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Approving the Mayor’s reappointment of Michael Lukes to a two-year term on the Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization.
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WHEREAS, The Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization was formed in response to the requirements of the Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act (“Chapter 509,” now recodified to Minnesota Statutes 103B); and
WHEREAS, the Act required, among other things, the preparation of watershed management plans in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization is operated by a Board of Managers appointed from each city in the Watershed Management Organization; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Anthony Park Community Council board of directors previously recommended Michael Lukes, a resident within a portion of the watershed boundary within the City of Saint Paul, to represent the City of Saint Paul on this board; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Mayor Carter’s appointment of Michael Lukes to the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization on August 22, 2022 (RES 22-1218); and
WHEREAS, Mayor Carter wishes to reappoint Michael Lukes to the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council approves the reappointment of Michael Lukes to a two-year term on the Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization ending August 31, 2026.