Meeting Date: January 17, 2023
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Certified Levee Project Update: The City Engineer’s Office provided the City Council with a project update on work to certify the downtown flood levee a
long the Minnesota River and Spring Creek. The project’s goal is to certify the flood levee (originally constructed in 1965) by correcting deficiencies in freeboard, clear zone, steep slopes and seepage. As this point, the City has secured outside funding of over $2.5 million, for the estimated $12 million project. No timetable has been set for the project to begin, as the City continues work to secure additional funding and coordinate future engagement activities with impacted property owners in the downtown.
2023 Legislative Priorities: The City Council adopted 2023 Legislative Priorities, which will be sent to Senator Glen Gruenhagen and Representative Bobbie Harder. The City Council adopted priorities in six areas including funding for the Flood Hazard Mitigation Program, remote participation for City Council members during public meetings, protecting local control of City decisions, supporting the City’s ability to charge equitable infrastructure fees to new development projects, reducing the required special assessment amounts for public projects, and advocating for a statewide framework for the regulation of cannabinoid products.
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Brent Mareck, City Manager
(952) 448-8737 / bmareck@cityofcarver.com