HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-03-23 09-119 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 09 11-9
Date: March 23, 2009
Item/Subject: Resolve, Ratifying the Actions of the City Manager in Accepting Potential Funding
From the Maine Department of Environmental Protection — American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act — Non -Point Source Pollution
Responsible Department: Executive
Commentary:
We have received notice from the State Department of Environmental Protection that, subject to a
required public comment period, a variety of stormwater projects in the City of Bangor have been
included on the proposed project list for federal stimulus funds through the Clean Water State
Revolving Loan fund. Under this program, the City may potentially receive a loan of approximately
$2.8 million for projects primarily affecting the Birch and Penjajawoc Streams. Of this loan, 50.6%
of the principal will be forgiven and the remainder will be a no interest loan.
In order to remain eligible for this project, we are required to respond to the State by March 24th
accepting this tentative offer and acknowledging that we can meet construction start dates as
follows: May 30, 2009 for a high performance street sweeper and in -stream monitoring
equipment; July 21, 2009 for projects in the Birch Stream Watershed; and September 30, 2009 for
projects in the Penjajawoc watershed.
Given the tight time frame required for a response, DEP has already been notified of the City's
acceptance of the offer and the specified construction start dates. The attached resolve will ratify
this action.
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Assigned to Councilor Blanchette March 23, 2009
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) RESOLVE, Ratifying the Actions of the City Manager in Accepting Potential Funding
From the Maine Department of Environmental Protection — American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act — Non -Point Source Pollution
By the City Counts/ of the Crty ofBangor.
RESOLVED, that
The action of the City Manager in notifying the Maine Department of Environmental Protection
that the City will accept an offer of $2,837,00 in Clean Water State Revolving Loan Funds for
the purpose of addressing water quality issues associated with Birch and Penjajawoc Streams
and the purchase of a high efficiency street sweeper and in -stream monitoring equipment,
including his acknowledgement that the City can meet various indicated construction start
dates, is hereby ratified.
IN CITY COUNCIL
March 23, 2009
Motion Made and Seconded
for Passage
Passed,°
ClEfY CLERK
R E S O L V E
(TITLE,) Ratifying np the Actions of the
City Manager in Accepting Potential
Funding From the Majue Department of
Enviornmenal Protection - American
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