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, STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN HILLS . RESOLUTION NO. f5=- /0 { RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF PETITION TO ABANDON COUNTY DITCH 12 AND SUBMISSION OF PETITION TO OF MANAGERS OF RICE CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT BOARD WHEREAS, County Ditch No. 12 (the "Ditch"), Ramsey County, Minnesota is a ditch project which affects lands exclusively within the City of Arden Hills and the City of Shoreview in said County, and WHEREAS, the Ditch is no longer of public benefit and utility because (i) the Cities have installed drainage facilities in the area served by the Ditch, (ii) the properties surrounding the Ditch are no longer used for agricultural purposes, and (iii) the Ditch has ceased to perform its function and its restoration is not practical, and WHEREAS, WOODBRIDGE PROPERTIES, INC. ("Woodbridge") is the purchaser and developer of certain parcels of land within the area of the Ditch (with a segment of the Ditch lying thereon which no longer serves any function) and has agreed to pay all costs and expenses which may be incurred pursuant to Section 112.48, Subd. 1(5) (f) of Minnesota Statutes, as amended, and WHEREAS, the abandonment of the Ditch will be conducive to public health, convenience, and welfare, and WHEREAS, the proper authority to whom a petition for abandonment should be submitted is the Board of Managers of the Rice Creek Watershed District (the "District"), and WHEREAS, the form of petition for abandonment of the Ditch (the "Petition for Abandonment"), a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "A", prepared by Woodbridge and approved by the District sufficiently seeks the abandonment of the Ditch, . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Arden Hills--pursuant to a vote--hereby approves the Petition for Abandonment and authorizes the Mayor to execute the same on behalf of the City of Arden Hills.