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Councilmember for its adoption: introduced the following resolution and moved RESOLUTION #18-134 RESOLUTION TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO JOIN THE ANOKA COUNTY COOPERATIVE WEED MANAGEMENT AREA PARTNERSHIP WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. § 18.78 and 18.81 specifies that noxious weeds shall be controlled and/or eradicated within a municipality and that a local weed inspector shall carry out the duties of inspecting lands within the municipality to ensure compliance with state statute; and WHEREAS, in 2018, the Anoka Conservation District (ACD) was awarded $20,000 in grant funds from Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR) to assist private property owners with managing noxious weeds; and WHEREAS, ACD has coordinated multiple meetings with municipalities, county parks, watershed districts and organizations, and state agencies to outline how the funds may be used; and WHEREAS, funds will be made available to property owners within the county through a competitive application process to manage noxious weeds; and WHEREAS, ACD will act as the fiscal agent and the grant administrator throughout the duration of the project; WHEREAS, for property owners to be eligible to apply for grant funds, municipalities must join the Anoka County Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) Partnership by entering into a non -binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU); and WHEREAS, by entering the non -binding MOU, it does not obligate the City of Ramsey to any duties above and beyond what is already required by Minnesota statutes; and WHEREAS, the CWMA identifies five (5) main objectives that align well with the objectives of the Environmental Policy Board (EPB) and include: Information Exchange, Education, Prevention, Noxious Weed Control, and Cooperation; and WHEREAS, on June 18, 2018 the City of Ramsey EPB reviewed the CWMA Partnership and recommended City Council execute the MOU to make property owners within the city eligible to apply for grant funds.