HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 163-19 Supporting the Prairie Island Indian Community Land Trust
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Prairie Island Indian Community is hopeful about the potential that the Elk Run
property holds for the Community and is eager about the opportunities it will provide; and
WHEREAS, the Prairie Island Indian Community is a self-sufficient, sovereign Dakota nation with just
over 1,000 registered tribal members; and
WHEREAS, the current reservation land has a trifecta of issues that have created unwarranted
hardships and concerns for the Community for decades; and
WHEREAS, the Community is located on a physical island under constant threat of flooding, is the
closest Community to a nuclear plant in the country and, has only one public access road on and off
Prairie Island; and
WHEREAS, the current reservation can only accommodate 30% of the tribal membership and the
community is desirous of more housing that is safe and offers amenities to the Community; and
WHEREAS, the Community has committed to working with the City of Rochester and other
stakeholders in the region.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Rochester supports
the Prairie Island Indian Community in its efforts to establish the Elk Run Property as additional
reservation land for the Community, and urges the members of the Minnesota Congressional
Delegation to similarly support such efforts through the enactment of appropriate federal legislation
confirming the reservation status of these lands.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2019.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2019.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)