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DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT <br /> Memorandum No. 2015-19 <br /> November 25, 2015 <br /> TO: Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council <br /> FROM: Tim Gleason, City Manager <br /> Keith Alexander, Director of Water Management � <br /> SUBJECT: Macon County Soil and Water Conservation District Agreement for <br /> Lake Decatur Watershed Conservation Services <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing an agreement for Lake Decatur Watershed <br /> Conservation Services with the Macon County Soil and Water Conservation District (District) at <br /> a cost not to exceed $297,978. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Since 1988 the City has annually funded watershed conservation services with the District. The <br /> 2015 agreement provided the District with up to $146,068 annually. The agreements are cost <br /> reimbursable arrangements with monthly invoicing that are also successfully used by the City in <br /> similar agreements with the Agricultural Watershed Institute. <br /> The proposed new two year agreement is for a cost not to exceed $148,989 in 2016 and 2017, for <br /> a total of$297,978. This is a 2% increase from the 2015 funding level for 2016 and 2017. <br /> The attached proposed agreement describes the services that the District will provide to the City. <br /> They are identical to the current agreement and include: <br /> • Providing technical assistance, research, review, recommendations and public support for <br /> watershed management related topics and issues. <br /> � Planning and presenting at least 12 watershed conservation public education programs. <br /> • Planning, allocating and implementing watershed conservation cost share projects in the <br /> amount of$25,000 annually. <br /> • Employing a full time Lake Decatur Watershed Specialist, full time Lake Decatur <br /> Watershed Technician and 1/3 of the time for an Administrative Coordinator or <br /> equivalent. <br /> These agreements have been extremely successful and enhance other available conservation <br /> funding. For example, since January 2015 the District has been awarded an additional $168,188 <br /> in private, state and federal grants to promote and construct best management practice (BMP) <br /> water quality improvements in the Lake Decatur watershed. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTION: None foreseen. <br />