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CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. <br />A RESOLUTION TO PARTNER WITH OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO <br />PURSUE AND SHOW SUPPORT IN PURSUIT OF A GRANT TO IMPROVE WATER <br />QUALITY IN THE LONG LAKE CREEK SUBWATERSHED BY STUDYING THE IMPACT <br />OF CARP <br />WHEREAS, The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPGA) completed the Upper <br />Minnehaha Creek Watershed Nutrient and Bacterial TMDL Study in March 2014; and <br />WHEREAS, The Upper Minnehaha Creek Watershed Nutrient and Bacterial TMDL Study <br />addresses nutrient impairments and nutrient budgets in the distinct hydraulic basin referred as the "Upper <br />Watershed" of the Minnehaha Creek including; and <br />WHEREAS, The Tanager Lake Subwatershed, also known as the Long Lake Creek <br />Subwatershed, is located in the Upper Minnehaha Creek Watershed and includes Long Lake Creek and 6 <br />impaired lakes within the City of Long Lake, City of Medina, and City of Orono; and <br />WHEREAS, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) allocations have been established for City of <br />Long Lake, City of Medina, City of Orono, Hennepin County, and the Minnesota Department of <br />Transportation (MnDOT); and <br />WHEREAS, The City of Orono is required to show progress towards meeting the established <br />TMDL allocation; and <br />WHEREAS, Grants are available to support municipality and partnership projects to improve <br />surface water quality in the State of Minnesota; and <br />WHEREAS, Partnering with other intergovernmental agencies in pursuing these grants for the <br />Long Lake Subwatershed may result in a more organized and effective effort to improve water quality in <br />the Long Lake Subwatershed. <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota <br />that the City Council does hereby partner with other intergovernmental agencies to pursue a grant for the <br />Study of the impact of Carp on the Long Lake Creek Sub -watershed. <br />