO SIGN GRANT AGREEMENT
FOR SECTION 319(h) RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION FUNDING FOR ASSESSING IRON
ENCHANCED FILTRATION TRENCHES
Motion By: Keeney Second By: Soukup
WHEREAS, The City of Prior Lake, in partnership with the Scott Watershed Management
Organization, the Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed District and University of Minnesota
Saint Anthony Falls Lab (UMN) have developed an innovative iron enhanced sand
filtration stormwater treatment device , named the “Minnesota Filter” , and;
WHEREAS, The City of Prior Lake and UMN applied for and was awarded a Federal 319(h)
Development , Education and Research grant that is administered by the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency ( MPCA) and will be used to study the Minnesota Filter , and;
WHEREAS, The City of Prior Lake and UMN have drafted a work plan for the study of the Minnesota
Filter titled “Assessing Iron Enhanced Filtration Trenches, and;
WHEREAS, The City of Prior Lake has constructed nine Iron Enhanced Filtration Trenches as part of
City Project 11 - 012, the 2011 Water Quality Maintenance and Retrofit project, which will
be the focus of the study, and;
WHEREAS, MPCA had drafted an agreement for the grant funded study o f the Minnesota Filters with
the project titled Assessing Iron Enhanced Filtration Trenches.
NOW THEREFORE , BE IT HEREBY RESOLVE D BY THE CITY COUNCI L OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into the section 319 grant agreement titled “Assessing
Iron Enhanced Sand Filtration Trenches” and a subcontract for service from the University of Minnesota
Saint Anthony Falls Lab.
3. Revenue and expense will be tracked in the 602 - 49420 water quality utility account.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 3rd DAY OF January 201 2 .
YES NO
Myser X Myser
Erickson X Erickson
Hedberg X Hedberg
Keeney X Keeney
Millar X Millar
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Frank Boyles, City Manager