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Wade Johnson, President ● Kristin Tuenge, Treasurer ● Paul Richert, Secretary ● Andy Weaver, Manager 1 Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District Scandia Plaza II • 21150 Ozark Avenue • P.O. Box 188 • Scandia, MN 55073 • Tel 651.433.2150 Hugo City Council Hugo City Hall 14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North Hugo, MN 55038 November 9, 2020 Dear Mayor Weidt and City Council members: The Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District (CMSCWD) requests City of Hugo consider passing the enclosed Resolution enabling the District to reduce the number of Board Mangers from 7 to 5. The CMSCWD is the only watershed district in Washington County that has seven managers, the other five watershed districts each have five managers. The District and our member communities have actively sought qualified candidates to apply to become a CMSCWD Board Manager to fill the vacancies for nearly two years. The lack of willing applicants has created substantial challenges to complete the routine business of the District, including the ability to meet the quorum requirements to hold regular District meetings. To enact this change, Washington County must petition the Board of Water and Soil Resources. Before submitting the petition, Washington County requested that the District explain the request and circumstances to the communities within the District, and that those communities demonstrate agreement with the reduction of managers. The CMSCWD Board of Managers requests the City of Hugo to pass the enclosed Resolution by December 15, 2020 and return it to the District’s office at PO Box 188, Scandia MN 55073. The District will submit all Resolutions to Washington County. If you have any questions or would like a District representative at your next council meeting to further explain the request, please let me know. Sincerely, Mike Isensee, Administrator