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<br />. . <br /> <br />COUNTY OF WASHINGTON <br />CITY OF HUGO <br /> <br />~OLUTION 2004 - ~ <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT FOR STREAM REHABILITATION OF <br />JD2lHARDWOOD CREEKlRICE CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICf <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The Rice Creek Watershed petitioneditselfto repair Judicial Ditch 2 (JD2) <br />in order to balance the District's diverse needs in the JD2 system; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The needs of JD2 are given to provide drainage for adjacent property <br />owners, storm water conveyance to the cities of Hugo and Forest Lake, and protection of <br />the resources of the Ctistrict, in ~ce with the goals stated in the Water Resources <br />Plan; . <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The goals of the JD2 Rehabili~on Project with water quality initiatives <br />provides the dishict with a fiscally prudent repair design of JD2 that will mitigate <br />flooding, improve the biological condition of Hardwood Creek, and improve water <br />quality downstream in the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The traditional repair alternative provides for a fisca1ly sound alternative <br />with neutral to good flood mitigation, storm conveyance, good expectations for biologic <br />condition improvements, good expectations for downstream water quality, and lower <br />impacts to wetlands; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Peltier Lake is the direct recipient for waters flowing :from Hardwood <br />Cteek and Peltier Lake is an impaired waters. The City supports the water quality <br />initiative for protection of downstream water bodies, as defined on Page 7-5 in the <br />approved RCWD Watershed Management Plan; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Hugo <br />hereby supports the implementation of the traditional repair for Hardwood CreeklJD2. <br /> <br />Adopted by the Hugo Cl1y Council this Is"' day OfN~ ~ ' <br /> <br />~or <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />ATIEST: <br /> <br />~~~ <br />