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Pertaining to a Joint Powers Agreement with Ramsey County and VLAWMO regarding maintenance contributions of each party following the removal of invasive buckthorn vegetation at Vadnais-Sucker Lakes Regional Park.
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WHEREAS, the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul (“Board”) is the owner of real property commonly known as the Vadnais-Sucker Lakes Regional Park (“Park”); and
WHEREAS, Great River Greening (“GRG”) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) conservation organization based in Saint Paul, MN organized for the purpose of restoring natural areas and open spaces through community engagement; and
WHEREAS, at its September 2021 meeting, the Board approved a Cooperative Agreement with GRG for the removal of invasive buckthorn vegetation from a 45-acre area of the Park including the seeding of ecologically appropriate native species and such work is to be accomplished in 2022; and
WHEREAS, Ramsey County manages and maintains the Park as an extension of its Snail Lake Regional Park through a Joint Powers Agreement with the Board dated September 24, 1996; and
WHEREAS, under State Law, the Vadnais Lake Area Watershed Management Organization (“VLAWMO”) is responsible for the preparation and implementation of a comprehensive surface water management plan for an area that includes the Park; and
WHEREAS, the Board, Ramsey County, and VLAWMO wish to enter into an agreement that defines the ongoing maintenance of the 45-acre area that GRG will remove invasive buckthorn vegetation and seed native species as per the Cooperative Agreement between GRG and the Board dated September 14, 2021; and
WHEREAS, staff has worked with Ramsey County and VLAWMO to draft an agreement providing for the ongoing shared maintenance of the 45-acre area and the Assistant City Attorney has approved the agreement as to form; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul does hereby approve the Joint Powers Agreement dated April...
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