HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 20006-148 - Mitchell Lake Water Quality Improvement, Project IC 06-5679 - 12/19/2006 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2006-148
RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE MITCHELL LAKE WATER QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
I.C. # 06-5679
WHEREAS, Mitchell Lake is an important feature within the City of Eden Prairie; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is committed to water quality improvement within Mitchell Lake;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Eden Prairie has determined that improvements to the lake water quality,
stormwater treatment system and fishery habitat are required to fully realize the recreational
potential of the lake.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council desires to complete those items
recommended within the Mitchell Lake Use Attainability Analysis to improve the water quality of
Mitchell Lake and hereby approves the attached petition to the Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek
Watershed District to:
• Complete the work petitioned for the Round Lake Water Quality Improvement Project,
• Conduct sediment sampling to determine if the lake can support nuisance growth conditions of
curly leaf pondweed,
• Manage invasive species such as curlyleaf pondweed, Eurasian water milfoil and purple
loosestrife through use of herbicides, harvesting or other treatment methods as available,
• Assist in developing an education program to inform residents how to recognize and manage
invasive species such as purple loosestrife as well as the importance of planting and maintaining
shoreland buffers, and
• Treat the lake with an alum product to remove phosphorus from the water column.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City Council does request that the Riley-Purgatory-Bluff
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 December 19, 2006.
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ATTEST:
Kat een Porta, City Clerk