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CITY OF LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION NO. 05-88 <br />APPROVING MERGER OF THE VADNAIS LAKE AREA WATER MANAGEMENT <br />ORGANIZATION (VLAWMO) WITH THE RAMSEY- WASHINGTON METRO <br />WATERSHED DISTRICT <br />WHEREAS, along with other local governing bodies within the Vadnais Lake watershed, the <br />City of Lino Lakes is party to a Joint Powers Agreement which established and governs the <br />Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization ( "VLAWMO "), which seeks continuous <br />improvement of source water quality through various water management techniques and <br />improvement projects within the watershed; and <br />WHEREAS, in October of 2004, VLAWMO members adopted a one -year (1) extension to the <br />Joint Powers Agreement, during which time VLAWMO would discuss how its scope and <br />organizational structure could be more effective; and <br />WHEREAS, increased financial and staffing resources will be required in order to be more <br />effective in addressing water resource management issues and to meet increasing state and <br />federal water management requirements; and <br />WHEREAS, VLAWMO examined various means that would enable it to expand its scope of <br />management practices to include a more intensive watershed management program and to obtain <br />taxing authority by becoming a Watershed District or a Special Taxing District or substantially <br />increasing its budget; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of Lino Lakes has determined that a merger with the Ramsey - <br />Washington Metro Watershed District is the most effective organizational structure to achieve <br />continuous improvement of source water quality; <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LINO <br />LAKES, MINNESOTA that; the City of Lino Lakes does hereby approve a merger of the <br />Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization with the Ramsey - Washington Metro <br />Watershed District, and does hereby direct its representative on the Vadnais Lake Area Water <br />Management Organization to execute all actions necessary to accomplish said merger on behalf <br />of the City of Lino Lakes. <br />Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this 27th day of June, 2005 <br />John J. Bergeson, Mayor <br />Ann Blair, City Clerk <br />