HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-01RESOLUTION 95-01
RESOLUTION REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE
STATE OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
FOR COSTS INCURRED BY THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE FOR
PARTICIPATION IN AND FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS
GENERATED BY THE ALTERNATIVE WATER STUDY REQUIRED
TO PROTECT THE SAVAGE FEN
MOTION BY:
SCOTT
SECONDEDBY: GREENFIELD
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
a Fen Wetland Complex is located within the boundaries of the City of
Savage, Minnesota; and
the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources under the authority of
Minnesota Rule Pt. 8420.1010, has mandated the preparation of Fen
Management Plans to insure the long term protection and management of
calcareous fens; and
the City of Savage has prepared a Savage Fen Management Plan as
mandated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; and
a multi layer analytic element model has been prepared and used to model
ground water flow for the Savage Fen Management Plan by Barr
Engineering Company; and
this model has indicated additional high capacity municipal wells located in
areas adjacent to the City of Savage may also result in adverse affects to
upwelling conditions at the Savage Fen Wetland Complex; and
the City of Prior Lake has entered into a cooperative agreement with the City
of Savage and Barr Engineering Company to assess the ground water
conditions in Prior.Lake utilizing the ground water model as prepared by Barr
Engineering Company to assess the ground water conditions; and
the cost of this mandate to each of the communities is considerable in terms
of study cost; and
the cost of the study recommendations to Prior Lake could be hundreds of
thousands of dollars if a new well field is required; and
the city supports the concept that state mandates should be matched with
state financing ;and
in the absence of state financial assistance, the cities will be left to finance
this project and its recommendations through ad valorem tax increases or
increases to city water customers; and
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WHEREAS,
the City Council of the City of Prior Lake strongly supports the maintenance
of wetlands but questions whether preservation of the Savage Fen should be
accomplished at all costs or whether more prudent steps might be taken to
preserve the Fen and mitigate against extraordinary cost increases to the
affected communities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA, that it strongly encourages the Minnesota
Department of Natural resources to:
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Examine this mandate to determine to what extent the Savage
Fen is to be preserved and at what cost.
.
That the City of Prior Lake requests reimbursement by the State
Department of Natural Resources for $14,000 the city has
incurred to participate in this study.
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The City of Prior Lake will calculate the costs associated with the
study recommendations in terms of new infrastructure required,
and intends to request reimbursement therefore from the State.
Passed and adopted this 3rd day of January, 1995.
{Seal}
YES NO
Andren X
Greenfield X
Kedrowski Absent
Scott X
Schenck X
Andren
Greenfield
Kedrowski
Scott
Schenc~ ~
Frank Boyles//~./
City Manag~--/
City of Prior Lake
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