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R79-56 <br />RESOLUTION <br />CITY OF LAKF. E LMO <br />WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE VALLEY BRANCH WATFRSHFD <br />DISTRICT IN ITS RFOUEST FOR A SHARE OF THE COUNTY'S <br />FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING APPROPRIATION FOR 1980. <br />WHEREAS, the communities of western Washington County <br />are currently experiencing flooding problems and flood damage <br />within the Valley Branch Watershed District; and, <br />WHEREAS, these problems are likely to increase in the <br />Spring of 1980 as the lake levels are high; and <br />WHEREAS, acquisition of the West Lakeland storage site, <br />as proposed by the District, would ultimately benefit six <br />Washington County communities by providinnr storage for excess <br />surface water from Mahtomedi through T^Test Lakeland; and, <br />WHEREAS, the financial assistance of the County may assure <br />the District as much as $200,000.00 in private financial -assis- <br />tance for the project from the 314 corporation; and, <br />WHEREAS, progress on acquisition of the storage site would <br />complement the District's efforts to coordinate efforts with <br />Mn/DOT on, the provision of an outlet to the St. Croix River along <br />I-94; and, <br />WHEREAS, the residents and property owners of Lake Elmo <br />have already expended over $100,000.00 in solving surface water_ <br />problems within the Valley Branch Watershed District without any <br />assistance from Washington County or anv other Washington County <br />community; and, <br />WHEREAS, most of the problems originate outside the City <br />of Lake Elmo; and the projects have benefited communities, up- <br />stream and downstream, in Washington County; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNFSOTA, THAT: <br />The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo supports the <br />request of the Valley Branch Watershed District for an appro- <br />priation of $500,000.00 from Washington Countv's 1980 Federal <br />Revenue Sharing_ Funds for acquisition of t'qe West Lakeland <br />storage site, <br />ADOPTED this the llth day of December, 1979, by the <br />City Council of the City of Lake' Elmo, Washington County, <br />Minnesota. <br />