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<br />CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 7673 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE <br />MCES MUNICIPAL I&I GRANT PROGRAM <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature appropriated state bond funds to the Metropolitan Council <br />for the purpose of providing grants to municipalities to reduce inflow and infiltration (I&I) to the <br />metropolitan sanitary sewer disposal system; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) administers the <br />Municipal Inflow and Infiltration (I&I) Grant Program to fund capital improvements to public <br />wastewater collection systems; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Orono submitted an application for grant funding under the 2023 I&I <br />Municipal Grant Program; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council determined that the City is eligible to receive grant funding <br />due to its contribution of inflow and infiltration to the metropolitan sanitary sewer system; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City has been awarded grant funding in an amount not to exceed $101,250 to <br />reimburse eligible costs associated with sanitary sewer rehabilitation improvements, including <br />cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining projects completed in 2024 and 2025; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, participation in the grant program requires formal approval by the City Council and <br />authorization of designated City officials to execute grant agreements and submit reimbursement <br />requests; <br />RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO, MINNESOTA, AS FOLLOWS: <br />1. The City Council hereby approves participation in the 2023 Municipal Inflow and Infiltration <br />(I&I) Grant Program administered by the Metropolitan Council. <br />2. The City Council accepts the grant award in an amount not to exceed $101,250 for eligible <br />sanitary sewer system improvements. <br />3. The City Council authorizes the City Administrator/Engineer to execute all necessary grant <br />agreements, payment applications, and related documents required to implement the grant <br />program on behalf of the City. <br />4. The City Council authorizes City staff to take all actions necessary to comply with the <br />requirements of the grant program and to secure reimbursement for eligible project costs. <br />ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota this 30 day of March 2026. <br /> <br />ATTEST CITY OF ORONO <br /> <br /> <br />______________________________ _______________________________ <br />Christine Lusian, City Clerk Bob Tunheim, Mayor <br />26