HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2005-104 - Petition Nine Mile Creek Watershed District for Funding of Water Quality Improvement Projects - 08/16/2005 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-104
RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE NINE MILE CREEK WATERSHED
DISTRICT LAKE WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
WHEREAS, the lakes within the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District, including
Northwest Anderson, Southwest Anderson, Bryant, Birch Island and Smetana Lakes, are
important features within the City of Eden Prairie; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is committed to water quality improvement within
Nine Mile Creek watershed and its tributary lakes; and
WHEREAS, there is a documented relationship between deteriorating water
quality within Nine Mile Creek and its tributary lakes and the current stormwater ponding
system; and
WHEREAS, the City of Eden Prairie has determined that improvements to the
quality of the lakes, stormwater treatment systems and fishery habitats are required to
fully realize the recreational potential of the lakes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council desires to
complete those items recommended within the Use Attainability Analyses to improve the
water quality of Northwest Anderson, Southwest Anderson, Bryant, Birch Island and
Smetana Lakes and hereby approves the attached petition to the Nine Mile Creek
Watershed District to:
• Manage Northwest and Southwest Anderson Lakes as a wildlife sanctuary with a
permanent water elevation of 837.5,
• Partner with the City, Three Rivers Park District and Dept. of Natural Resources to
conduct a water level draw-down in Northwest and Southwest Anderson Lakes,
• Complete the stormwater pond upgrades and installations proposed for Birch Island,
Northwest and Southwest Anderson Lakes,
• Develop an invasive species treatment plan for Bryant Lake based on research
currently being conducted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
and completion of an in-lake analysis of vegetation (including stem density and
biomass) and coordinate implementation of the selected treatment option with Three
Rivers Park District,
• Restore the historical wetland along County Ditch 34 leading into Bryant Lake,
• Develop a plan for and construct a trail system in conjunction with the wetland
restoration along County Ditch 34 and within the Cardinal Creek Conservation Area.
• Treat Bryant Lake with a single in-lake alum treatment,
• Develop a fisheries management plan for Bryant Lake,
• Conduct a water level restoration project for Birch Island Lake,
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• Develop public education materials in conjunction with the City's watershed
education efforts to inform the public about the proposed projects, and
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Coordinate the proposed aquatic macro h e surveys with the City s ongoing survey
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efforts.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City Council does request that the Nine
Mile Creek Watershed District participate in funding these activities with a cost share of
25 to 100% as defined in the attached petition.
ADOPTED by the Eden Prairie City Council August 16, 2005.
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ATTEST:
Kaki Teen Porta, City Clerk