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Public Hearing and Action on Resolution 21-102, a Resolution Authorizing an Application for Financial Assistance, Authorizing the Execution and Submittal of the Application, and Designating an Authorized Representative to Certify and Sign Payment Requests. (Water Treatment Facility and Piping Project)
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Summary:
Brookings Municipal Utilities (BMU) is pursing State Revolving Funding (SRF) for three projects and hopes to capitalize on Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and/or infrastructure grant funding. While still uncertain, funding guidance indicates an SRF application by December 31, 2021 will likely provide the highest probability of capitalizing on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant funding. Public hearings are required to support the pending SRF applications. As such, Public Hearings are scheduled with both the BMU Utility Board (November 22nd) and the Brooking City Council (November 23rd) for three projects detailed below. Resolutions authorizing the SRF applications are required for each of the three applications.
Note that SRF funding is categorized into either water or wastewater projects. So while the first two projects (the Water Treatment Facility & Piping Upgrade and the 34th Avenue Sewer Replacement) are inter-related and will be managed as a common construction project, they are submitted as two separate SRF applications. Joe Honner, HDR, Inc., will present at the Public Hearing for these two projects. First District Association of Local Governments (First District) will discuss the project financial impact and will ultimately support the SRF applications to the State.
BMU will present at the Public Hearing for the third project (Lead Water Service Line Replacement Project). First District will discuss the project financial impact and will ultimately support the SRF application to the State.
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Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval.
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