HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-096 CCRRESOLUTION NO. 93 -96
RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDED JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR
THE WEST MISSISSIPPI WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Member Dave Rosene introduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, Minnesota Laws of 1982, Chapter 509, requires all
metropolitan watersheds to organize, either as a joint powers group or as a
watershed district, and
WHEREAS, the five cities with lands in the West Mississippi watershed
adopted a Joint Powers Agreement in 1984 creating the West Mississippi
Watershed Management Commission, and the five cities have worked cooperatively
since said time to manage surface and groundwater concerns in the watershed,
and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota legislature has over the years adopted many
new laws mandating the Commission to perform additional duties and to be
responsible for public concerns relating to surface and groundwater, and in
1990 adopted major changes in legislation known as the "Metropolitan Surface
Water Management Act renumbered state statutes, and directed the Board of
Water and Soil Resources to promulgate new rules regarding water management
organizations, and
WHEREAS, the new state rules became effective August 1, 1992, and
directed all joint powers water management organizations to amend their joint
powers agreements to be consistent with the new state laws and Board of Water
and Soil Resources rules, and
WHEREAS, the West Mississippi Watershed Management Commission has
prepared a revised joint powers agreement to comply with state mandates and
state law, and the Commission has reviewed and recommended that each member
city approve the new Joint Powers Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, that:
1. The Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized and directed to
execute the attached Amended Joint Powers Agreement which will
continue the West Mississippi Watershed Management Commission with
powers and duties as expressed therein and consistent with state
statutes and rules of the Board of Water and Soil Resources.
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RESOLUTION NO. 93
ATTEST:
June 28, 1993
Date
Deputy Clerk
Todd Paulson, Mayor
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by
member Celia Scott and upon vote being taken thereon, the
following voted in favor thereof:
Todd Paulson, Celia Scott, Dave Rosene, Barb Kalligher, and Kristen Mann;
and the following voted against'the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.