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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT FUNDING FROM THE TINKERS CREEK WATERSHED PARTNERS FOR AN OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 319 GRANT FOR THE BRANDYWINE CREEK TRIBUTARY & STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TINKERS CREEK WATERSHED PARTNERS FOR THE PROJECT ADMINISTRATION THERFOR.
Brief Description: Tinkers Creek Watershed Partners (TCWP) has secured a grant through the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 319 grant programs to partially fund the "Brandywine Creek Tributary, Stream Restoration Project". The total project cost is estimated at $231,493 and is being split 80%-Grant/20%-City. Any costs over the grant amount will be the responsibility of the City.
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Legislative History
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Purpose & Explanation
The Ohio EPA's 319 Grant Program focuses on working with watershed groups who are implementing locally developed watershed management plans and restoring impaired surface waters that have been impacted by non-point source pollution such as runoff from roads and parking lots.
In March 2020, the City of Hudson partnered with the TCWP to apply for, and was recently awarded, an OEPA 319 Grant to help fund the "Brandywine Creek Tributary, Stream Restoration Project".
The project is located along the Brandywine Creek Tributary between Owen Brown Street and W. Prospect Street (see attached concept plan). This section of stream has become entrenched, or down-cut and disconnected from the natural floodplain. The project goal is to reconnect the stream to the on-site floodplains and improve the riparian corridor with enhanced natural habitats and stream stability improvements without diminishing the conveyance of the stream. Additional storm water storage to reduce downstream flooding, where readily available within the project limits, will also be reviewed for construction.
The project will also remove vegetative invasive, or non-native shrubs and plants that ar...
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