HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2010-045CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION No. 2010-045
A RESOLUTION APPROVING MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR METRO CITIES
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth participates as an active member in organizations that
monitor and lobby on behalf of the legislative and regulatory interests of the city; and
WHEREAS, Metro Cities Association of Metropolitan Municipalities, a collaboration of
some 80 cities within the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area, represents the interests of said
communities before the state legislature and the Metropolitan Council; and
WHEREAS, the organization monitors and lobbies the Met Council and the Legislature on
over 60 policies, including transportation, local government aids and credits, wastewater,
redevelopment and housing; and
WHEREAS, Metro Cities has statutory authority to appoint representatives to the Metropolitan
Council's Transportation Advisory Board, Technical Advisory Committee, and the Metro Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) Board, and convenes the election of city members to the Grant Evaluation
Ranking System (GEARS) Committee; and
WHEREAS, membership dues for continued participation as a member of Metro Cities for the
year 2010 amount to $13,067.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA that the City of Plymouth continue participation as a member
of Metro Cities and that payment of dues in the amount of $13,067 is hereby approved.
Approved this 9th day of February 2010.