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Resolution No. 316 - Continued
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLvJD by the City Council of the City of St.
Louis Park that the following public improvements be hereby ordered in
accordance with plans and specifications which have been prepared by the,
City Engineer and filed with the City Clerk.
SIDEWALK AND CURB AND GUTTER
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56-90 On East side of Brookside Avenue from Excelsior Blvd. South to
existing curb and sidewalk.
Resolution No. 317 Adopted October 15, 1956
RESOLUTION APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN CONSULTANT
STUDY OF GAS UTILITY RATES AND REGULATIONS
OF THE MINNEAPOLIS GAS COMPANY
WHEREAS, a proposal has been received from the Village of Edina
that municipalities in the suburban area served by the Minneapolis Gas
Company co-operate in employing a qualified utility expert to investigate
the rates, policies and regulations of the Minneapolis Gas Company with-
in said municipalities, and has recommended the employment of C. H. Hoper
Company of Denver, Colorado, for this purpose, and
WHEREAS, it appears that other municipalities in the area have
indicated their willingness to co-operate in this matter and that it will
be to the benefit of the citizens of the City of St. Louis Park that the
City join with said other municipalities in a co-operative agreement to
accomplish this purpose, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the City -Council of the City of St. Louis Park
that the proposed agreement, between various municipalities suburban to
Minneapolis served by the Minneapolis Gas Company, for the purpose of se-
curing the services of a utility expert, be approved in principle and the
City Manager and the City Attorney be authorized to enter into negotia-
tions with the Village of Edina and other interested municipalities for
the purpose of preparing a proposed inter -municipal agreement providing
for the employment of C. H. Hoper Company of Denver, Colorado, to perform
such specified services as shall be considered appropriate, the cost there-
of to be allocated among the participating municipalities on the basis of
one-half thereof based on the ratio of number of gas consumers within each
municipalityc to those in the entire area of the participating municipal-
ities, and one-half of said cost to be allocated on the basis of the ratio
of the total annual gas consumption within each participating municipality
to the total consumers in the entire area of the participating municipal-
ities, with a maximum amount to be stipulated.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon completion of a proposed draft of
such an agreement having approval of C. H. Hoper Company of Denver, Colorado,
and recommendation of the City Attorney and City Manager, such proposed agree-
ment is to be submitted to the Council for approval.
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