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2016 RA .h <br />PFief Amendments <br />INITIAL DRAFT <br />4-14-25 <br />VADNAIS LAKE AREA WATER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION <br />JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT Formatted: Font: 12 pt <br />TO PROTECT- AND MANAGE T-14E <br />THIS JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT, ("Agreement") is made and entered intaas-ef • — — Formatted: Indent: First line: 0.5^ <br />*'ge, IR4 44- F,..,,.euti .. by and between the participating units of local government of the <br />Cities of Gem Lake, Lino Lakes, North Oaks, Vadnais Heights, and White Bear Lake and the <br />Township of White Bear, hereafter- reF ,...oa to ^^ ""4-emibef ^^a _(individually asa `Xember' , Formatted: Font: Bold <br />agree to " and collectively the <br />���'�"Members"). <br />RECITALS <br />A. The Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization ("VLAWMO") was organized <br />in 1983 and is located in the northeast metro area within Ramsey and Anoka counties. <br />B. VLAWMO is responsible for an approximately 24.2 square mile watershed that <br />encompasses the City of North Oaks, along with portions of the Cities of White Bear Lake, <br />Gem Lake, Vadnais Heights, Lino Lakes, and White Bear Township and includes 17 lakes, <br />1 creek, and over 1000 wetlands as shown on the map maintained by VLAWMO. <br />C. Local government units in the metropolitan area are required by the Metropolitan Water <br />Management Program (Minn. Stat. & 103B.201 to 103B.255) ("Act") to plan for and <br />manage surface water. <br />D. Under the Act, one of the options available to local government units to satisfy its <br />requirements is to adopt a joint powers agreement pursuant to Minn. Stat. & 471.59 to <br />establish a watershed management organization to jointly plan for and manage surface <br />water within a watershed. <br />E. The Members elected to exercise their authority under the Act to adopt a joint powers <br />agreement establishing the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization <br />("VLAWMO") to cooperatively manage and plan for the management of surface water <br />within the watershed. <br />F. The original joint powers agreement has been updated over time and the term of the current <br />joint powers agreement expires on December 31, 2026. <br />G. VLAWMO is funded in large part by storm sewer utility fees certified to the County <br />Auditor and imposed by the County on properties within the watershed as authorized by <br />special legislation adopted by the Minnesota Legislature in 2008 (2008 Minn. Laws Cha. <br />366, Art. 6, Sec. 47). <br />Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", Hanging: 0.38", Don't add <br />space between paragraphs of the same style <br />Formatted: Font: 11 pt <br />Formatted: Font: 11 pt <br />