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Irmo taxing authority. As a joint powers WMO, its board members are appointed at the local level by <br /> 36 city councils rather than the county board level. This theoretically allows for a higher level of <br /> 37 local input into the management of the resources. The Board has created a task force to study <br /> 38 what governance structure is best suited to manage the WMO into the future. The options <br /> 39 studied are: Remain with the current governance structure or merge with another WMO such as <br /> 40 the Vadnais Lake WMO or Ramsey Metro Washington Watershed District. The need to discuss <br /> 1 governance is driven by the need for additional financial resources to carry out its new draft plan <br /> 4d,"? and the state requiring the city's to revise the Joint Powers Agreement to remove the city's <br /> 3 financial control over the organization. We have attached a copy of the proposed revised Joint <br /> 44 Powers agreement. (Attachment A) We have asked the City Attorney to review the proposed <br /> 5 revisions to the agreement and the comments are attached. (Attachment B) <br /> 46 City staff has raised concerns with the Board regarding significantly higher level of support <br /> 47 through our city wide storm water fees due to competing capital and operational needs of the <br /> 4������ city. There is also an equity issue within both cities regarding how watersheds are funded. Both <br /> 49 Rice Creek Watershed District and Capital Region Watershed District have taxing authority and <br /> 50 collect approximately $20-25 per $100,000 property valuation to fund their operations and <br /> 51 capital programs. They collect the taxes only from the properties within their boundaries. These <br /> 5d"? same properties also pay a portion of their citywide storm water fees to fund the Grass Lake <br /> 53 WMO. If significantly higher amounts of revenue are required to fund the Grass Lake WMO the <br /> 54 Council may want to consider the alternative funding option to address the equity issue between <br /> 55 properties in the city's two watershed districts and Grass Lake WMO properties. <br /> 56 The cities can revise their storm water rates to collect the annual Grass Lake WMO budget <br /> 57 request only in the Grass Lake WMO boundary. This would eliminate the non Grass Lake <br /> 58 WMO properties from subsidizing this WMO in addition to paying watershed district taxes. The <br /> 59 cities have contributed $20,000-$25,000 per year over recent years for Grass Lake WMO <br /> 60 operations. The 2011 contribution is approximately $37,000. The new draft Plan is <br /> 61 contemplating an annual budget of$370,000-$416,000 for the next three years to carry out its <br /> 6d'? activity. <br /> 63 Staff is supportive of the WMO operating more independently of the cities. In meeting today's <br /> 64 water regulations it is a difficult position to be both the regulator and the responsible party for <br /> 65 meeting those regulations. <br /> 66 The City Council had some questions for the Board at the last presentation. A question was <br /> 67 asked whether a smaller organization could be as cost effective as a merger option with a larger <br /> 68 organization. Members of the Board are scheduled to update the Council on the task force <br /> 69 findings and subsequent Board recommendation regarding governance and the 2012 funding <br /> 70 request from the cities. <br /> 71 POLICY OBJECTIVE <br /> 7,, The City Comprehensive Plan and Comprehensive Surface Water Management Plans support <br /> "73 environmental stewardship and compliance watershed organizations and with current water <br /> "74 quality regulatory goals. The city is obligated to comply with state and federal water regulations. <br /> 75 BUDGET IMPLICATIONS <br /> 76 The City of Roseville currently funds 50% of the Grass Lake WMO budget through its Storm <br /> 77 Utility Fund which is fee supported across the entire city. If the GLWMO continues to operate <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />
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