HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-002 Council ResolutionCouncil Member Reinert introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
CITY OF LINO LAKES
RESOLUTION NO. 09 -02
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT WITH RCWD TO
COST SHARE PREPARATION OF SPECIAL AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, The City of Lino Lakes and the Rice Creek Watershed District have
collaborated on the preparation of the Lino Lakes Resource Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Watershed and the City agree that it is mutually beneficial to jointly
undertake a project to develop a Special Area Management Plan, for submission to the
Saint Paul District Corps of Engineers (Corps) to provide streamlined and consistent
Section 404 permit guidance in the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA:
1. that the Council hereby agrees to participate financially in the preparation of the
Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) in the amount of $10,000 with the Rice
Creek Watershed District (RCWD).
2. that the Council authorizes staff to execute the necessary agreements on behalf of
the City.
John (d' Ber• - son," ayor
—J is ne Bartell, City Clerk
Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this 5th day of January, 2009.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Council
Member srni rz and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor
thereof. Reinert, Stoltz, O'Donnell, Gallup, Bergeson
The following voted against same:
none
Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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AGENDA ITEM 6B
STAFF ORIGINATOR: Michael Grochala
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: January 12, 2009
TOPIC:
BACKGROUND:
Consideration of Resolution No. 09 -02, Authorizing
Execution of an Agreement with RCWD to Cost
Share Preparation of Special Area Management Plan
The Resource Management Plan (RMP), prepared collaboratively with the Rice Creek
Watershed District (RCWD), is an integral component of the city's Comprehensive Plan
update. The City worked cooperatively with the RCWD, St. Paul District Corps of
Engineers (Corps) and state agencies in the development of the RMP. The RMP was
considered and approved September 28, 2008 by the Minnesota Board of Water and
Soil Resources, the governing agency for the state Wetlands Conservation Act (WCA),
as a Comprehensive Wetland Protection and Management Plan.
At the request of the City and RCWD, the Corps is considering use of the RMP for
future Section 404 permit decisions in the City of Lino Lakes. Section 404 regulates
wetland impacts under the Clean Water Act and is administered by the Corps. The
Corps has recommended the preparation of a Special Area Management Plan (SAMP),
a tool that has been used occasionally by various Corps districts to provide streamlined
and consistent Section 404 permit guidance in areas of abundant or sensitive aquatic
resources and anticipated population growth.
Completion of the SAMP would provide for streamlined and consistent Section 404
guidance in the city and aid both the City and RCWD in implementing the RMP. The
Watershed District is proposing to retain the services of EOR, Inc, which prepared the
RMP, to complete the plan. The project budget is $20,000 and proposed to be funded
equally by the City and RCWD. The City's $10,000 share would be funded from the
Surface Water Management Fund.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff is recommending approval of Resolution No. 09 -02.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution No. 09 -02