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CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 6C <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Diane Hankee <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: January 8, 2018 <br /> <br />TOPIC: Consider Resolution No. 18-02, Authorizing Distribution of <br />Local Water Management Plan <br /> <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br /> <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Staff is requesting City Council authorization to distribute the draft Local Surface Water <br />Management Plan for review in accordance with Minnesota Statutes. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The City of Lino Lakes is required to prepare a Local Water Management Plan that must, at a minimum, <br />meet the requirements for local plans in the Minnesota Statutes, Section 103B.235, Minnesota Rules <br />8410 and be in conformance with Watershed District, Management Organization, and Metropolitan <br />Council plans. The City’s last plan was adopted in 2015. Since this time both the Rice Creek <br />Watershed District (RCWD) and the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization (VLAWMO) <br />have updated their watershed management plans. As such the City is required to update its existing <br />plan. The update is also a requirement as part of the Metropolitan Council’s review of the City’s <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />The City Council authorized preparation of the Local Water Management Plan as part of the 2040 <br />Comprehensive Plan update in April of 2017. City staff has substantially completed the report and it <br />requesting authorization to distribute the plan for review. A summary of the plan is attached to this <br />report along with the full plan and appendices. <br /> <br />The Local Water Management Plan will be sent to RCWD, VLAWMO, Metropolitan Council, and <br />Anoka County. <br /> <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Staff is recommending approval of Resolution No. 18-02 <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br /> <br />1. Resolution No. 18-02 <br />2. Summary of LSMP <br />3. Draft LSMP <br />