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4646 Dakota Street S.E.
Prior Lake, MN 55372-1714
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
JUNE 1, 2009
7C
ROSS BINTNER, WATER RESOURCES ENGINEER
LAKE CLEAN UP DAY PROCLAMATION - JUNE 6, 2009
Introduction
The Prior Lake Lake Advisory Committee recommends that the City Council
lend its support to the efforts of the Prior Lake Association in cleaning up Prior
Lake by proclaiming June 6,2009, to be Lake Cleanup Day.
Historv
The Prior Lake Association held its first event on June 10, 2006, called "Dive
the Lake, Lake Cleanup Day in Prior Lake." The event was a coordinated
effort of private business, lake residents, and scuba divers. The effort
accomplished its goals of removing trash from the lake bed and drawing
publicity to the problem of litter accumulating in Prior Lake. This event was
made possible through efforts of members of the Prior Lake Association and
volunteers, with support of Captain Jack's and a local garbage hauler. The
scuba event was staged out of Captain Jack's, where dive teams loaded
equipment on to volunteered boats and traveled to various points on the lake
to collect trash. Prizes were awarded for unusual items, most valuable items,
and most trash collected. On June 10th, 2008 the third annual event was held,
and this year the tradition will continue. From 2006 through 2008 the Council
has proclaimed a Lake Cleanup Day to coincide with the Dive the Lake events.
Current Circumstances
The Prior Lake Association will be holding its fourth annual Dive the Lake
event on June 6, 2009 and has asked the City of again show its support.
In order to support and supplement the Association's effort, the proposed
proclamation would declare June 6,2009 as "Lake Cleanup Day." As part of
Lake Cleanup Day, residents would be asked to support the cleanup effort by
removing debris from their shorelines, helping to clean up public shoreline, or
picking up litter in drainage ways that flow to the lakes. Educational
information about litter cleanup in the watershed would be included in the
announcement of Lake Cleanup Day.
Conclusion
The role of the City in proclaiming June 6, 2009, to be "Lake Cleanup Day in
Prior Lake" would be to draw further publicity to and supplement the cleanup
events taking place on that day. This effort will help build and reinforce public
awareness that the lakes within the City are susceptible to trash accumulation
and that public cooperation is a key component to keeping them clean.
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ISSUES:
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
None.
Minimal staff time will be required to place promotional articles on the City
website and local access television.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Read the proclamation.
2. Do not read the proclamation.
RECOMMENDED
MOTION:
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