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• • • AGENDA ITEM 3A STAFF ORIGNINATOR: Gordon Heitke MEETING DATE: November 14, 2005 TOPIC: Resolution No. 05 -180 Extending the Joint Powers Agreement for VLAWMO VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 BACKGROUND The existing joint powers agreement with the member units which comprise the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization ( VLAWMO) expires at the end of 2005. Throughout the past year, the City of Lino Lakes has maintained a position that it favored merging into a watershed district in order to have a structure which would have the resources to more effectively manage water issues. While some other members have also expressed concern about VLAWMO's effectiveness and the need to make changes to the structure of governance, all other members have indicated that they will extend the current JPA for another year. The withdrawal of the City of Lino Lakes has the impact of reducing the effectiveness of VLAWMO's ability to manage the watershed unit as a portion of it would be outside of their area of jurisdiction and the City would have to find another means of administering wetland regulations. At the City Council work session of October 19, 2005, the Council concluded that the best course of action at this time is to agree to an additional one -year extension of the JPA, allowing for progress to be made on the completion of the water plan, developing plans for obtaining adequate funding for the future, and resolving issues of governance related to member unit representation, eligible representatives, and voting. OPTIONS 1. Approve Resolution No. 05 -180, Extending the Joint Powers Agreement for VLAWMO. Return to staff with direction. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends extending the Joint Powers Agreement for VLAWMO.