Res 2023-47 Clean Water Interstate Valley CreekCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2023 - 47
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A CLEAN WATER FUNDING GRANT APPLICATION
FOR INTERSTATE VALLEY CREEK
WHEREAS, in 1985 the City of Mendota Heights entered into a joint powers agreement
(JPA) with the Cities of South Saint Paul, Inver Grove Heights, West Saint Paul, St. Paul,
Sunfish Lake and Lilydale establishing the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management
Organization (LMRWMO); and
WHEREAS, the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization
implements projects and programs in partnership with its member Cities, including Mendota
Heights, to improve the water quality of the water resources within its boundary and provides a
valuable forum for the member cities to evaluate and resolve drainage issues within the
watershed; and
WHEREAS, the City of
Mendota
Heights
has
partnered with the LMRWMO on
studies of Interstate Valley Creek
to reduce
erosion
and
storm water volume; and
WHEREAS, the City of Mendota Heights desires to implement stabilization and
volume reduction strategies to protect and enhance the watershed; and
WHEREAS, the City of Mendota Heights desires to partner with the Dakota Soil and
Water Conservation District, Dakota County, and the Lower Mississippi River Watershed
Management Organization to implement Best Management Practices for streambank
stabilization and Volume Reduction within the Interstate Valley Creek watershed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Mendota Heights supports
the grant application for Clean Water funds to implement streambank stabilization and storm
water best management practices along Interstate Valley Creek between Marie Avenue and the
Mississippi River:
1. The City of Mendota Heights has identified a local match of $100,000 to be utilized for
this segment of streambankI
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this fifteenth day of August, 2023.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
ATTEST:
By:
51epfiadie B. Levine, Mayor
ChrA fi usi ty Clerk