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AGREEMENT <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Decatur, Illinois (City) desires to cooperate with the Macon County Soil and <br /> Water Conservation District (District), to encourage, promote and establish good soil and water <br /> conservation practices in the Lake Decatur Watershed area in order to keep the soil on the land and <br /> reduce fertilizer, herbicide and pesticide runoff into Lake Decatur. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED by and between the District and the City as follows: <br /> The term of this Agreement is for twenty four (24) months, commencing January 1, 2016 and ending <br /> December 31, 2017. <br /> 1. If the City desires to continue these conservation efforts beyond the time period of this <br /> Agreement, the City and District will develop a proposed work program. The District will then <br /> submit a budget for this work program to the City for initial review no later than September <br /> 30th of the year preceding the termination of this Agreement. � <br /> 2. The District will, when requests are submitted in a timely manner, provide to the City technical <br /> assistance, research, review, recommendations and public support for Lake Decatur <br /> watershed activities, including but not limited to watershed management planning and plans, <br /> nonpoint source pollution control, Heart of the Sangamon Ecosystem Partnership, <br /> Agricultural Watershed Institute, public and private grants, City owned agricultural land, Lake <br /> Decatur dredging, sediment reuse, and other City requests. The City recognizes that some <br /> � of these services may require additional District Board approval. <br /> 3. The District will plan and present at least twelve soil and water conservation public education <br /> programs, including urban erosion control and storm water management concerns, per <br /> calendar year. The programs will be directed at both urban and rural landowners in the Lake <br /> Decatur Watershed and will relate to the reduction of non point source pollution into Lake <br /> Decatur. <br /> 4. The District will plan, allocate and implement $25,000 annually during the term of this <br /> Agreement for Lake Decatur watershed conservation cost share projects, as determined by <br /> the cost share docket approved annually by the District Board and the City. <br /> 5. The City will pay to the District up to $148,989 annually during the duration of this Agreement <br /> for the employment of a full time Lake Decatur Watershed Specialist, a full time Lake Decatur <br /> Watershed Technician, one third of the time for an Administrative Coordinator or approved <br /> equivalent, conservation education programs, conservation cost share projects, grant <br /> submittals and administration, and technical assistance. <br /> 6. The District shall prepare and submit to the City each month a detailed invoice and activities <br /> report of the District's expenditures to perForm the terms of this Agreement for the previous <br /> month. The invoice and report will be submitted to the City no later than 15 business days <br /> after the first day of each month. Upon approval of each invoice by the City, prompt payment <br /> will be made to the District. An annual report including a financial and activities summary will <br /> 1 <br />