HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2001-441CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-441
ADOPT MEDICINE LAKE WATERSHED IMPLEMENTATION AND
MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Water Resources Management Plan on February 15,
2000, which contains policies relating to water quantity and water quality, erosion control,
wetlands, public participation, information and education, monitoring, maintenance and
inspection, recreation, fish and wildlife, ground water, and financing of the Management Plan;
and
WHEREAS, Policy 5 of the Management Plan states that the City would "increase public
participation and knowledge in the management of water resources;" and
WHEREAS, in an effort to accomplish the goal of Policy 5, the City Council at their June 6,
2000 meeting directed the Environmental Quality Committee (EQC) to establish a subcommittee
to work on water quality issues concerning the Medicine Lake Watershed; and
WHEREAS, a subcommittee was formed at the EQC August 2, 2000 meeting composed of nine
members, including two EQC members, two residential lake shore property owners, two
business owners within the watershed, two Medicine Lake watershed presidents, and one
education representative; and
WHEREAS, the following agencies acted as liaison and sources of information for the
subcommittee, i.e., Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Bassett Creek Watershed Commission,
Hennepin Parks, Plymouth Park and Recreation Department, and the Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources; and
WHEREAS, the subcommittee was appointed by the EQC on October 4, 2000, to study options
and make recommendations to improve the water quality of Medicine Lake; and
WHEREAS, after holding ten meetings a joint meeting was held with the City Council and the
EQC on July 17, 2001, and presented their recommendations which are included in the document
entitled Medicine Lake Watershed Implementation and Management Plan dated June 2001; and
WHEREAS, this plan contains recommendations divided into three areas, the external factors,
the internal factors, and watershed management activities which are proposed to be addressed
over a five year period through the year 2006 with an annual budget of approximately $500,000
per year to complete the plan and achieve the designated goals; and
WHEREAS, at the July 17, 2001 joint meeting of the City Council, the EQC and the Medicine
Lake Watershed Subcommittee, the City Council made a motion to accept the Medicine Lake
Watershed Implementation and Management Plan and directed the EQC and City staff to
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identify concerns and issues raised at the meeting and subsequently provide appropriate
recommendations; and
WHEREAS, at their August 8, 2001 meeting the EQC considered and discussed each of the
items identified at the July 17, 2001 joint meeting, and made the following recommendations
pertaining to these items:
1. Alum treatment — in the fifth year (2006) of the improvement plan for Medicine
Lake, an evaluation will be made of in -lake phosphorous concentration, water
clarity, odor, algae, undesirable plants, and swimming conditions, and if
significant improvements have not been made, an alum treatment would be
considered at that time.
2. Geese control — it is recommended that the City's Relocation Program continue as
well as the City's education efforts in establishing buffer areas surrounding open
water areas.
3. New products and technology — it is recommended that the City continue to
research new bio -manipulation products and techniques and identify those
feasible for Medicine Lake.
4. Structural Best Management Practices (BMP) — it is recommended that
neighborhood education be continued as well as continued sampling and
monitoring of Plymouth Creek's outlet into the lake, and with the new monitoring
information, identify all potential sites where one or a series of treatment ponds
would provide significant benefit to the water quality entering Medicine Lake.
5. General comments and questions — It is recommended that the EQC continue to
consider the importance of other city lakes, including Parkers Lake and Schmidt
Lake, and utilize the input of the "to be established" Aquatic Vegetation
Management Group to provide the necessary flexibility to the proposed Medicine
Lake Watershed Implementation and Management Plan.
and WHEREAS, at their September 12, 2001 meeting, the EQC reconsidered their earlier
recommendation concerning a possible future alum treatment in Medicine Lake if the in -
lake phosphorus concentration did not reach a specific concentration, but no change was
made to their earlier recommendation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA: That the Medicine Lake Watershed Implementation and
Management Plan dated October 2001, along with the recommendations of the Environmental
Quality Committee as approved at their August 8, 2001 meeting and documented in a memo
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dated September 4, 2001, from Shane Missaghi, Water Resources Engineer, to Daniel L.
Faulkner, Director of Public Works, are hereby adopted.
Adopted by the City Council on October 9, 2001.
STATE OF MINNESOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS.
The undersigned, being the duly qualified and appointed City Clerk of the City of Plymouth,
Minnesota, certifies that I compared the foregoing resolution adopted at a meeting of the
Plymouth City Council on October 9, 2001, with the original thereof on file in my office, and the
same is a correct transcription thereof.
WITNESS my hand officially as such City Clerk and the Corporate seal of the City this
day of
City Clerk
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