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A-AA1 <br />I)]tAM <br />T:12:24 <br />-FOWF-HE-ESTABLTSHMKN4T-OF <br />T-1-1K-LOWER RUM RIVER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION <br />JOINT POWERS AGREENEril <br />TO -PLAN, CONTROL AND PROVIDE r <br />LOWE-41-1814ED <br />THIS JOINT POWERS AGR I TMENT is made and entered into her and among the cities <br />of Andover, Anoka, and kLini:-0,:3. Thc cities that are parties to this Agreement may hereafter be <br />i-cferTed to individually as a "Member- or collectively as the "Members." <br />VIREFACERECITALS <br />A. The Lower Rum River Watershed iyittgis located East of the Mississippi River sa <br />watevailed-t4at-is-13aoiouRyand is essentially a direct tributary to the Mississippi River. <br />44The watershed encompasses all or parts of the cities of Andover, Anoka, and RamseyThl'Oetftber-Gite4 <br />•-• <br />Seetietin 103B.201 through 103B.255 mandated that an- watersliedo withia-the-6.even--€.044t-y- <br />Niletropei-itan-area-14-Tat-be-govemed-by-a-ved-wkanagemetit-efgefE4ation. The-w,ateshed is <br />authorized to organize under a -joint powers agreement pursuant to M-iitmecota Ert-atoe6-Seetififf <br />171,59 and 1 03B.21 1. Ff such an organization is not created; -Anekay-shati-petition for the <br />estab-1-611ment of a watershed district under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103D-4,14-the-eitiec.111 <br />• <br />• • <br />afRi-ne- <br />etablisii-a-water-hed-miffiagefilefit orgu-nizr:itien, which will comply with the current law for <br />mana-gement-o-f-tiotatemrked. It if; the be-14-el of these three cities that a joint powers group will <br />piovidc-more efficient plant+iftg ftrul, administration of the-liewelA),--um-Rive-AlateFs-lied if the <br />wateFshed lo irtaiieged-emder a jeint powers agreement, The-geal is to leave as much control as <br />possible with-the-thr d iv i Eittel-Membei-0ties7 <br />B. Local government units in the metropolitan area are required bv the Metropolitan Water <br />Management Program(Minn Stat. § 1038.201 to I 03B.255) to plan for and manage <br />surface water. <br />4-has-been-fieter-Fivi-ne-d-by <br />Joint Powers Afeewent rathehan und Chivter 103D as a watershed <br />district. Each partiy to this agreement has-been fully advised that the watershed management <br />organization being ereat-eil-shell-Wve-t-he-pewerti Lind responsibilities set forth in the <br />Metropolitan Surface-W-a-teF-Matiegement Aot, Minnesota Statutes, Sections 1038.201 through <br />103B.255 and as amended by is-fiother-anderstood and agreed tint it is the <br />of this agreement to assign to the watershed maciebgemefit nrgani7ation-,--which has operated <br />54+Ge 1985, t Th-e- <br />1 <br />43Agirsi,1/4i-hirv44.1,5-1-L,W 105- I -951303. v 1 <br />