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17-15 - 02-21 - DeCola Ponds and Medicine lake Road Area Flood Mitigation Measures Resolution 17-15 February 21, 2017 Member Schmidgall introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION SUPPORTING COOPERATIVE PROJECT AGREEMENT FOR DeCOLA PONDS AND MEDICINE LAKE ROAD AREA FLOOD MITIGATION MEASURES WHEREAS, Minnesota statute § 471.59, et. seq., authorizes cities to enter into cooperative project agreements; and WHEREAS, the Cities of Crystal, Golden Valley, and New Hope, (Cities) each contribute storm water runoff to the following areas: 1. DeCola Ponds, located south of Medicine Lake Road, east of Winnetka Avenue, and north of Duluth Street ("DeCola Ponds Area"); and 2. Medicine Lake Road, located in the Cities of Golden Valley and New Hope, between Winnetka Avenue North and Rhode Island Avenue North ("Medicine Lake Road Area"); and WHEREAS, the Cities of Crystal and News Hope contribute drainage to Terra Linda Drive and Rosalyn Court, located in New Hope in the northeast quadrant of Medicine Lake Road and Winnetka Avenue North ("Terra Linda Drive Area"); and WHEREAS, homes located in the vicinity of the DeCola Ponds, located south of Medicine Lake Road in Golden Valley, and the area around the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue North and Medicine Lake Road in New Hope experience flooding during heavy rain events; and WHEREAS, several feet of flooding has been observed at the low point along Medicine Lake Road during intense storm events, resulting in the road being temporarily impassable and posing a potential public safety issue; and WHEREAS, the flooding at the low point on Medicine Lake Road is located at the boundary of the cities of Golden Valley and New Hope and poses a complex intercommunity water management issue resulting in serious public safety and access issues and damages to adjacent structures; and WHEREAS, the DeCola Ponds Area, the Medicine Lake Road Area, and Terra Linda Drive Area are all prone to significant flooding during heavy rainfall events; with a history of property damage resulting from this flooding; and WHEREAS, the City of New Hope completed a Report for Terra Linda Drive, Rosalyn Court and Medicine Lake Road - Local Flood Improvement Project, dated July 2006 and revised in November 2006, to investigate flood mitigation measures. The City of New Hope has since implemented measures from this report to begin addressing flooding issues in these areas; and Resolution 17-15 -2- February 21, 2017 WHEREAS, the cities of Crystal, Golden Valley and New Hope, led by the City of Golden Valley, have completed a DeCola Ponds Area Flood Mitigation Study, prepared by Barr Engineering company and dated April 2012 (Phase 1 Study") to investigate the cause of the flooding in these areas that included a recommendation to further study flood mitigation measures within the contributing watershed to the flood-prone areas to reduce flood-related property damage; and WHEREAS, the Cities entered into a Cooperative Project Agreement to further study the flooding and by preparing the Medicine Lake Road and Winnetka Avenue Area Long- Term Flood Mitigation Plan ("Plan"), prepared by Barr Engineering Company dated May 31, 2016 that identified projects within the Cities that, when fully implemented, will minimize flood damages to the maximum extent feasible. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Crystal, Golden Valley, and New Hope hereby understand the importance of working together and desire to work cooperatively to implement the flood mitigation measures outlined in the Plan in the most cost-effective manner to minimize flood damages, and to work cooperatively to secure additional outside funding sources to implement storm water improvement in their respective cities. She and M. Harris, Mayor ATTEST: Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Member Clausen and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Clausen, Fonnest, Harris, Schmidgall and Snope and the following voted against the same: none whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, signed by the Mayor and his signature attested by the City Clerk.