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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN AND CONSERVATION PRACTICE ASSISTANCE CONTRACT RELATED TO THE TISCHER CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, on or about June 2, 2017, the City entered into an agreement with the South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District ("District") to grant the District a non-exclusive license to enter and occupy a portion of Glen Avon Park for the purpose of conducting a stream restoration project on Tischer Creek ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Project will repair damage to Tischer Creek streambanks from the 2012 flood and restore the channel to a stable state. The Project will use natural channel design methodology to reconstruct Tischer Creek's floodplain, reduce erosion, decrease water temperatures, improve habitat quality, and increase the aesthetics of the river. In addition, the Project will decrease the bedload sediment being carried downstream, which will improve water quality and habitat, restore fish passage, and increase aesthetics; and
WHEREAS, the Project is 100% funded by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources Disaster Recovery Assistance Program ("Program");
WHEREAS, Program requires property owners affected by the Project to agree to a ten-year maintenance plan that requires the City to conserve and maintain vegetation at the Project site, which maintenance duties can be performed by the City; and
WHEREAS, in the event the City fails to maintain the conservation practices within the ten-year period, the City would be liable for future costs to reimburse the Program to re-install and re-establish the vegetation; and
WHEREAS, the Project will greatly benefit Tischer Creek, and the City wishes to agree to the terms and conditions of the ten-year maintenance plan and associated conservation practice assistance contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to enter into the Operations and ...
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