HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2009-48 - Request US Army Corp of Engineers Prepare Study to Stablize Mn River - 08/18/2009 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2009 48
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE U.S. ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS
PREPARE A STUDY TO STABLIZE THE NORTH BANK
OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER IN SECTIONS 34&35 T115 R22
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
WHEREAS, the Minnesota River passes through the corporate limits of the City of Eden
Prairie;
WHEREAS, the Minnesota River meanders into a major oxbow at approximately River
Mile 21;
WHEREAS, multiple and significant sites of erosion are occurring in the northern bank
of the oxbow;
WHEREAS, the Minnesota River has eroded and moved the north bank of the oxbow at
least 70 to 100 feet in the past two decades resulting in the loss of municipal right of way
and infrastructure;
WHEREAS, concern exists for Ioss of private property due to additional erosion,
undermining of the river bank and movement of the river channel;
WHEREAS, the Minnesota River drains approximately 20%of the State of Minnesota;
WHEREAS, the Minnesota River is maintained for navigation purposes;
WHEREAS, the forces, complexities and uses of this major waterway go well beyond
the corporate limits, technical expertise and financial capabilities of any one City,
including the City of Eden Prairie; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has the technical expertise, is charged
with caring for and maintaining waterways of the United States and has access to funding
mechanisms of a scale to resolve major river erosion issues.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Eden Prairie City Council:
A. That the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is respectfully requested to engage in a
study of feasible solutions to halt, mitigate and restore the erosion and
northward movement of the north bank of the Minnesota River in the vicinity
of River Mile 21 in Sections 34 and 35, TI16, R22, Hennepin County
Minnesota.
B. That the staff of the City of Eden Prairie are herby instructed to cooperate
with and provide all requested assistance and available information, including
topography data to the U. S. Army Corp of Engineers,
C. That the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is requested to make a determination at
the earliest possible date, in a preliminary way, to identify the urgency and
timing necessary to implement a stabilization project to prevent additional
significant and irreparable loss of property.
D. That based on the initial determination, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is
requested to commence a full investigation/study in the time frame as
determined.
ADOPTED by the Eden Prairie City Council on August 18, 2009.
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K leen Porta, City Clerk