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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 />