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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a lar meeting of the City
C mil of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, a on the 2nd day of
April 1, 1984 . 'tie following members were present: M Davenport,
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Councilmember Schneider introduced the following Resolution and moved
u adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 84-206
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PARTICIPATION OF
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH
IN A JOINT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SHINGLE CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION TO
PLAN, CONTROL, AND PROVIDE FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHINGLE CREEK AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF
THE AGREEMENT BY THE PROPER CITY OFFICERS
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, is aware of the mandate of the
Minnesota Legislature to adopt a surface water management program to preserve
and use natural water storage and retention systems to accomplish the following
purposes mandated by Minnesota Statutes Section 473.875:
and
AAS
a. To reduce to the greatest practical extent the public capital expenditure
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.
f. To secure the other benefits associated with the proper management of
surface water.
WHEREAS, the nine munidipalities having land within the Shingle Creek watershed have
all by resolution indi^ated a desire to proceed under a joint powers agreement
rather than as a watershed district and did organize a steering committee to
study and recommend an agreement to the nine municipalities, and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 473.878, Subd. 2, requires that a watershed
management organization be established on or before December 31, 1983, but this
section was amended to allow the Metropolitan Council to grant a six months
extension, and the City of Brooklyn Center requested such an extension which was
granted and the municipalities now have until July 1, 1984, to have the organization
and commission in place, and
WHEREAS, a Joint and Cooperative Agreement to carry out the purposes and
responsibilities of the nine municipalities has been prepared by the steering
cosm.ittee and after much study, review, and revision the steering committee has
recowAended adoption of the Agreement,
Resolution No. 84- 206
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH,
MINNESOTA, as follows:
1. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the
City of Plymouth, Minnesota, the attached Joint and Cooperative Agreement
for the establishment of a Shingle Creek Watershed Management
Commission to Plan, Control and Provide for the Development of
Shingle Creek.
2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this
resolution with the City Manager of the City of Brooklyn Center 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
Shingle 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
Shingle Creek Watershed.
3. Fred Moore, City Engineer, is hereby appointed as the Commissioner and
John Sweeney, Assistant Engineer, is hereby appointed as the Alternate
Commissioner to serve on the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly seconded
by Councilmember Neils , and upon vote being taken thereon, the
following voted in favor thereof:Nayer navenRart. Councilmembgrs Moen, Neils,
Schneider and Crain
The fo low ng voted against or abstained: nape
Whereupon the Resolution was 6eclared duly passed and adopted.