RES 2011-39 - 14839RESOLUTION NO. 2011 - 39
AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR CLEAN WATER FUNDS FOR THE OAK GLEN
CREEK EROSION CONTROL PROJECT
WHEREAS, in recent years, the banks of Oak Gen Creek have been progressively eroding due to a
combination of factors, including land use, vegetative cover, and stabilizing cover during peak
discharge flaw events, and
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley, the Anoka Conservation District (ACD), and the adjacent property
owners have met to discuss solutions to this problem, and
WHEREAS on July 20, 2010, the City of Fridley, the Anoka Conservation District (ACD), and the
adjacent property owners met to discuss design proposals developed by the ACD, and
WHEREAS the residents at said meeting generally indicated favor for a project initiated by the City
and the ACD that would seek funding to make the cast of such a project feasible, and
WHEREAS the project would be eligible for the FY 2012 Clean Water Fund Competitive Grant
program,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Anoka Conservation District be authorized to
make application for a FY 2012 Clean Water Fund Competitive Grant for the Oak Glen Creek
Erasion Control Project in the amount of approximately $326,000, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Fridley will collect and provide matching funds of
approximately $85,000 through a combination of its awn funds, contributions of adjacent property
owners, and outside agency funds.
PASSSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 12th
DAY of SEPTEMBER, 2011.
SCOTT J. LUND - MAYOR
Attest:
DEBRA A. SKOGEN - CITY CLERK