R2013-47 AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH MACON COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

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AGREEMENT WHEREAS, the City of Decatur, Illinois (City) desires to cooperate with the Macon County Soil and Water Conservation District (District), to encourage, promote and establish good soil and water conservation practices in the Lake Decatur Watershed area in order to keep the soil on the land and reduce fertilizer, herbicide and pesticide runoff into Lake Decatur. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED by and between the District and the City as follows: The term of this Agreement is for twenty (20) months, commencing May 1, 2013, and ending December 31, 2014. 1. If the City desires to continue these conservation efforts beyond the time period of this Agreement, the City and District will develop a proposed work program. The District will then submit a budget for this work program to the City for initial review no later than September 30th of the year preceding the termination of this Agreement. 2. The District will, when requests are submitted in a timely manner, provide to the City technical assistance, research, review, recommendations and public support for Lake Decatur watershed activities, including but not limited to watershed management planning and plans, nonpoint source pollution control, Heart of the Sangamon Ecosystem Partnership, Agricultural Watershed Institute, public and private grants, City owned agricultural land, Lake Decatur dredging, sediment reuse, and other City requests. The City recognizes that some of these services may require additional District Board approval. 3. The District will plan and present at least twelve soil and water conservation public education programs, including urban erosion control and storm water management concerns, per calendar year. The programs will be directed at both urban and rural landowners in the Lake Decatur Watershed and will relate to the reduction of non point source pollution into Lake Decatur. 4. The District will plan, allocate and implement $41,667 during the term of this Agreement for Lake Decatur watershed conservation cost share projects, as determined by the cost share docket approved annually by the District Board and the City. 5. The City will pay to the District up to $231,854 during the duration of this Agreement for the employment of a full time Lake Decatur Watershed Specialist, a full time Lake Decatur Watershed Technician, one third of the time for an Administrative Coordinator, conservation education programs, conservation cost share projects, grant submittals and administration, and technical assistance. 6. The District shall prepare and submit to the City each month a detailed invoice and activities report of the District's expenditures to perform the terms of this Agreement for the previous month. The invoice and report will be submitted to the City no later than 15 business days after the first day of each month. Upon approval of each invoice by the City, prompt payment will be made to the District. An annual report including a financial and activities 1