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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #18-217 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING METROPOLITAN COUNCIL STUDY FOR NORTHWEST METROPOLITAN AREA REGIONAL SURFACE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey owns and maintains a municipal water supply system which is essential to the quality of life, health and welfare of City residents and businesses; and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey currently relies on groundwater as the sole source of its municipal water supply system; and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey plans to construct two new municipal water supply system groundwater wells to accommodate planned growth in the years 2023 and 2028; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes 473.1565 directs the Metropolitan Council to undertake planning activities that emphasize conservation, interjurisdictional cooperation, and long-term sustainability; and WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council has received an allocation of the Clean Water Funds to provide assistance to local units of government who are undertaking water supply planning activities; and WHEREAS, the cities of Corcoran, Dayton, Ramsey and Rogers (hereinafter "Cities") are participants in the Northwest Metro Water Supply Study Area, and WHEREAS, the Cities have expressed an interest in working with the Metropolitan Council to study alternatives and relative costs associated with the use of surface water as a potential source of water for their municipal water supply systems; and WHEREAS, the primary objective of the Cities led study is to understand the relative costs and implementation considerations of different surface water use approaches to long-term water sustainability within the study area; and WHEREAS, the approaches evaluated in the study are not intended to prescribe specific solutions for implementation, but will rather serve as examples to stimulate future planning that could involve a hybrid of alternatives identified in the study, or in combination with water conservation measures and other sustainability approaches. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1) That, the City of Ramsey hereby supports a collaborative and cooperative effort to study a regional surface water supply system in the Northwest Metropolitan area.