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CITY OF <br />Resolution No. <br />RESOLUTION APPROVING A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT <br />FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE LOWER RUM <br />RIVER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION <br />WHEREAS, the City has been a member of the Lower Rum River Watershed <br />Management Organization ("Watershed Management Organization") since it was originally <br />establishment in 1995; and <br />WHEREAS, the City is a member of the Watershed Management Organization to address <br />its obligation under Minnesota Statutes, sections 103B.201 through 103B.253 to manage surface <br />water within the watershed; and <br />WHEREAS, the current joint powers agreement, which is a cooperative effort of all three <br />cities with land in the watershed, expires on January 1, 2025; and <br />WHEREAS, the attached joint powers agreement, which is incorporated herein by <br />reference, updates the language in the agreement to remove historic language that is no longer <br />needed, more accurately reflect how the Watershed Management Organization actually operates, <br />and provide for its continued operation through January 1, 2035; and <br />WHEREAS, the Watershed Management Organization has helped to fund various <br />projects throughout the watershed, which has contributed to improved surface water quality and <br />ecological integrity within the watershed; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council determines it is in the best interests of the City to continue <br />its participation in the Watershed Management Organization to further its goals of improving <br />water quality and in furtherance of satisfying its obligations to properly manage surface water in <br />accordance with the Metropolitan Surface Water Management Program. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council as follows: <br />1. The attached Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization Joint Powers <br />Agreement is hereby approved and entered into by the City. <br />2. The Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute the attached joint <br />powers agreement on behalf of the City. <br />Adopted this day of 2024. <br />Attest: <br />Clerk <br />Mayor <br />