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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 9.1 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Work Session June 21, 2021 Amanda Erickson, Environmental Coordinator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />LORE Update Brandon Wisner, Engineering Project Manager <br />Peter Beck, City Attorney <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />1. Discuss LORE project and budget update. <br />2. Provide direction to staff regarding assessment amounts for lakeshore property owners. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The Lake Orono Restoration and Enhancement (LORE) project is nearly complete. In 2015, staff began working <br />with the lake group on Lake Orono to address concerns with decreased depths and accumulating sediment within <br />the lake. In 2019, the city received $1.5 million is state grant funding for the project. An additional $1 million of <br />funding was allocated to the project via Active Elk River. The remainder of the project was to be funded through <br />a city tax levy of $100,000 and assessments of $650,000 divided by 180 parcels owned by lakeshore property <br />owners with a total expected project budget of $3.25 million. <br /> <br />New Look Contracting, Inc. was tasked with removing approximately 125,000 cubic yards of material, <br />constructing aquatic habitats, installing shoreline restoration areas, and rock spawning beds. Due to favorable bid <br />pricing and flexibility to meet permit conditions, New Look removed 140,469 cubic yards of material from Lake <br />Orono. Final expenses for the project are nearly complete and detailed below. <br /> <br />Expense Totals <br />WSB Consulting $186,001.98 <br />New Look Contracting $2,302,114.09 <br />Right of Entry Agreement $6,222.79 <br />Archaeological Study $3,656.25 <br />Fish Restocking (approved February 2021) $7,000 <br />Miscellaneous (legal, publication, ERMU staff time) $2,339.29 <br />City staff time $185,850 <br />Total Project Expenditure $2,693,184.40 <br /> <br />Project Funding Totals <br />State Fund proceeds $1,499,999.12 <br />Active Elk River $1,020,191.00 <br />City Contribution $99,367.21 <br />Assessment to lakeshore properties: $ TDB <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br /> <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br /> Updated: August 2020 <br /> <br />