RES 2011-11 - 14793RESOLUTION NO. 2011 - 11
REQUESTING THE MISSISSIPPI WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION
TO CONSIDER AMENDING ITS JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE
MEMBERSHIP OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY AND 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 management
organization to expand its boundaries to include certain property within the City of Fridley legally
described within the SCWMO and lying south 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 management
organization that are currently not available within the SCWMO,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Fridley, Anoka County, Minnesota, hereby
requests the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization amend its existing Joint Powers
Agreement to include the City of Fridley as a member with representation, and further requests the
Mississippi Watershed Management Organization expand its boundaries to include the southern portion
of the City of Fridley currently within the SCWMO and lying south 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 board of the Mississippi Watershed
Management Organization 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 Mississippi Watershed
Management Organization to petition the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) to approve a
change in the boundaries of the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization to include the area
currently within the SCWMO and lying south of the boundaries of the Rice Creek Watershed District in
the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization.
PASSSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 7th DAY of
FEBRUARY, 2011.
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SCOTT J. UND - MAYOR
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DEBRA A. SKOGEN - CWY CLERK