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LOWER RUM RIVER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION <br />ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE CITY OF ANOKA <br />AS THE SOLE OWNER OF THE ANOKA DAM <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners ("Board") of the Lower Rum River Watershed <br />Management Organization ("LRRWMO") and the City of Anoka ("City") mutually desire to <br />clarify the ownership and maintenance responsibilities for the dam located within the City <br />("Anoka Dam" or "Dam"); <br />WHEREAS, the Board hereby finds and determines as follows with respect to the Anoka <br />Dam: <br />a. An extensive review of the historical documents related to the Anoka Dam reveals the City is <br />the sole owner of the Dam; <br />b. As the sole owner of the Dam, the City is responsible for the ongoing operations, <br />maintenance, and replacement of the Dam as may be needed; <br />c. The Board recognizes that the Anoka Dam is within the LRRWMO's jurisdiction and it will <br />process permits related to any water quality issues that may arise; <br />d. Recognizing the Dam is not the LRRWMO's responsibility will require the Board to <br />undertake the process to amend its Third Generation Watershed Management Plan ("Plan") <br />in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.231, subdivision 11 and Section VII of <br />the Plan. The amendments will include, but are not necessarily limited to, deletion of <br />Operations Policy No. 15 in Section IV, Paragraph D of the Plan; <br />e. Clarifying the ownership of, and maintenance responsibilities for, this item of water -related <br />public infrastructure is important for the City, the LRRWMO, and the public generally. <br />WHEREAS, the LRRWMO has developed a num f goals and policies and the Anoka <br />dam assessment was completed in 2013 to assess the ffeteness 'n modifying the dam to become <br />a barrier for invasive species; and <br />s <br />WHEREAS, the board's interpretation of the this Anoka dam assessment was completed <br />for the LLRWMO goals and policies to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and water <br />recreational facilities with no further action to be required; and <br />WHEREAS, a structural inspection of the Anoka dam completed in 1996 found the dam <br />to be in structurally "healthy" with the next dam structural analysis is scheduled to be completed <br />in 2019; and <br />1 <br />