Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Green Infrastructure topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Two Harbors council unanimously backs Agate Bay green-infrastructure plan and grant amendments
Summary
At a special Aug. 19 meeting, the Two Harbors City Council approved Resolution 08-296-24 to support a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative green infrastructure installation in Agate Bay and approved Resolution 08-297-24 to accept amendments to related federal and state grant agreements; both measures passed unanimously.
Two Harbors City Council on Aug. 19 unanimously approved two resolutions supporting a green-infrastructure project for Agate Bay and authorizing amendments to related federal and state grant agreements.
Council President Robin Glaser called the special meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and recorded seven councilors present. The agenda listed presentations by Kjerstin Duvall of the University of Minnesota, Jesse Martus of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and Tara Solem of the Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District; those appearances are recorded on the agenda but no extended discussion is included in the transcript.
The council adopted Resolution No. 08-296-24, which authorizes the city to execute a memorandum with the Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District declaring support for installation of a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) green-infrastructure project. The project described in the resolution calls for installing a two-staged ditch with biochar treatment prior to discharge into Agate Bay on a parcel the transcript records will be conveyed from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to the City. The motion to approve the resolution was made by Councilor Hefter, seconded by Councilor Conner, and carried by all members present.
The council also approved Resolution No. 08-297-24 to authorize proposed amendments to grant agreements tied to the project. The resolution references amendments to the federal grant agreement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (FAIN: 00E03023, with an assistance amendment dated May 19, 2023, and EPA general terms and conditions effective Oct. 1, 2022) as well as the state grant contract recorded as SWIFT Contract No. 204189 between MPCA and the Lake County SWCD. A motion by Councilor Conner, seconded by Councilor Redden, carried unanimously.
The transcript records the council receiving two emailed communications for the record from Katya Gordon and Carolyn Drazich; it does not record discussion or public comment on those emails. The meeting concluded after a motion by Council President Glaser, seconded by Councilor Conner, to adjourn; the motion carried. The meeting minutes bear the signature of Robin Glaser and are attested by City Administrator Patricia D. Nordean.
What happens next: The resolutions authorize the city to proceed with the memorandum and to accept the described grant amendments; the transcript does not specify implementation dates, funding disbursement schedules, or subsequent council actions, which are recorded as "not specified."
