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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 4.4 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent September 20, 2021 Amanda Erickson, Environmental Coordinator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Partner Commitment Letter: Conservation Brandon Wisner, Engineering Project Manager <br />Partners Legacy (CPL) Grant Application <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the Partner Commitment Letter for the CPL Grant Application <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The City of Elk River works closely with the Sherburne Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) to identify <br />natural resource areas within the city to restore and protect. Over the last few years, a portion of shoreline within <br />the William H. Houlton Conservation Area along the Mississippi River was identified as having significant erosion <br />and soil loss. Through this partnership, the SWCD and city plan to apply for funding from the Conservation <br />Partnership Legacy (CPL) Grant Program for this Houlton Conservation Area Streambank Protection project. <br />This is a joint effort which will leverage pooled resources to restore and protect this sensitive area of public land. <br /> <br />The city will be submitting a Partner Commitment Letter along with the CPL Grant application. This letter <br />commits staff time to the project as well as a required 10% grant match cash contribution of $31,000. The match <br />will be funded by the Stormwater Management Fund. The application is due in mid-September, and we hope to <br />hear if the application is accepted by the end of the year. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />Cash contribution from Stormwater Management Fund <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Leverage partnerships for resource protection <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Partner Commitment Letter – City of Elk River <br /> <br /> <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 />