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Request from the Superintendent of Parks and Forestry for authorization to enter into a 10-year Green Infrastructure Agreement with Greenprint Partners for funding of green infrastructure within the 116th Street Park
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Submitted by:
Alex Krutsch
Department:
Public Works
A. Issue
Staff has secured $800,000 in grant funding for the development of the 116th Street Park through MMSD's Fresh Coast Green Communities (FCGC) program, which is administered by Greenprint Partners. This grant program requires that the City agree to maintain infrastructure built with FCGC for at least 10 years through a Green Infrastructure Agreement.
B. Background/Options
The Common Council has allocated $2,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for the creation of a park on the City's West side. Total construction costs for the project are estimated at $5,000,000 and staff has been working to secure additional funding for the project to close that gap. As part of this effort $800,000 has been awarded to the City through MMSD's FCGC program. This money can be used for green infrastructure that manages storm water on site. This includes pervious asphalt walking trails, constructed wetlands, and new trees throughout the park. This money will also help the City achieve its larger storm water quality goals set forth by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The park's storm water system is engineered to store storm water on site from a 100 year storm event thereby reducing the amount of water flowing into the City's storm sewer system as well as treat the storm water for removal of suspended solids to help reduce the amount of sediment traveling downstream. As part of receiving these funds from Greenprint Partners/MMSD the City must commit to maintaining the infrastructure built for a term of 10 years. In the case of the infrastructure being planned for the 116th Street Park this will likely include regular sweeping of the pervious asphalt and vegetation man...
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