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DRAFT <br />11-7-24 <br />LOWER RUM RIVER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION <br />JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT <br />THIS JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and <br />among the cities of Andover, Anoka, and Ramsey. The cities that are parties to this Agreement <br />may hereafter be referred to individually as a "Member" or collectively as the "Members." <br />RECITALS <br />A. The Lower Rum River Watershed is located East of the Mississippi River and is <br />essentially a direct tributary to the Mississippi River. The watershed encompasses all or <br />parts of the cities of Andover, Anoka, and Ramsey. <br />B. Local government units in the metropolitan area are required by the Metropolitan Water <br />Management Program (Minn. Stat. § 103B.201 to 103B.255) to plan for and manage <br />surface water. <br />C. Under the Act, one of the options available to local government units to satisfy its <br />requirements is to adopt a joint powers agreement pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 471.59 to <br />establish a watershed management organization to jointly plan for and manage surface <br />water within a watershed. <br />D. The Members elected to exercise their authority under the Act to adopt a joint powers <br />agreement in 1995 establishing the Lower Rum River Watershed Management <br />Commission ("Commission") to cooperatively manage and plan for the management of <br />surface water within the watershed. <br />E. The original joint powers agreement has been updated over time and the term of the <br />current joint powers agreement expires at the end of 2024. <br />F. The Members previously acted pursuant to their authority to establish the "Lower Rum <br />River Watershed Board of Commissioners" ("Board") and said Board is hereby <br />reaffirmed as the entity charged with the authority and responsibility to manage the <br />Commission. <br />G. The Board has previously acted to adopt a Watershed Management Plan for the <br />watershed and has regularly updated the Watershed Management Plan in accordance with <br />law. <br />H. The parties desire to enter into this Agreement to reaffirm the Commission and the Board <br />in furtherance of its efforts to continue working cooperatively to prepare and administer a <br />surface water management plan to manage surface water within the watershed in <br />accordance with the Act and Minn. R., chap. 8410. <br />1 <br />