RES 1992-101 - 00003611274
RE90=0N
RESOLUMCH TO THE RICE «•191 E' VULTER19HED DISTRICT
neROVE LOCKE F' (SLTERSEDES REWLUTION
WHEREAS, the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) 509 Plan calls for sediment
removal and the construction of a sedimentation removal basin for Locke Lake,
and
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley's dam at Locke Lake has failed and has received a
resident petition No. 12 -1990 for its replacement, and
WH] RFAS, the City of Fridley has resolved to replace the dam at Locke Lake, and
WHEREAS, it is considered most economical to combine the dam, sedimentation
removal and basin construction work, and
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley has provided funds of $20,000 and $25,000 for the
preparation of an engineer report and a public hearing process for the Locke
Lake project, and
WHEREAS, the Rice Creek Watershed District Managers by resolution on November
25, 1992, resolved to remove sediment and construct a sedimentation basin for
Locke Lake and fund the project under 103B.251 at a project cost of $588,000,
1 and
WHEREAS, the Rice Creek Watershed District Managers by resolution on December
9, 1992, resolve to amend pages V11 -1 and V11 -2 of its Water Resources
Management Plan to fund a $800,000 project for Locke Lake under MS103B.251, and
WHEREAS, the Rice Creek Watershed District Managers have requested the City to
submit a petition for the work proposed in the Water Resources Management Plan
Amenctnent, and
WHEREAS, the City has approved a project petition for the above project, a copy
of which is attached as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Fridley that
the Rice Creek Watershed District be the operating agency for the project for
sediment removal and sedimentation basin construction, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council petitions the Rice Creek Watershed
District to proceed with the project and invest a sum of $800,000 as approved
in its amended Water Resource Management Plan, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council authorizes the filing of the
petition to the Rice Creek Watershed District for the improvement of Locke Lake,
and
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' BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor of the City of Fridley is authorized to
sign the petition on behalf of the City.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE QTY OF FP=EY THIS 14TH DAY OF
DECEMBER, 1992.
WILLIAM J. NEEFMYOR
ATTEST: :
WARJ:Iil4'A Q �
WILLIAM A. CHAMPA - ACTING CITY CLERK