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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF ROSEVILLE RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Roseville, Minnesota, was held in the City Hall in said City on Monday, March 23, 1998, at 6:30 0' clock p.m. The following members were present: Maschka, Mastel, Wiski, Goedeke, and Wall; and the following were absent: none. Councilmember Maschka introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION 9536 WHEREAS, a petition has been tiled with the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) to reorganize the Central Ramsey Watershed Management Organization (CRWMO) into a new watershed district; WHEREAS, BWSR will hold a public hearing on April 6, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. at the Como Park Pavillion to accept public testimony prior to acting on the received petition; WHEREAS, it is preferred that the existing CRWMO joint powers agreement be mutually amended; WHEREAS, it is unlikely that the existing CRWMO joint powers organization will be able to survive since the cities involved have been unable to agree on a new joint powers agreement; WHEREAS, the Southwest Ramsey Watershed Management Organization (SWRWMO) is also being considered for reorganization by BWSR, WHEREAS, of the numerous options available for reorganization, the following two are most feasible: 1) Combine SWRWMO and CRWMO into a new and separate watershed district 2) Add the SWRWMO and CRWMO to the existing Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District (RWMWD); WHEREAS, SWRWMO and CRWMO are very similar with regard to tax capacity, topography, development density and watershed issues; WHEREAS, SWRWMO and CRWMO are significantly different from the RWMWD with regard to tax capacity, topography, development density and watershed issues; AND WHEREAS, of the viable options available it is desirable to provide a governance structure that is most directly accountable to local taxpayers;