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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5 - Mdewakanton Amended Sewer Agreement AGENDA NUMBER: PREPARED BY: SUBJECT: DATE: INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND: DISCUSSION: RECOMMENDATION: 5 BRUCE LONEY, ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MDEWAKANTON SIOUX AMENDMENT NO. I TO AMENDED SEWER CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT JANUARY 2, 1990 The City of Prior Lake has entered into an amended Agreement on October 2, 1989, with the Mdewakanton Sioux Community for the construction and maintenance of a sanitary sewer facility to serve the Community's Reservation in the City. The purpose of this Agenda item is for the approval of Amendment No. 1 to the amended Agreement which is in order to state a fixed, limited time for the amended Agreement to run. In the amended Agreement approved on October 2, 1989, a time limit was inadvertently omitted from this document. To comply with the provisions of 25 U.S.C. 81 as required by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, the amended Agreement is proposed to be amended with Section XVII as stated in the enclosed Amendment No. 1 Agreement. This section sets the term of the Agreement for 99 years and allows for an extension of that term for an additional 99 years. The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the Agreement. Amendment No. 1 to the Amended Sewer Construction and Maintenance Agreement must be signed by all parties who approved the previous Amended Agreement. Staff recommends the City Council approve Amendment No. 1 to the Amended Agreement. 4629 Dakota St. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 ALTERNATIVES: ACQUIRED REQUIRED: The alternatives are as follows: 1. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the amended Sewer Construction and Maintenance Agreement. 2. Deny approval for a specific reason. 3. Table this item for further discussion. Make a motion authorizing the Manager to sign the Amendment Amended Sewer Construction Agreement. Mayor No. and and City 1 to the Maintenance AMENDMENT NO. I TO AMENDED SEWER CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT This Amendment No. 1 to Amended Sewer Construction and Maintenance Agreement, provides as follows: I. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (the Community), the City of Prior Lake, Minnesota (the City), the Metropolitan Council (the Metropolitan Council) and the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (the MWCC) have heretofore entered into an Amended Sewer Construction and Maintenance Agreement (the Amended Agreement) relating to the construction and maintenance of sanitary sewer facilities to serve the Community's Reservation in the City. 2. The Amended Agreement has been submitted to the Area Director, Minneapolis Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior for approval as required by 25 U.S.C. 81. 3. In order to satisfy the requirements of 25 U.S.C. 81, it is necessary to amend the Amended Agreement in order to state a fixed, limited time for the Amended Agreement to run. NOW, THEREFORE, in order to comply with the provisions. of 25 U.S.C. 81, the Amended Agreement is hereby amended in order to add the following Section XVI; XVI. Term; Renewals. This Amended Agreement shall be in effect for a term beginning on the Effective Date described in Section XIII and ending on January I, 2089. At any time within the one year period immediately preceding the scheduled termination date hereof, the Community, by written notice to the other parties hereto, may extend the term of this Amended Agreement for an additional 99 years, provided that; (a) all amounts payable by the Community hereunder have been fully paid, and (b) the Community is not in default in the performance of any of its obligations hereunder. At any time during the term hereof, this Agreement may be terminated pursuant to mutual agreement of the parties or pursuant to the provisions of Section VIII. Upon the termination of this Amended Agreement, either the City or the MWCC may disconnect the Interceptor from the Facility, or refuse to provide service to the Facility, in accordance with the provisions of Subsection C of Section VIII hereof. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Amended Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. Signed: Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Approved as to form: By: Chairman Date City of Prior Lake, Minnesota, By: Mayor Date lPtoved as to titj I'J q \ ~~, By: City Manager Date Metropolitan Council, Approved as to form: By: Deputy Executive Director Date Metropolitan Waste Control Commission, By: Chairman Date Approved as to form: By: Chief Administrator Date -2- I hereby approve this agreement on behalf of the United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, pursuant to the authority delegated to me under the provisions of 25 u.s.c. 981. By; Area Director, Minneapolis Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs Date -3-