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STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />SHORELAND GRANT AGREEMENT <br />THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by the State of Minnesota, acting by and <br />through the Commissioner of Natural Resources, hereinafter referred to as the <br />"State"; and the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District, hereinafter referred <br />to as the "LMCD"; and, the Cities of Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, <br />Minnetonka, Minnetonka Beach, Minnetrista, Mound, Orono, Shorewood, Spring <br />Park, Tonka Bay, Victoria, Wayzata and Woodland, hereinafter referred to as <br />the "Cities". <br />WITNESSETH: <br />WHEREAS, the State has been granted certain responsibility for regulation <br />of shoreland development, as provided by Minnesota Statutes 105.485 and <br />Minnesota Rules parts 6120.2500 through 6120.3900 pertaining to "Sta^^wide <br />Standards for Management of Shoreland Areas"; and <br />WHEREAS, the State is authorized by the Laws of 1989, Chapter 335, <br />Article 1, Section 21, Subdivision 3 to provide gru..* ^ssisU :e for local <br />governments to adopt a shoreland management ordinchi:.^ consistent with <br />statewide standards, and to develop comprehensive lake management strategies <br />and plans; and <br />WHEREAS, the LMCD has prepared a Lake Minnetonka Comprehensive Lake <br />Management Plan which includes a strategy for shoreland area management; and <br />WHEREAS, a coordinated, comprehensive approach to shoreland standards for <br />the shoreland areas of Lake Minnetorua will result in greater local <br />consistency and acceptance of the controls, and <br />WHEREAS, the LMCD and the Cities have submitted an application for grant <br />assistance. <br />1