Res 1997 - 07 Intent Toward Joint Cooperation Between Mendota Heights & Lilydale on MNRRA Issues1
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, Mi111NESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. �7 �
A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TOWARD JOINT COQPERATION BETWEEN
MENDOTA HEIGHTS AND LILYDALE ON NINRRA ISSUES
WHEREAS the City Councils af the Gities af Mendota Heights and Lilydale have submitted
applications £or MN]ELRA Plan Funding Assistance to the Metropolitan Council; and
WI-I�R.EAS both Cities will provide at least a 50% match for their praject cos#s and will use the
MNRRA funding assistance to review and assess existing plans and ardinances in order to
deterniine how to update such plans and ordinances for cornpliance with state law and/or voluntary
confontiance with the MNRRA Comprehensive Management Plan; and
WHEREAS representatives af Mendota Heights, Litydale, the Metropolitau Cauncil, the
Minnesota DNR and the National Park Service met on Monday, Januaxy 13, 1997 and the two
Ciiies agreetl ta use a partiton of each City's M��7�� grant to work together on Critical Area
issues; and
WHEREAS MNRRA issues that the two Cities intend to work on jointly include but are not
limited to increasing recreationai access and use af the river for both citzes, improvennents ta the
trail system, angoing cooperation on drainage issues, watershed protectian, tree preservatian,
cansideration of a tri-city festival ar aciivilies that center an or take glace at the river, reductian of
the use af fertilizer and road sa1t, and improvernent of river water quality,
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Cities of Mendota, Heiglrts and Lilydale declare our
intention to cooperate with each other on a variety af issaes related ta the Critical Area to be
dacumented in a Bilateral Report, in hopes that our cooperation an these issues will also faster
good communication and cooperation on issues not directly related to the Critical Area.
Adopted by the City Councils of the Cities of Mendota Heights and Lilydale an the followiug
respective dates:
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