RES 2011-10 - 14790RESOLUTION NO. 2011 - 10
REQUESTING THE COON CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT TO EXPAND ITS
BOUNDARIES TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY CURRENTLY
IN THE SIX CITIES WATER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION
WHEREAS on December 5, 1983, the Fridley City Council enacted Resolution No. 118 -1983 authorizing
execution of a Joint Powers Agreement with the cities of Blaine, Columbia Heights, Coon Rapids,
Hilltop, and Spring Lake Park for the purpose of organizing a watershed management organization to be
known as the Six Cities Watershed Management Organization, and
WHEREAS on July 11, 1994, the Fridley City Council authorized execution of a Restated Joint Powers
Agreement that revised the original Joint Powers Agreement to bring it into compliance with statutory
changes, and
WHEREAS the City of Fridley is considering the possibility of withdrawing from the Six Cities
Watershed Management Organization ( SCWMO) and requesting an existing watershed district to expand
its boundaries to include certain property within the City of Fridley legally described within the SCWMO
and lying north of the boundaries of the Rice Creek Watershed District and shown on the attached map,
and
WHEREAS opportunities and benefits are available within an existing watershed district that are
currently not available within the SCWMO,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Fridley, Anoka County, Minnesota, hereby
requests the Coon Creek Watershed District to expand its boundaries to include the northern portion of
the City of Fridley currently within the SCWMO and lying north of the boundaries of the Rice Creek
Watershed District as described above. It is understood that this request is contingent upon the withdrawal
of the City of Fridley from the SCWMO, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that after approval of the managers of the Coon Creek Watershed District
to expand its boundaries to include the above described property within the City of Fridley, that the City
Council of the City of Fridley requests the Coon Creek Watershed District to petition the Board of Water
and Soil Resources (BWSR) to approve a change in the boundaries of the Coon Creek Watershed District
to include the area currently within the SCWMO and lying north of the boundaries of the Rice Creek
Watershed District in the Coon Creek Watershed District.
PASSSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 7th DAY of
FEBRUARY, 2011.
SCOTT J. LUND - MAYOR
ATTEST:
DEBRA A. SKOGEN - CITY CLERK
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Resolution 2011 -10
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