Res 2000 - 04 Encouraging the City of St. Paul to Approve & Execute an Extension to the Joint Powers Agreement of the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management OrganizationCity of Mendota Heights
Dakota County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 00-04
A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE CITY OF ST. PAUL TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE AN
EXTENSION TO THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT OF THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION
WHEREAS, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners has notified the member communities of
the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization that they will be obligated under state
statute to petition the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources to form a Watershed District in a
watershed management organization where a Joint Powers Agreement is not in place, and
WHEREAS, a Watershed District established by Dakota County under these circumstances would
be granted taxing authority within the member communities, and
WHEREAS, the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization has reviewed storm
water matters and implemented numerous projects to resolve many intercommunity storm water issues
within the member communities through improvement projects or studies funded under the Joint Powers
Agreement of the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization, and
WHEREAS, the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization is in the process of
developing a second generation Watershed Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Board of Water Resources has granted the Lower Mississippi River
Watershed Management Organization an extension until 2001 to complete this second generation Watershed
Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization member
communities of Mendota Heights, West St. Paul, South St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Sunfish Lake and
Lilydale have determined it is in their best interest to extend the Joint Powers Agreement until January ls`,
2002, and have taken formal action to execute its extension; and
WHEREAS, the City of Mendota Heights has deemed it imperative and desirable to maintain local
control over initiatives and funding mechanisms related to intercommunity storm water issues; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Mendota
Heights that we encourage the City of St. Paul to approve and execute an extension to the Lower Mississippi
River Watershed Management Organization Joint Powers Agreement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Mendota Heights encourages the City of St. Paul
to approve and execute an extension to the Joint Powers Agreement of the Lower Mississippi River
Watershed Management Organization at their earliest convenience.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this ls` day of February, 2000.
ATTEST:
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athleen M. Swanson, City Clerk
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
By '�--y--_et
Charles E. Mertensotto, Mayor