HomeMy WebLinkAbout6088 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1978/08/21AUGUST 21, 1978
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RESOLUTION NO. 6088
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE ADOPTION OF WATER
QUALITY CONTROL FOR MEDICINE LAKE UNDER
THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, approximately 4.5 percent of the City's land area is
included within the Bassett Creek Watershed District and the City
has been a member of the nine community special district since 1969,
and
WHEREAS, the Bassett Creek Flood Control Commission has initiated
a water quality monitoring program designed to identify changes in water
quality resulting from development in the watershed, and
WHEREAS, Barr Engineering Company, under contract with the Commission,
prepared a study of the present and future water quality characteristics
of Medicine Lake, and
WHEREAS, Barr Engineering Company recommended that water quality
management techniques be adopted, and
WHEREAS, the Bassett Creek Flood Control Commission is investigating
the possibilities associated with funding a water quality control program
for Medicine Lake, and
WHEREAS, the Commission has requested comments from each member
community relative to the extent of involvement the Commission should
pursue in such a water quality control project, and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of St. Louis Park that
the City supports the efforts of the Bassett Creek Flood Control
Commission to develop a water quality plan for Medicine Lake and believes
that control of the project should remain on the local level with the
Bassett Creek Flood Control Commission;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council recommends the Bassett
Creek Flood Control Commission secure outside sources of funding for the
project and member municipalities not be assessed or requested to contribute
to the funding of the improvements.
Adopted by the City Coun1 August 2 , 1978.
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C'ty Manager
Mayo
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Ci ;y Att ey