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MouNDs VIEW City of Mounds View Staff Report To: From: Item Title/Subject: Item No: 08D Meeting Date November 28, 2022 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: Honorable Mayor and City Council Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Resolution 9657 Rice Creek Watershed Board Appointee List Introduction: The City of Mounds View is wholly within the Rice Creek Watershed District which has broad control and regulation of storm water management issues along with other water related preservation and conservations duties. The District encompasses 19 cities in the counties of Anoka, Ramsey, and Washington. The board is comprised of 5 "Managers" of which two are appointed by the Anoka County Board of Commissions, two by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners and 1 by the Washington County board of Commissioners. Both Anoka County and Ramsey County will have one member each who term expires next January. Terms are for three years. The Board typically meets twice a month on Wednesday mornings at 9:00 am at the Shoreview City Hall. Discussion: Funding for the District is via a direct tax levy with the District budget approximately $6 million annually. The combination of the levy authority and importance of storm water management and preservation of one of our most precious resources obligate the City to participate in the appointment process, Minnesota State Statute 103D.11, subd. 3 provides that the county commissioner shall appoint managers from a list of persons nominated jointly or severally by the townships or municipalities within the district. Staff has identified three individuals interested in serving including Marcie Weinandt who appeared at the November 14, 2022 Council meeting and expressed her desire to continue serving on the Water District Bord. There is no provision in the statute that allows nominating entities to "select or recommend" beyond the submission of the list of three. The County Board has the authority to choose which one of the three. Qualifications: 103D.11 Subdivision 1.Manager qualifications. A person may not be appointed as a manager who: (1) is not a voting resident of the watershed district; and (2) is a public officer of the county, state, or federal government, except that a soil and water conservation supervisor may be a manager.