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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 7453 RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE LONG LAKE CREEK SUBWATERSHED PARTNERSHIP AND THE COUNTY ROAD 6 POND RETROFIT PROJECT WHEREAS,in 2014, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) completed a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Study, which established nutrient budgets for impaired water bodies in the Long Lake Creek Subwatershed, which includes five impaired lakes within the cities of Orono, Long Lake, and Medina; and WHEREAS,TMDL allocations have been established and the city of Orono, like other parties, is required to show progress towards meeting the established TMDL allocation; and WHEREAS,in April 2016, the city of Orono passed a resolution to partner with other intergovernmental agencies to pursue grants to improve water quality in the Long Lake Creek Subwatershed, recognizing that pursuing grants and work in partnership would result in more organized and effective efforts; and WHEREAS, in 2018, with support from this partnership, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) obtained state grant funding and led a subwatershed assessment to provide a scientific understanding of the system as a whole, identify cost-effective projects and strategies, and develop an actionable roadmap for implementation; and WHEREAS,in fall 2020, the MCWD presented the preliminary findings and recommendations from this assessment to the city councils of the three cities; and WHEREAS, this work has now completed and resulted in what is formally referred to as the Long Lake Creek Roadmap (Roadmap); and WHEREAS,the Roadmap identified 34 projects for advancement based on their cost- effectiveness and feasibility to implement. These projects were further categorized based on an implementation strategy, which includes (1) regional stormwater treatment, (2) landscape projects, and (3) internal load management; and WHEREAS, the enhancement and addition of regional treatment is recommended as the first priority due to the ability to cost-effectively treat a large drainage area while localized projects are implemented over time; and WHEREAS,the roadmap identified the County Road 6 Pond, located in the city of Orono on an easement already held by MCWD, as a regional stormwater opportunity that looks to retrofit the existing pond with a filter bench to enhance its performance (Project). The Project has since been 154