HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-027 CCRMember Bob Peppe introduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-27
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER CRITICAL
AREA AND MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL RIVER AND RECREATION AREA
PLAN
WHEREAS, the Mississippi River Critical Area was designated by Executive
Order No. 130 of the Governor of Minnesota in 1976 based on the Minnesota Critical Area Act
of 1973; and
WHEREAS, this designation of the river and its corridor as a critical area.was
reaffirmed and continued in 1979 through Executive Order, No. 79-19; and
WHEREAS, this act required that special plans and zoning regulations be
prepared by local units of government within the designated Mississippi Critical Area Corridor
through the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Rules require that Critical Area Plans be reviewed and
updated; and
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States in 1988 created the Mississippi
National River and Recreation Area (MNRRA) as a unit of the national park system and called
for the National Park Service to assist state and local units of government "to protect, preserve
and enhance the significant values of the waters and land of the Mississippi Corridor within the
St. Paul-Minneapolis Metropolitan area through voluntary plans and goals"; and
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center has undertaken a plan entitled "City of
Brooklyn Center Critical Area and Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Plan" that
fulfills both the state requirements and the federal voluntary policies; and
WHEREAS, said plan has been reviewed by the Metropolitan Council, the
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the National Park Service and their various
comments and recommendations have been incorporated into the plan; and
WHEREAS, said plan was then reviewed by the Brooklyn Center Planning
Advisory Commission at a public hearing that began on December 12, 2002, and was continued
to January 16 and January 30, 2003; and
WHEREAS, the Brooklyn Center Planning Advisory Commission recommended
that the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center approve the City of Brooklyn Center
Critical Area and Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Plan; and
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-27
WHEREAS, the City Council considered said plan at its February 10, 2003,
meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brooklyn Center that the City of Brooklyn Center Critical Area and Mississippi National River
and Recreation Area Plan is hereby adopted and shall serve as the binding policy of the City to
protect the natural, cultural, historic, commercial and recreational value of the Mississippi River
Corridor in Brooklyn Center and that this plan also be incorporated into the Brooklyn Center
Comprehensive Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn
Center that copies of this plan be forwarded to the Metropolitan Council, the Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources and the National Park Service.
Date Mayor Piro Tern
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ATTEST.
City Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Kathleen Carmody
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Kathleen Carmody, Kay Lasman, Diane Niesen, and Bob Feppe;
and the following voted against the same: none;
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.