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Background and Record of Actions The Grass Lake WMO began an update of their Watershed 2010 Management Plan 2011 Through agency review of the GLWMO draft Plan the BWSR responds that the Joint Powers Agreement for GLWMO needs revision regarding the cities level of control over the GLWMO budget. GLWMO Board makes presentation to the city councils regarding June the need for revisions to the joint powers agreements and the plan update. The Board requested significantly more financial resources from the cities to fund WMO activities and future capital improvements in the draft plan. The GLWMO convened a task force to discuss future governance of October the GLWMO The GLWMO Board presented the governance findings of the Task November Force to the Roseville City Council. Recommendation to continue as a WMO with greater financial resources required. Board was not unanimous with a minority recommending merger with an adjacent watershed organization The GLWMO Board presented the governance findings of the Task December Force to the Shoreview City Council. Recommendation to continue as a WMO with greater financial resources required. Board was not unanimous with a minority recommending merger with an adjacent watershed organization 2012 The Roseville City Council adopted a resolution rejecting the January 23 proposed new joint powers agreement language and petitions the GLWMO Board to dissolve per the current joint powers agreement. The Shoreview City Council adopted a resolution rejecting the February 6 proposed new joint powers agreement language and petitions the GLWMO Board to dissolve per the current joint powers agreement. The GLWMO Board set meeting date for March 22, 2012 to vote on February 16 dissolution per the joint powers agreement. The GLWMO Board votes to dissolve the organization effective March 22 June 21, 2012. The Roseville City Council adopts a resolution to ratify the March 26 dissolution of the Grass Lake WMO and petition BWSR to change watershed boundary to include the Grass Lake WMO areas in the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District boundary per 103D of state statute. The Shoreview City Council adopts a resolution to ratify the April 2 dissolution of the Grass Lake WMO and petition BWSR to change watershed boundary to include the Grass Lake WMO areas in the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District boundary per 103D of state statute. 4