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144 <br />COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 9, 1992 <br />Council Member Kuether moved to adopt Resolution No. 92 - 35. <br />Council Member Neal seconded the motion. Motion carried <br />unanimously. <br />Resolution No. 92 - 35 can be found at the end of these minutes. <br />Consideration of Resolution No. 92 - 36 Approving Phase I of a <br />Proposal for the Local Water Management Program - Mr. Boxrud <br />explained that Lino Lakes has been concerned with wetlands, <br />drainage and lake matters for many years. Each developer has had <br />to develop an analysis of surface water runoff issues for his own <br />area. Ponding has been developed in almost all plats to meet <br />requirements of the Rice Creek Watershed District and other <br />agencies. The impact of this ponding on the City as a whole is <br />not clear. Surface water management planning has been considered <br />to review these concerns on a larger scale. The City now has the <br />impact of the new law "The Wetland Conservation Act of 1991" to <br />consider. This law will regulate activities relating to wetlands <br />for years to come. Although the new law does not take permanent <br />effect until July 1, 1993, the interim rules took effect on <br />January 1, 1992. <br />The Wetland Conservation Act requires a local government unit <br />(LGU) to be identified to administer the interim provision of <br />this act. The Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR) has <br />suggested that the responsibility for the interim program be <br />given to the LGU that will ultimately be responsible for <br />administering the permanent program. Within the seven (7) county <br />metropolitan area, only cities, townships and water management <br />organizations (WHO's) can administer the permanent wetland <br />regulation program. It has been suggested that the <br />administration of the interim regulations be performed by the <br />same entity, city, township or WMO, that is regulating the water <br />management activities of the 103B.231 directive. Those local <br />governments that have prepared an accepted local water management <br />plan could then be the LGU for the area under its jurisdiction. <br />Those local governments that do not have an accepted local water <br />management plan would be under the jurisdiction of the WMO, and <br />the WMO would be the LGU. The Rice Creek Watershed District has <br />designated themselves as LGU for Lino Lakes and has notified the <br />Board of Soil and Water Resources that they will be the LGU for <br />Lino Lakes. In order for Lino Lakes to successfully be <br />designated the LGU, the City must develop an accepted Local Water <br />Management Plan. <br />The City Staff has been discussing the details of a local Water <br />Management Plan with SEH for several months. A program has been <br />developed for completing an acceptable LWMP for Lino Lakes by the <br />end of 1992. <br />PAGE 13 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />