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NOTICE OF MEETING
City Council Emergency Meeting
3800 Laverne Avenue North
July 10, 2020
4:00 PM
AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. No Wake on Lake Elmo - Resolution 2020-075
III. Adjourn
Our Mission is to Provide Quality Public
Services in a Fiscally Responsible Manner
While Preserving the City’s Open Space
Character
CITY OF LAKE ELMO
COUNTY OF
WASHINGTON STATE OF
MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-075
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY HIGH WATER DECLARATION ON LAKE
ELMO LAKE IN LAKE ELMO
WHEREAS, The City of Lake Elmo values the natural resources within the community and;
WHEREAS, The City Council is responsible to protect said natural resources within the bounds set forth in State law
and;
WHEREAS, Water Surface Management Standards as set forth in Minnesota Rule 6110.3700, Subp. 9 stipulates that
in situations of local emergency, temporary special controls may be enacted by a County, City or Town; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that a lake water elevation above the DNR”s Ordinary High Water Level
(OHWL) of 885.6 feet (based on NGVD 1929) will cause damage to the natural resource and is the water level where
an emergency restriction would be declared;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, that an
emergency high water restriction be declared on Lake Elmo when the water reaches 885.6 feet (based on NGVD
1929), all watercraft shall operate at slow-no wake speed on the entire lake, until it drops below 885.6 feet) for a
minimum of 24 hours;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council will direct City staff to inform the
public by posting a sign at the boat launch and sending a notification by email to the Lake Elmo Lake Association
informing them of the emergency high water restrictions;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council directs staff to notify the Minnesota
DNR of these emergency restrictions as soon as possible.
APPROVED by the Lake Elmo City Council on this 10th day of July, 2020.
By: __________________________
Mike Pearson
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Julie Johnson
City Clerk