Item Description:
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Delegate authority to County Administrator to prepare and post guidelines for using Soil and Water Conservation Aid
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners delegates authority to the County Administrator to prepare annual guidelines for using soil and water conservation district aid to implement the statutory duties of a soil and water conservation district; and that the County Administrator be authorized to post the guidelines on the county website.
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Background:
Hennepin County is the soil and water conservation district (conservation district) for the county and performs all duties and authorities of a conservation district (Minn. Stat. ?383B.761; Hennepin County Resolution 14 0212). Environment and Energy Department staff are performing the following soil and water conservation services:
* Providing technical and financial assistance to residents to improve the quality, quantity, distribution, and sustainability of natural resources including surface water, groundwater, soil, and ecological resources;
* Assisting other units of local government with implementing wetland protection laws;
* Participating in local water planning and coordinating with other water management partners like cities, watershed districts, and watershed management organizations;
* Providing technical expertise regarding local resources;
* Providing information, education, and outreach about the benefits of soil and water conservation;
* Assisting landowners with technical and financial resources for natural resources projects;
* Providing technical review and comment on permits and development plans relating to soil and water conservation; and
* Monitoring and inventorying to collecting data that informs understanding of the condition of natural resources and the changes to resources over time.
In 2023, the Minnesota Legislature approved a dedicated local aid funding source to replace the annual Local Capaci...
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