HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 1983-302CI7Y OF PLYMDM
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, was held on—Te 6TH day of
June , 1983 . The following members were present: aye o— r aavenport,
Coun� cilmem ers oen,-Weils, Schneider and Threinen
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were absent: none
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�ouncjlmCmber Schneider introduced the following Resolution and moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 83- 302
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH_
EXECUTING A JOINT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A BASSETT CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEiENT
COMMISSION TO PLAN, CONTROL, AND PROVIDE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF BASSETT CREEK
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WHEREAS, the City of Plvmouth 'Minnesota, was one of the
original founders and has been a member of the Bassett Creek Flood
Control Commission since 1969, and
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth Minnesota, is aware of
the need to adopt a surface water management program to preserve
and use natural water storage and retention system. to accomplish
the following purposes mandated by Minnesota Statutes Section 473.875:
(a) to reduce to the greatest practical extent the public capital
expenditures necessary to control excessive volumes and rates of
runoff, (b) to improve water quality, (c) to prevent flooding and
erosion from surface flows, (d) to promote ground water recharge,
(e) to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and water
recreational facilities, and (f) to secure the other benefits associated
with the proper management of surface water, and
WHEREAS, the Bassett Creek Flood Control Commission has completed
extensive planning activities and is well along in implementing its
overall plan to carry out the responsibilities assigned to them by
a previous Joint and Cooperative Agreement,and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 473.878, Subd. 2, requires
that a watershed management orgainization be established on or before
December 31, 1983, and it is deemed advisable to continue the work
of the Bassett Creek Flood Control Commission, and
WHEREAS, a Joint and Cooperative Agreement to carry out these
purposes has been prepared after much study and review,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED By the City Council of the City
of Plymouth , Minnesota, as follows:
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Resolution No. 83-302
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1. The Mayor and City Plymouth are hereby authorized and
directed to execute on behalf of the—City of Plymouth
Minnesota, the attached Joint and Cooperative Agreement for the
est ablishment of a Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission
to plan, control, and provide for the development of Bassett Creek.
2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy
of this resolution with the City Manager of the City of Golden Valley
and to carry out any and all other responsibilities necessary to adopt
the Joint Powers Agreement and make it a legally binding contract with
the other eight municipalities in the watershed for the management
of Bassett Creek. The approval of the agreement attached as Exhibit
A is conditioned upon the approval of the same document by the other
eight municipalities which are presently partially or entirely within
the Bassett Creek watershed.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly seconded
by Councilnember Moen , and upon vote being taken thereon, the
following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Davenport, Councilr�eriders Moen Neils,
Schneider and Threinen
The following voted against or abstained: none
Whereupon the Resolution was declared duly passed and allopted.