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• • CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 13 -22 RESOLUTION REQUESTING FUNDING TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A COLLABORATION VENTURE WHEREAS, the cities of Centerville, Circle Pines, Columbus, Hugo, Lino Lakes, and Lexington have collaborated to save money and improve efficiencies in a variety of areas where all or some of the cities participate. These areas include building inspection, road salt management, equipment purchases and sharing, fuel purchasing, police services, and fire services; and WHEREAS, the six cities see a potential opportunity to collaborate in the operation and maintenance of sanitary sewer systems and water supply and distribution systems ( "Utility Systems "); and WHEREAS, the age and condition of the Utility Systems within the cities vary; and WHEREAS, some of the six cities have considerable room to grow, which will require significant investment to expand the Utility Systems while other cities are fully developed and may need earlier replacement as the Utility Systems age; and WHEREAS, the six cities have a duplication of staff and equipment to operate and maintain the Utility Systems and a joint entity may provide cost savings and efficiency; and WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the complexity and uncertainty of this collaboration with no assurance that Lino Lakes would benefit from it; and WHEREAS, engineering studies and a financial analysis are needed to determine if this collaboration effort would be advantageous. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes that the Council supports the concept of shared Utility Systems if it benefits the City. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT: 1. The Council recognizes the potential benefit of joint operation of its Utility Systems; 2. Staff is authorized to submit applications on the City's behalf to secure grant funding for a detailed feasibility analysis of the cooperative utility concept. 3. This resolution does not commit the City to move forward with any cooperative agreements, but is intended to begin a process for determining the benefits and disadvantages of joint Utility Systems in order for the City Council to make a well informed decision after the feasibility analysis is completed. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes this 25th day of February 2013.