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DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT Memorandum No. 2010-07 Apri19, 2010 TO: Honorable Mayor McElroy and City Co cil FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager Keith D. Alexander, Director of Water Management � SUBJECT: Macon County Soil and Water Conservation District Agreement SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Council approve the attached resolution authorizing an agreement for FY 2011 for Lake Decatur Watershed Protection with the Macon County Soil and Water Conservation District (MCSWCD) for $139,112. This funding amount is 20% less than FY 2010. Reductions were made in personnel and cost share project funding. BACKGROUND: Since 1988 the City has annually funded watershed protection efforts with the MCSWCD. The attached agreement describes the services that the MCSWCD will provide to the City, including: • Planning and conducting at least 12 watershed conservation public education programs. • Planning, allocating and implementing watershed conservation cost share projects in the amount of$25,000. (T'his has been reduced from last year's amount of$40,000.) • Providing research, review and recommendations for watershed management related topics and issues. • Employing a full time Watershed Specialist, full time Watershed Conservationist/ Resource Conservationist and one-third time Administrative Assistant. (A one-quarter time Resource Conservationist position will not be filled this year.) POTENTIAL OBJECTION: None known. STAFF REFERENCE: Keith D. Alexander, Director of Water Management, 424-2863 or kalexander@decaturil.gov BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: These services are an annual expenditure of the Lake Services operating budget and are partially reimbursed by the Archer Daniels Midland Company to the City. cc: William Arter, MCSWCD Board Chair Shannon Allen, MCSWCD Watershed Specialist Randy Miller, Water Services Manager Don Giger, Water Production Operations Supervisor Randy Kampfe, ADM