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Member Anderson introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: <br />CITY OF MEDINA <br />RESOLUTION NO.2016-27 <br />A RESOLUTION TO PARTNER WITH OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL <br />AGENCIES TO PURSUE AND SHOW SUPPORT IN THE PURSUIT OF GRANTS TO <br />IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN THE LONG LAKE CREEK SUBWATERSHED <br />WHEREAS, The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) 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 <br />Study addresses nutrient impairments and nutrient budgets in the distinct hydraulic basin referred <br />as the "Upper 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 <br />Creek and 6 impaired lakes within the City of Long Lake, City of Medina, and City of Orono; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) allocations have been established for <br />City of Long Lake, City of Medina, City of Orono, Hennepin County, and the Minnesota <br />Department of Transportation (MnDOT); and <br />WHEREAS, The City of Medina is required to show progress towards meeting the <br />established TMDL allocation by the year 2018; and <br />WHEREAS, Grants are available to support municipality and partnership projects to <br />improve surface water quality in the State of Minnesota; and <br />WHEREAS, Partnering with other intergovernmental agencies in pursuing these grants <br />for the Long Lake Subwatershed may result in a more organized and effective effort to improve <br />water quality in the Long Lake Subwatershed; and <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of Medina, Minnesota <br />that the City Council does hereby partner with other intergovernmental agencies to show support <br />in the pursuit of grants to improve water quality in the Long Lake Subwatershed. Furthermore, <br />City Council directs staff to work with the City Engineer to submit a Biennial Budget Request <br />BBR) to the MN Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) for the fiscal year 2018-2019. <br />This submission is the first effort of the partnership to obtain funding for a prospective project; <br />The cost to facilitate this request is a not to exceed amount of $1,500. <br />Resolution No. 2016-27 <br />April 5, 2016