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WHEREAS, phase 1 of the project phasing, coordination and implementation proposals contained within the original Petition is complete and the project engineer has submitted a draft Phase 1 Report dated March 31, 2014; and, WHEREAS, the draft Phase 1 Report identifies areas within the sub-watershed of Ramsey County Ditch 5 in the City where project components could be developed and implemented to provide both local and regional stormwater management and flood damage reduction benefit; and, WHEREAS, the draft Phase 1 Report identifies two project components, Mirror Lake and Hansen Park, as key features in the overall project objectives and as ready for immediate implementation while other project components are being developed and analyzed; and, WHEREAS, the Hansen Park project component will manage a portion of stormwater drainage from the City via Ramsey County Ditch 5; and, WHEREAS, during the phase 1 proceedings, the Watershed District submitted a Targeted Watershed Demonstration Grant proposal to the Board of Water and Soil Resources which included the Mirror Lake and Hansen Park project components; and, WHEREAS, the Watershed District was successful in its proposal and has received a grant to be used to pay the cost of various projects, including implementation of the Mirror Lake and Hansen Park project components of the petitioned Basic Water Management Project; and, WHEREAS, the Watershed District has determined that the regional water quality, stormwater and flood management benefits created by implementation of the project components justify the use of District derived funds to pay 100% of the cost to implement the Mirror Lake and Hansen Park project components of the petitioned Basic Water Management Project, without allocation to the project petitioners; and, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Roseville hereby expresses its intent to join the amended the petition for the New Brighton/St. Anthony Basic Water Management Project, Rice Creek Watershed District Project 2013- 01, to allow implementation of Mirror Lake and Hansen Park project components without delay, to acknowledge the allocation of local project costs for the Mirror Lake and Hansen Park project components as indicated above, to allow proceeding to project phases 2 & 3 concurrently, with the inclusion of project components within the sub- watershed of Ramsey County Ditch 5; and, FURTHER, The City Council hereby approves the attached amendment to the petition for the New Brighton/St. Anthony Basic Water Management Project, Rice Creek Watershed District Project 2013-01. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember McGehee and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in