HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2006-099CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION NO. 2006-099
APPROVING PROCEDURE FOR UPDATING THE
SURFACE WATER SECTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Land Planning Act requires communities to review and
update their comprehensive plans every 10 years; and
WHEREAS, the City's Comprehensive Plan update is due December 31, 2008; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statue 10313.235 requires communities to update their Water
Resources Management Plans (WRMP) within two years of the 2" a Generation Plans of
each Watershed Management Organization (WMO) within the community; and
WHEREAS, the next update is due in August 2006; and
WHEREAS, several language and policy updates are required to remain in compliance
with the 2" a Generation Plans of each WMO; and
WHEREAS, programs such as Total Maximum Daily Loads and NPDES Phase II do not
have established requirements at this time but will likely necessitate fi ture updates to the
Comprehensive Plan and WRMP; and
WHEREAS, the City staff recommends updating the Surface Water Section of the
Comprehensive Plan and the WRMP concurrently at this time to remain in compliance
with the requirements of the law;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, that
The City will update the WRMP concurrently with the Surface Water Section
of the Comprehensive Plan.
2. In recognition of programs whose requirements have not been clearly
established at this time and will likely necessitate a major update to the
WRMP in the near fiiture, the WRMP will only be updated to meet the current
requirements.
Adopted by the City Council on February 28, 2006.