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Approve minor plan amendment to the Elm Creek Watershed Mgmt Plan; set Elm Creek Watershed Mgmt Commission 2025 max levy at $583,275 for projects to improve water quality
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that the plan amendment submitted by the Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission, including a revised capital improvement program, be approved; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the 2025 maximum levy for the Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission be set at $583,275, and that the levy be certified to the county auditor and be placed on all taxable property under the jurisdiction of the commission, be approved.
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Background:
The Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission has proposed a minor plan amendment to its Watershed Management Plan. The minor plan amendment adds two water quality projects to the commission's Capital Improvement Plan.
Staff reviewed the proposed minor plan amendment and found it to be consistent Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.251, subd. 9; with the Surface Water Management section of the Hennepin County 2040 Comprehensive Plan; and the Hennepin County Natural Resources Strategic Plan. As a result, staff recommend approval of the proposed minor plan amendment to the commission's Watershed Management Plan. Additional information about the minor plan amendment is provided in a supplemental staff recommendation report (attachment A).
The Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission has proposed a maximum 2025 special projects levy of $583,275 to fund the commission's portion of the project costs to complete three water quality projects that are a priority in the commission's capital improvement plan. The projects will achieve the commission's goals to improve water quality and habitat value of Rush Creek and downstream resources including Elm Creek, and the Mississippi River.
Descriptions of the projects to be implemented in part by the levy funds are:
* Rush Creek Hollow Stream Restoration - Or...
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