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LOWER RUM RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION <br />RESOLUTION NO. 95-2 <br />REQUESTING ANOKA COUNTY TO ACCEPT THE <br />BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES (BWSR) C'HAI7_RNGE GRANT <br />ON BEHALF OF THE <br />LOWER RUM RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (LRRWMO) <br />WHEREAS, the Boazd of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) has established a program to <br />provide funding through Local Water Resources Protection and Management Program (LWRPMP) <br />challenge grants; and, <br />WHEREAS, BWSR's choosing to direct counties in the metropolitan azea to apply on behalf <br />of watershed management organizations wishing to participate in this challenge grant program; and, <br />WHEREAS, the Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization (LRRWMO) has <br />requested that Anoka County cooperate with LRRWMO in order to enable LRRWMO to apply for <br />and administer grant funds under the program in lieu of the County; and <br />WHEREAS, Anoka County had concurred with the LRRWMO's request by adopting a <br />Resolution on July 12,1994, which transferred to the LRRWMO authority granted to Anoka County <br />for the execution of the LWRPMP challenge grant application and grant agreement for funding <br />available from BWSR on the condition that BWSR provide the challenge grant funding directly to <br />the LRRWMO which will be responsible to administer the funds received and to provide required <br />grant match funding; and, <br />WHEREAS, the LRRWMO has entered into a wntract to perform the grant eligible work <br />which will represent the applicant's cost shaze of the grant eligible work; and, <br />WHEREAS, the LRRWMO has been informed on or about May il, 1995, that the Anoka <br />County authority to receive transference of the grant to the LRRWMO was not acceptable to <br />BWSR, <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the LRRWMO does hereby petition Anoka <br />County to accept the grant offer of $5,200 on its behalf, and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the LRRWMO hereby agrees to authorize their <br />Chairman to execute all necessary documents for the transference of Anoka County responsibilities <br />associated with the grant condition to the LRRWMO. <br />ADOPTED: May 18, 1995 <br />ATTEST: <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE <br />LOWER RUM RIVER WATER <br />MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, <br />Steve Janko~GslsY <br />Chairman of a LRRWMO <br />~~~~~_ <br />Ben Ferguson <br />Treasurer of the LRRWMO <br />