HomeMy WebLinkAbout13-168 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2013/11/04RESOLUTION NO. 13-168
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ENTERING INTO A
SECOND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE
MINNEHAHA CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT FOR THE
MINNEHAHA CREEK REACH 20 TRAILS — PROJECT NO. 2014-1010
WHEREAS the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) plans and specifications
have been completed for the Minnehaha Creek Reach 20 Trails Project; and
WHEREAS the MCWD intends to approve the final design revisions for the
construction of said improvements on November 14, 2013; and
WHEREAS the MCWD and the City previously entered into a cooperative agreement
(undated) to coordinate projects for the restoration and improvement of Reach 20 of Minnehaha
Creek within the boundaries of the City ("1st Agreement").
WHEREAS on February 8, 2010 (accepted February 23, 2010), the City conveyed to the
District a Conservation Easement filed for record with the Hennepin County Registrar of Titles
as Document No. T4736855 and with the Hennepin County Office of the County Recorder as
Document No. A9489642 ("Conservation Easement"), and on December 3, 2012 (accepted
January 10, 2013), the City conveyed to the District an Easement filed for record with the
Hennepin County Registrar of Titles as Document No. T5032867 ("Easement"), affording the
District temporary and permanent easement rights to construct and maintain such restoration and
improvement projects.
WHEREAS pursuant to the 1st Agreement and aforementioned easements, and to the
MCWD's April 2007 Water Management Plan Update (April 2007) (WMPU), the District has
substantially completed a project to remeander and stabilize the banks of Minnehaha Creek
within Reach 20, establish vegetated ripanan buffer, and construct other improvements to
improve the water quality of Minnehaha Creek and manage stormwater flows into the creek.
WHEREAS under the WMPU, the District also will seek opportunities to install trails in
conjunction with its water resource enhancement projects to enhance educational and
recreational opportunities consistent with its resource protection goals.
WHEREAS the MCWD and the City wish to provide for the installation and
maintenance of nparian trails ("Trail Project") in conjunction with the Reach 20 restoration
project to coordinate efforts and clarify roles and responsibilities for the Trail Project.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of St. Louis
Park, Minnesota, that:
The City of St. Louis Park enters into a Second Cooperative Agreement with the Minnehaha
Creek Watershed District for the following purposes:
To coordinate efforts and clarify roles and responsibilities for the Minnehaha Creek
Reach 20 Trail Project, and to provide for payment by the City of St. Louis Park to the
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District for the City's share of the costs of the Minnehaha
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Creek Reach 20 Trail construction and other associated construction to be performed
upon, along and adjacent to Minnehaha Creek east of Meadowbrook Road and west of
Louisiana Avenue South within the corporate City limits.
The a' sr and City Manager are authorized to execute the Agreement and any amendments to
the Agre - ent.
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Adopted the City Council November 4, 2013