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AUGUST 20, 1973
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RESOLUTION NO. 4884
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE METRO
RATE AUTHORITY; DIRECTING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY
OF A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT; AND DESIGNATING A
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY AS ITS MEMBER ON THE
BOARD OF THE METRO RATE AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park is authorized by Minnesota
Statutes, Section 471.59 to enter into joint and cooperative agreements
with other governmental units, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is necessary
and desirable that the City cooperate with other municipalities in
the regulation of electric utility service in the Metropolitan Area
by participating in the Metro Rate Authority, and
WHEREAS, the City has granted a uniform franchise to Northern
States Power Company and is, therefore, eligible for membership in
the Metro Rate Authority, an organization established to administer
the rate provisions of such uniform franchises adopted by its members.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of St. Louis
Park, Minnesota, as follows:
1. The Mayor and Manager are authorized and directed to execute
the attached Joint and Cooperative Agreement providing for membership
of the City in the Metro Rate Authority.
2. In accordance with the provisions of the Joint and Cooperative
Agreement, the Council hereby designates Lyle Hanks
as its first director on the Board of Directors of the Metro Rate
Authority.
3. The City Clerk is directed to file a copy of the executed
agreement together with a certified copy of this resolution with the
City Manager of the City of Columbia Heights.
Adopted by the City Council
Attest:
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ity Clerk
Reviewed for ad a istration:
City Manager
Appro as to form amend legality:
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