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CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 14 -12 RESOLUTION APPROVING WITHDRAWAL FROM CENTENNIAL FIRE DISTRICT JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT II WHEREAS, the City of Lino Lakes ’ cost share of the Centennial Fire District (“District”) is proportionately greater than the other member cities due to Lino Lakes’ population growth since the District Joint Powers Agre ement was formed between the three cities in 1 986 , where Lino Lakes n ow contributes nearly 70 percent of the District budget; and WHEREAS, the City of Lino Lake s has expressed a need to change the voting structure of the District Steering Committee (“Committee”) to bring more fairness and openness to the decision - making process; and WHEREAS , the Committee voted in favor of recommending an amendment to Section 2.6 of the Joint Powers Agreement on January 15, 2014 , which would have amended the voting requirements by including a provision that two Committee members from any one city could “veto” a motion up to four times in any calendar year; and WHEREAS , the ci ties of Centerville and Circle Pines rejected the Committee ’s r ecommendation of the proposed amend ment to Section 2.6 of the JPA . NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED by t he City Council of t he City of Lino Lakes that a formal withdrawal notice pursuant to Sect ion 11.1 of the Joint Powers Agreement be submitted to the cities of Centerville and Circle Pines. Adopted by the City Council o f the City of Lino Lakes this 2 7 th day of January , 2014 . The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was introd uced by Council Member _______________and was duly seconded by Council Member ________________ and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: The following voted against same: __________________________________ Jeff Reinert , Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ Julianne Bartell, City Clerk