TO: Committee of the Whole - Planning and Public Works
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Public Works
Aaron Bert
425-556-2733
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Public Works
Anne-marie Marshall Dody
Deputy Public Works Director
Public Works
Aaron Moldver
Environmental Programs Manager
Public Works
Anne Dettelbach
Senior Planner
TITLE:
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2021-23 Stormwater Capacity Grant Amendment Acceptance
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
The Washington Department of Ecology has offered the City a non-competitive grant in the amount of $25,000 to support Municipal Stormwater Permit implementation. This offer is an amendment to an earlier $50,000 grant (approved for acceptance by Council on March 15, 2022) which is provided through a legislative appropriation to Department of Ecology. No match is required by the City.
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? Additional Background Information/Description of Proposal Attached
REQUESTED ACTION:
? Receive Information ? Provide Direction ? Approve
REQUEST RATIONALE:
* Relevant Plans/Policies:
Community Strategic Plan
Environmental Sustainability Action Plan
Utilities Strategic Plan
* Required:
Grant acceptance requires Council approval.
* Council Request:
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* Other Key Facts:
The City has previously received grants from this funding source on multiple occasions, most recently in July 2021. Earlier grant awards were used to purchase equipment and spill cleanup materials, prepare outreach materials and campaigns, and pay for staff training. These funds are essential to support and advance NPDES municipal stormwater permit implementation.
OUTCOMES:
Capacity grant funding will be used to support direct municipal stormwater permit implementation. Anticipated uses include: purchase of spill cleanup/response materials; staff training; and to pay for the City's subscription to web-based services in support of the Adopt-a-Drain program and Continuous Monitoring Active Control orifice controls on stormwater ponds.
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