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Home My WebLink About6.j. Appointment of Vermillion River WMO Delegate CITY OF ROSEMOUNT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JULY 20, 1999 AGENDA ITEM: APPOINTMENT OF VERMILLION RIVER AGENDA SECTION: CONSENT WMO DELEGATE PREPARED BY: SUSAN WALSH AGENDA�� _ � ASSISTANT TO ADIVIINISTRATOR ATTACHMENTS: LETTER FROM BOARD ATTORNEY APPROVED BY� As a member of the Vermillion River Watershed Management Organization, the city has been notified that it needs to appoint a delegate to select commissioners for two vacancies on the board. Public Works Director Bud Osmundson has served as the City's delegate in past years. He has indicated he would again like to represent the City of Rosemount in this appointment process. RECOMMENDED ACTION: MOTION TO APPOINT BUD OSMUNDSON TO SERVE AS A DELEGATE FOR THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS TO FILL VACANCIES ON THE VERMILLION RNER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGAIVIZATION � CAMPBELL KNUTSON Professional Association Attomeys at Law Thomas J.Campbell (CS 1� �}S2-SQQQ Joel J.Jamnik Roger N.Knutson FaX (651) 452-5550 Andrea McDowell Poehler Thomas M.Scott Matthew K.Brokl* Elliott B.Knetsch * � � John F.Kelly Suesan Lea Pace Matthew J.Foli Author's Ilirect Dial: (651)234-6222 Marguerite M.McCarron •?�Lso licensed in Wiscoruin May 4, 1999 VERMII.LION RIVER W.M.O. GROUP AAA MEMBER CITIES CITY OF LAKEVILLE CITY OF F?,RMII�TGTOIV Charlene Friedges, Clerk John Erar, Administrator Lakeville City Hall Farmington City Hall 20195 Holyoke Avenue West 325 Oak Street Lakeville, Minnesota 55044 Farmington, Minnesota 55024 CITY OF ROSEMOUNT CITY OF BURNSVILLE Susan Walsh, Clerk Susan Olesen, Clerk Rosemount City Hall Burnsville City Hall 2875 - 145th Street West 100 Civic Center Parkway Rosemount, Minnesota 55068 Burnsville, Minnesota 55337-38L7 � - ► CITY OF APPLE VALLEY CITY OF HASTINGS Mary Mueller, Clerk Joyce Pruitt, Clerk-Treas. � Apple Valley City Hall Hastings City Hall 12400 Cedar Avenue 100 Sibley Street Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124 Hastings, Minnesota 55033-1224 RE: Vacancies on the Board of Commissioners of the Vermillion River Watershed Management Commiccion (Term Expirations of Commissioners Bud Osmundson&Dennis Miranowski) �Ladies and Gentleman: This office is legal counsel for the Vermillion River Watershed Management Organization ("WMO"). The terms of Commissioners Bud Osmundson and Dennis Miranowski expired on December 31, 1998. They will continue as members, however, until they are reappointed or replaced. Both Commissioner Osmundson and Commissioner Miranowski have requested reappointment. Rules of the State Board of Water and Soil Resources ("B.W.S.R.") require that the B.W.S.R. be notified of the vacancy and that notice also be published in a local newspaper. I Suite 317 • Eagandale Office Center • 1380 Corporate Center Curve • Eagan, MN 55121 Vermillion River WMO Group AAA Member Cities May 4, 1999 Page 2 have notified the B.W.S.R. of the vacancy and have also published the enclosed legal notice in the Dakota County Tribune and the 7ordan Independent. Paragraph 6, Subd. 1 of the 7oint Powers Agreement explains how the member cities make an appointment: • each City Council must select a delegate to select the new commissioner; • the delegates so selected are required to meet upon 10-days advance notice given by the Lakeville City Clerk; • the delegates by majority vote select a new commissioner. We request that each member City appoint a delegate to select the two commissioners and that the Lakeville City Clerk make contact with the other cities to arrange a time and place for the delegates to meet and vote on the appointments. You should not act however until mid June to allow interested persons to respond to the notice of vacancies that is being published in the official newspapers of the V�MO. If you have any questions, please call. Very truly yours, CAMPBELL KNUTSON Professional Associaiion ,:�� ,,;, /--� � _ ,4.= , I / BY_�"` J:._..�� `:` ��-- � /•.�-(.. � r � �� - Susan R. Nelson, Legal A'ssistant to Roger N. Knutson Vermillion River WMO Attorneys SRN:ms Enclosure cc: Vermillion WMO Board Members PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the terms of five (5) commissioners of the Vermillion River Water Management Commission Board of Commissioners expired on December 31, 1998. The commissioners are a joint appointment of the following communities: GROUP A GROUP AA GROUP AAA (2 Expired Terms) (1 Expired Term) (2 Expired Terms) Empire Township City of Coates City of Lakeville Marshan Township City of Elko City of Rosemount Eureka Township City of Hampton City of Apple Valley Castle Rock Township City of Vermillion City of Farmington Douglas Township City of New Market City of Burnsville Nininger Township City of Hastings New Market Township Ravenna Township Vermillion Township Hampton Township Anyone interested in being considered for appointment as a commissioner, should contact the City or Township Clerk of any community making an appointment by Monday, June 7, 1999. Dated: -�3Q , 1999. � � VERMILLION RIVER WATER - � - MANAGEMENT COMMISSION • :. BY �/Rog . Knuts �, A orney � 32224