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at_ivo CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF TUE CITY COUNCIL y z' NO. 72 6 L gkESH00. A RESOLUTION TO PARTNER WITH OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO PURSUE AND SHOW SUPPORT IN PURSUIT OF A GRANT TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN THE LONG LAKE CREEK SUBWATERSHED BY STUDYING THE IMPACT OF CARP WHEREAS,The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency(MPCA)completed the Upper Minnehaha Creek Watershed Nutrient and Bacterial TMDL Study in March 2014; and WHEREAS,The Upper Minnehaha Creek Watershed Nutrient and Bacterial TMDL Study addresses nutrient impairments and nutrient budgets in the distinct hydraulic basin referred as the"Upper Watershed"of the Minnehaha Creek including; and WHEREAS,The Tanager Lake Subwatershed, also known as the Long Lake Creek Subwatershed, is located in the Upper Minnehaha Creek Watershed and includes Long Lake Creek and 6 impaired lakes within the City of Long Lake,City of Medina, and City of Orono; and WHEREAS,Total Maximum Daily Load(TMDL)allocations have been established for City of Long Lake,City of Medina, City of Orono,Hennepin County,and the Minnesota Department of Transportation(MnDOT); and WHEREAS,The City of Orono is required to show progress towards meeting the established TMDL allocation; and WHEREAS, Grants are available to support municipality and partnership projects to improve surface water quality in the State of Minnesota; and WHEREAS,Partnering with other intergovernmental agencies in pursuing these grants for the Long Lake Subwatershed may result in a more organized and effective effort to improve water quality in the Long Lake Subwatershed. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Orono,Minnesota that the City Council does hereby partner with other intergovernmental agencies to pursue a grant for the Study of the impact of Carp on the Long Lake Creek Sub-watershed.