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• 1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />• 23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />• 46 <br />47 <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />APPROVED <br />DATE <br />TIME STARTED <br />TIME ENDED <br />MEMBERS PRESENT <br />MEMBERS ABSENT <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />MINUTES <br />NOVEMBER 3, 2004 <br />: November 3, 2004 <br />. 5:37 p.m. <br />. 8:31 p.m. <br />: Councilmember Carlson, Dahl, <br />Reinert and Mayor Bergeson <br />: Stoltz <br />Staff members present: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; Community Development <br />Director, Michael Grochala; City Engineer, Jim Studenski; City Planner, Jeff Smyser; <br />Environmental Specialist, Marty Asleson (part); and Chief of Police, Dave Pecchia (part) <br />EXTENSION OF VLAWMO JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT, GORDON <br />HEITKE, JEFF MCDOWELL <br />City Administrator Heitke advised the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management <br />Organization (VLAWMO) was established in 1983 to meet the requirements of the <br />Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act and consists of six cities and the St. Paul <br />Water Utility. VLAWMO acts as the Local Government Unit (LGU) in the <br />administration of Wetland Conservation Act for the six cities and promotes preservation <br />of natural surface and groundwater systems. Since its inception in 1983, the organization <br />has reviewed development plans to ensure compliance with the Wetland Conservation <br />Act, promoted public education programs, sponsored ongoing water quality testing <br />programs and worked with other agencies to resolve wetland impact issues. <br />Mr. Jeff McDowell, Lino Lakes representative of VLAWMO, advised the current Joint <br />Powers Agreement, which authorizes VLAWMO to act for the six cities and St. Paul <br />Water Utility, is set to expire on January 1, 2005. In the past, the members have extended <br />the Joint Powers Agreement by five years each time it expired, but VLAWMO is <br />requesting that each member consider authorizing the extension for only one year at this <br />time. The reason for the one-year extension would allow time for study and alternatives <br />for the future and the one-year extension would allow time for study and formulation of a <br />recommendation for future operation. Since many of the functions performed by <br />VLAWMO are also accomplished by cities directly or by adjoining Watershed Districts, <br />it may be advisable to combine VLAWMO with one of the adjoining Watershed Districts <br />(Rice Creek Watershed District or Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District). By <br />combining watershed organizations there may be financial as well as service advantages. <br />Mr. McDowell advised the VLAWMO is requesting that the City Council authorize <br />extension of the Joint Powers Agreement to January 1, 2006. VLAWMO will be <br />discussing the possibility of merging with another watershed organization during the next <br />1 <br />