The City of Monticello, Iowa
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, IOWA
RESOLUTION #2021-110
To approve conducting a survey of Iowa Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to support the wastewater treatment plant improvements
WHEREAS, the City of Monticello was contacted by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to prepare plans to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant from a trickling filter system to aerobic digestion system, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has acquired the services of Snyder & Associates engineering services to design the wastewater treatment plant upgrades to come into compliance with the nutrient removal requirements, and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost estimate for the treatment plant upgrades from a trickling filter treatment process to aerobic digestion system is approximately $12 million dollars, and
WHEREAS, the Council has been made aware of various grants including but not limited to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is available through Iowa Economic Development Authority, and
WHEREAS, East Central Iowa Council of Government (ECICOG) prepared a list of eligible households that the survey was mailed to. City is required to make an additional attempt to collect complete the survey of residents and to seek out volunteers to help compete survey. The Council conducted a survey in June 2021 and collected about 188 responses of 535 surveys mailed out, and,
WHEREAS, City is required to make an additional attempt to collect complete the survey of residents and to seek out volunteers to help compete survey. The Council finds that the CDBG Income Survey to confirm Monticello meets the LMI (low to moderate income) requirement for the CDBG grant should be completed for the funding of the wastewater treatment plant improvements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Monticello, Iowa does hereby authorize the preparation and collection of CDBG Income Survey to confirm Monticello meets the LMI (low to moderate income) requirement for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the wastewater treatment plant improvements project for collection on Friday, October 15th from 5:30 to 7:00 PM, Saturday, October 16th from 9 AM until mid-afternoon and Sunday, October 17th from
1 PM until done.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of the City of Monticello, Iowa to be affixed hereto. Done this 4th day of October, 2021.
Brian Wolken, Mayor
Attest:
Sally Hinrichsen, Monticello City Clerk