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.r � � O� O O � b� - CITY of ORONO � � � �� G'�' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL � L�kESH�g'� NO. � O �. s .. � RESOLUTION ENDORSING CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT TO MINNEHAHA CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT WHEREAS, the City Councils of many of the cities lying wholly or partly within the boundaries of the Mirinehaha Creek Watershed District (the District) have adopted resolutions expressing concerns about the governance and conduct of activities of the District and resolving to work cooperatively with other cities in the District to monitor and oversee the activities of the District; and WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Orono has determined that it would be in the best interests of the public to appoint new members to the District who will provide a fresh perspective, who will work in reasonable cooperation with the public and affected governmental units, and who will restore the faith and confidence of the public and the cities in the District, while still accomplishing the objectives of the District; and • WHEREAS,Minnesota Statutes,Section 103D.311,Subd.3 provides that watershed district managers are to be selected from a list of persons nominated by one or more of the cities and towns affected; and WHEREAS, a number.o£the cities lying within the District, acting through a Steering committee, have solicited nomination from affected cities and have interviewed candidates for appointment to the District; and the Steering Committee has found a number of well qualified candidates who are capable of providing leadership in establishing prudent, consistent,reasonable and fiscally responsible governance of the District: NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orono that the Council endorses the following candidates for appointment to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed .. District and urges the County Boards of Hennepin and Carver Counties to make appointments from the following list of candidates giving due regazd to representation of the various hydrological areas within the District as required by Minnesota Statutes, Section 103D, Subd. 3(C): Hennepin County candidates: Upper Watershed: . � � 1. Patrick Maloney(top ranked candidate in Upper Watershed) 2. Warren McNeil Lower Watershed: � • 1. Jim Calkins (top ranked candidate in Lower Watershed) 2. Ron Baumbach • Carver County candidate: 1. Jerome Keehr(top ranked candidate in Carver County)