Res 2013-07
RESOLUTION NO. 2013 - 07
A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE MINNESOTA
WETLAND CONSERVATION ACT IN THE CITY OF FRIDLEY WITHIN THE COON
CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT
WHEREAS
, the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 (WCA) requires local government
units (LGUs) to implement the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Water and Soil
Resources (BWSR) pertaining to wetland draining, filling and excavation, and
WHEREAS
, Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420 have been adopted by BWSR in accordance with the
rulemaking provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14, for the purpose of implementing WCA, and
WHEREAS
, Minnesota Rules 8420.0200, Subpart 1, Item E allows a county, city, or town to
delegate implementation of chapter 8420 and the act to another governmental entity by the passage of
resolutions by both parties, and
WHEREAS
the City of Fridley was established as the LGU for the implementation of the WCA for
areas within the former Six Cities Watershed Management Organization (WMO), and
WHEREAS
in 2011, the City of Fridley enacted resolutions dissolving the Six Cities WMO and
requesting expansion of the boundaries of the Coon Creek Watershed District within the City of
Fridley north of the Rice Creek Watershed District boundary, and
WHEREAS
in December of 2011, the Board of Water and Soil Resources approved the expansion
of the Coon Creek Watershed District in areas of the City of Fridley as petitioned, and
WHEREAS
the Coon Creek Watershed District maintains staff and resources to implement the
WCA as LGU, and implements the WCA as LGU in other areas of the Coon Creek Watershed
District, and
WHEREAS
, both parties must provide notice to BWSR, the Department of Natural Resources, and
the Soil and Water Conservation District of any delegation, including a copy of the resolution and a
description of the applicable geographic area, within 15 business days of adoption of the resolution,
and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA
, that the authority and administrative responsibility to implement WCA
as the LGU within the legal boundaries of the City of Fridley and the Coon Creek Watershed District
is delegated to the Coon Creek Watershed District as of March 1, 2013, in accordance with
Minnesota Rules, Chapter 8420.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS
th
28 DAY OF JANUARY 2013
.
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SCOTT J. LUND – MAYOR
ATTEST:
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DEBRA A. SKOGEN - CITY CLERK