IV.4. Resolution Nominating Eugene Maxwell for Reappointment to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Board of Managers; Mornson
CITY OF HOPKINS
City Council Report 2024-143
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
From: Mike Mornson, City Manager
Date: November 19, 2024
Subject: Resolution Nominating Eugene Maxwell for Reappointment to the
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Board of Managers
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
MOTION TO adopt Resolution 2024-67 Nominating Eugene Maxwell for Reappointment
to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Board of Managers.
OVERVIEW
Eugene (Gene) Maxwell currently serves as a MCWD Liaison to the City of Hopkins on
the 325 Blake Road Restoration and Redevelopment Project . Minnesota Statutes
Section 103D.311, Subdivision 3 provides that watershed managers in the metropolitan
area may be nominated jointly or severally by towns and municipalities in the watershed
district.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
• Resolution 2024-067
Administration
CITY OF HOPKINS, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-067
RESOLUTION NOMINATING EUGENE MAXWELL FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
MINNEHAHA CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT BOARD OF MANAGERS
WHEREAS, Eugene (Gene) Maxwell has served on the Minnehaha Creek Watershed
District (MCWD) Board of Managers for six years, where he has promoted collaboration
and strong working relationships with community partners; and
WHEREAS, Gene serves as a MCWD Liaison to the City of Hopkins on the 325 Blake
Road Restoration and Redevelopment Project, where he has consistently facilitated
open communications, strategic thinking, and creative problem solving for a vital piece
in the Minnehaha Creek Greenway that will treat significant regional stormwater and
create a new vibrant place in the city along SWLRT; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 103D.311, Subdivision 3 provides that
watershed managers in the metropolitan area may be nominated jointly or severally by
towns and municipalities in the watershed district; and
WHEREAS, the Hopkins City Council believes that it is in the best interests of the city
and the watershed for Eugene Maxwell to be reappointed to another term of service .
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Hopkins hereby
nominates Eugene Maxwell for reappointment to the Board of Managers of the
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota on the 19th day of
November 2024.
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Patrick Hanlon, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk