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. o � <br /> � �' � CITY of ORONO <br /> O :�,s � � O . � <br /> • �� � RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL � <br /> r�1 ��'�' ,? � <br /> ,�, � ��. :a�;�' titi . No. � 2 � � <br /> '��`9�t' Og'�'G . : <br /> ESH <br /> , ' A RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN 'AMENDMENT TO LEGISLATION • <br /> RELATED- TO �THE FUNDING OF THE LMCD <br /> WHEREAS, pending legislation, (HF443 Article 6, Section 1) , <br /> would eliminate a limitation on cities related to funding of the <br /> Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD) , and <br /> wHEREAS, the City o�f�,Orono�is aware that the specific language <br /> of the legislation appears on 'the surface to have the sole effect <br /> of removing a limitation on the levying authority of the cities, <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the City o€ �Orono believes that in actual application <br /> � the language of the present statute has been considered as a limit <br /> upon the LMCD' s ability. to raise mone�r, and <br /> � WHEREAS, without a specified limit on municipal funding for <br /> the LMCD, the LMCD may appear to have unrestricted spending <br /> authority and unrestricted access to the cities' taxing authority <br /> without any direct accountability, and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Orono believes � there is currently � <br /> considerable debate and public concern regarding the LMCD and �its � <br /> functioning, and � <br /> WHEREAS, Orono believes it is undesirable at the present time <br /> to make any changes to the LMCD enabling legislation without the <br /> opportunity for the LMCD member cities to consider and review those <br /> changes in Tight of their effect, both direct and indirect, upon <br /> the operation of the LMCD; � and their effects, both direct and <br /> . indirect, upon the LMCD member cities, and'upon Lake Minnetonka. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Orono City Council <br /> does hereby oppose the legislation referred to above, and does also <br /> request that the city' s legislative representatives use their best <br /> efforts to remove this legislatiori from consideration, during the <br /> current legislative session. . - <br /> • . . , ' <br /> r • � <br /> , . � Fam 5005 Disk Orom <br />