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� RESOLIITION OF SUPPORT FOR THE CITY OF MINNETRISTA
• AND ITS LEGAL CFIALLENGE TO LEGISLATION ALLOWING FOR THE OVERRIDE
' OF LOCAL APPROVAL FOR THE ACQUISITION AND CONDEMNATION OF LAND
:� WHEREAS, the Minnesota State Legislature has passed this �.
� session legislation allowing for the override of local approval
for the acquisition and condemnation of land for a Lake
� Minnetonka Regional Park; and •
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WHEREAS, said legislation established a precedent that
has specific significance for Lake Minnetonka communities and
' general significance for local governments everywhere; and
WHEREAS, sai:d legislation circumvents the constitutional
protection of local governments by treating Hennepin Parks Board
and the Metropolitan Council as a local unit of government being
. given increased authority; and
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. WHE1tEAS, said Iegislation gives the power to authorize
such condemnation of private property to politically appointed
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�^ i�HEREAS , the Minnesota State Legislature can pass
�` general laws affecting the local units of government equally but
is prohibited from passing special laws that affect a single unit
�+'' or group of units of local government without the approval of
their governing board or majority of their voters , said
protection found in Article XII of the Minnesota State
''� Constitution; and ,
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k:! WHEREAS, said legislation was achieved by incorporating
it in the traditional "garbage bill" , the bill funding
:� departments of state government; and
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�� WHSRBAS, said "garbage bill" practices are a flagrant
violation of the Minnesota Constitution Art.icle X prohibiting
laws from embracing more than one subject;
BE YT RESOLVED, that the City of Orono, Minnesota,
:_:� . -- considers Lake Minnetonka an important public resource, important
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- to-the life -and health of each of the lake communities;
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� °��¢ R�SOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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k BE IT FORTHER RESOLV$D, that the City of Orono,
�; Minnesota, believes in, and supports, the protection of local
; _ governments as prov ided by the Minnesota State Constitution.
Adopted by the Orono City Council this llth day of July,
;: 1988.
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` Jam s R. Grabek, Mayor
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