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WHEREAS, on June 12, 2019, the DNR responded to the city's request for a review of <br />the proposed boundaries of the OLID and advised the city that the boundaries as proposed <br />in the petition for the OLID are appropriate; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council held their meeting on June 17, 2019, to review the <br />Application and all materials submitted for the public record, and to ask additional questions <br />of city staff and the Applicant; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council, at the conclusion of its June 17, 2019, meeting on the <br />Applicant's Application adopted this resolution making the following Findings of Fact and <br />Decision and adopting the attached Order Establishing the Lake Orono Improvement <br />District. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, makes the <br />following findings of fact and decision with respect to the Petition by the Lake Orono Water <br />Quality Committee for the establishment of a lake improvement district: <br />FINDINGS OF FACT <br />1. Minnesota Statutes, Section 103B.515, Subd. 4, provides that a lake improvement district <br />may be established if the City Council determines that: <br />a. The proposed district is necessary or that the public welfare will be promoted by the <br />establishment of the district; <br />b. Property to be included in the district will be benefitted by establishment of the <br />district; and <br />c. Formation of the district will not cause or contribute to long-range environmental <br />pollution. <br />2. The City Council finds that the proposed OLID is necessary and that the public welfare <br />will be promoted by the establishment of the OLID because: <br />a. The OLID will help achieve an equitable and stable ongoing funding means to <br />manage water quality, sedimentation, existing aquatic invasive species (AIS), nuisance <br />weeds, algae, and to be positioned to cope with future AIS threats; and <br />b. The OLID will provide funds which will complement city, county, state, and Lake <br />Association investments that alone are not sufficient; and <br />c. The OLID could fund the expansion of curly -leaf pond weed remediation to all <br />infested public and private areas lake -wide; and <br />d. The OLID could improve water clarity and quality by pinpointing harm sources and <br />implementing a reduction plan; and <br />! 0 1 E I E 1 l Y <br />NAPNE <br />