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RESOLUTION R-74-26 CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING PROPOSED ALLOCATIONS OF COSTS FOR THE BATTLE CREEK WATERSHED DRAINAGE AREA IMPROVEMENTS. WHEREAS, on or about the 8th day of March, 1972, the City of Lake Elmo entered into a joint and cooperative agreement for obtaining an overall plan to control flooding and development of the Battle Creek Drainage Area with the following governmental units, to -wit: City of St. Paul County of Ramsey City of Maplewood City of Oakdale City of Landfall, and City of Woodbury; and WHEREAS, said joint power parties have received a study prepared by E. A. Hickok and Associates regarding a plan to control flooding and flood damage within the Battle Creek Drainage Area; and WHEREAS, representatives of the said joint power parties have arrived at a tentative proposed agreement as to the allocations of costs for preliminary design studies and for implementation of a final plan of control subject to the approval of the governing bodies of said governmental units; and WHEREAS, it appears that unless said joint power parties are able to re- solve the problems of water control within the Battle Creek Drainage Area and agree to an allocation of costs for the implementation of said plans of control, that a new watershed district will be created; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo is strongly and unanimous- ly opposed to the creation of a watershed district by reason of the fact that such a district is not in the interest of public health or public welfare of the City of Lake Elmo, and that the water control problems of the Battle Creek Drainage Area can best be resolved by means of a joint power agreement among the above - named communities, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo as follows: 1. That the City of Lake Elmo hereby endorses and reaffirms the use and concept of a joint powers agreement to accomplish the control of flooding and flood damage within the Battle Creek Drainage Area. 2. That the City of Lake Elmo hereby agrees to pay 1.83% of the total costs of the preliminary design studies and for the implementation of final plans of control for the Battle Creek Watershed District; that it is the understanding of the City of Lake Elmo that the balance of the costs of participation will be allocated as follows: