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4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 17-101
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FLOOD RESPONSE POLICY
Motion By: McGuire Second By: Thompson
WHEREAS, Flooding within the City can have a major impact on private residences,
businesses, and public infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, Flooding in 2014 highlighted the need for watershed modeling and an evaluation
of flood mitigation and response strategies; and
WHEREAS, The City and the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District completed the 2016
Prior Lake Stormwater Management and Flood Mitigation Study; and
WHEREAS,
The Prior Lake Stormwater Management and Flood Mitigation Study recommends
the development of a City Flood Response Policy; and
WHEREAS, The City is responsible for protecting public safety, public health, maintaining
traffic flow, and maintaining access to private property through its public rights-of-
way.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. The Flood Response Policy for the City of Prior Lake is approved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 26TH DAY OF JUNE, 2017.
VOTE Briggs McGuire Thompson Braid Burkart
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
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Frank Boyles, City Manager