HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-209 (St. Croix Riverbank Restoration Project in Stillwater) RESOLUTION 2017-209
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ST. CROIX RIVERBANK RESTORATION PROJECT
IN THE CITY OF STILLWATER
WHEREAS, the St. Croix River banks south of downtown Stillwater between the
Dock Café and Sunnyside Marina have experienced erosion over many years; and
WHEREAS, the continued erosion of the St. Croix River banks threaten safe access
to adjacent boat docks and other commercial activities, threaten a sanitary sewer trunk
main running between downtown Stillwater the Metropolitan Council's St. Croix Valley
Wastewater Treatment Facility, and threaten environmental aesthetics and safe access to
the shoreline of the St. Croix River which is designated as a National Park Service Wild &
Scenic River; and
WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater has worked with a consulting firm and partner
agencies, including the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources, the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the Middle St. Croix Watershed
Management Organization,and the Brown's Creek Watershed Management Organization to
complete a Feasibility Study for the St. Croix Riverbank Restoration Project; and
WHEREAS, the Feasibility Study for the St. Croix Riverbank Restoration Project
includes proposed river bank stabilization strategies, stormwater management strategies
and public improvements at a preliminary cost estimate of$1,900,000; and
WHEREAS, the Feasibility Study for the St. Croix Riverbank Restoration Project
recommendations are consistent with the approved master plan for the City of Stillwater
Bridgeview Park,which encompasses this area of the St. Croix River between the Dock Café
and Sunnyside Marina.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Stillwater City Council supports the
St. Croix Riverbank Restoration Project as a high priority legislative issue, supports a
collaborative approach to project funding, and authorizes city staff to submit a capital
budget project funding request to the State of Minnesota for the St. Croix Riverbank
Restoration Project.
Adopted by the Stillwater City Council this 17th day of October, 2017.
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Ted Kozlowski, Mayor
ATTEST:
Nomas McCarty,ActineCity Clerk