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CITY OF BREMERTON 5 E
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Study Session Date: September 25, 2019
Interlocal Agreement with the Kitsap COUNCIL MEETING Date: October 02, 2019
Conservation District for the Rain Garden & Department: PW&U
Low Impact Development (LID) Project Presenter: Chance Berthiaume
Phone: (360) 473-5929
SUMMARY:
Bremerton's rain garden project will provide technical and financial support to property owners for
installation of rain gardens and other low impact development within the City limits to reduce
Combined Sewer Overflows during storm events and improve stormwater quality using green
infrastructure.
The Kitsap Conservation District will be contracted to complete site visits, designs, and installations
because of their extensive rain garden experience and proven success with similar programs.
Selected recipients will receive rain garden excavation, construction, and materials. The landowner
will contribute the cost of a portion of the plants and their own labor to the extent possible. The
project will offer resources to teach people to care for their rain gardens and other plantings using
natural methods
ATTACHMENTS: Interlocal Agreement with the Kitsap Conservation District
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): The cost of this agreement will be an amount not
to exceed $180,000, $90,000 of which is budgeted in the Wastewater Utility through December 31,
2022, and the remaining $90,000 is budgeted in the Stormwater Utility through December 31, 2022.
The annual cost is a maximum of$60,000/year per Section 2 of the agreement.
STUDY SESSION AGENDA: ❑x Limited Presentation ❑ Full Presentation
STUDY SESSION ACTION: ❑x Consent Agenda ❑ General Business ❑ Public Hearing
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move to approve the Interlocal Agreement with the Kitsap Conservation District for the Rain Garden
& Low Impact Development (LID) Project; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the
agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented.
COUNCIL ACTION: Approve ❑ Deny ❑ Table ❑ Continue ❑ No Action
Form Updated 01/02/2018