R2021-200 Resolution Authorizing Amendment No. 2 for Professional Engineering Services Agreement with Northwater Consulting for Lake Decatur Watershed Management Plan City Project 2019-38

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Lake Decatur Watershed Management Plan—Phase 111 Scope of Services&Budget 1. Quarterly reporting and BMP forms. 2. Partner coordination and project management to ensure deadlines are met. 3. Final reports. Northwater will prepare and submit on behalf of the City,a Section 319 grant application in August of 2022 if deemed appropriate. Parameters of this application will be developed based on outcomes of Task 3.4. Task 3.4: Watershed Coordination & Plan Implementation Northwater will work with the Macon County SWCD, City and others to implement the recently completed Bluffs subwatershed plan and enhance/expand the existing City-funded cost-share program. This will include: 1. Provide guidance and training to SWCD staff. 2. Conduct strategic one-on-one landowner outreach to forward the RCPP and other critical practices on private property identified in the plan. 3. Work with partners to advance projects prioritized on City-owned property. This includes wetlands, re- connecting streams to their floodplains,prairie restoration,and urban BMPs. 4. Oversee Macon County SWCD contract and align staff resources with RCPP and other watershed activities. a. Restructure current cost-share program to align with 5-year strategy and RCPP. This will include parameters for BMP maintenance, filter strips and drainage water control structures. A fiscal agent model for distributing funds will be explored. b. Restructure current education and outreach efforts to align with the 5-year strategy and RCPP. Task 3.5: Special Project Advancement During Phase II,special projects and initiatives were advanced with a goal to generate significant water quality benefits to the lake and watershed with the ability to leverage other state and federal funds. These projects included: 1. Specialty crops(CoverCress,Inc.),fertilizer field trials,treatment wetland and erosion control at the DeWitt well field. 2. Conservation practices on City-owned farmland. 3. Upper lake and Big/Long Creek floating wetland system. 4. Carbon and water quality trading pilot program. S. Development of sediment dewatering basin to forward opportunities that generate revenue for watershed improvements and grant"match." a. Production agriculture and organic crops. b. Conservation and innovation.