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I 464 -5562 CilqeUiiiwLolzets 1189 Main Street Lino Lakes, Minnesota 55014 TO: Municipal Officials FROM: Council of the City of Lino Lakes SUBJECT Lino Lakes' Position on the Metropolitan Council as the Controlling Force in the Seven County Metropolitan Area. By Resolution duly passed, The Lino Lakes City Council has adopted the following position in regard to the Metropolitan Council as presently conceived and functioning: 1. The Metropolitan, Council must be restricted to the planning and advisory function related to State Government and Local Goernnt that it was originally created toprovi¢e. COMMENT - The al rnative is to allow the Metropolitan Council to continue I 1 4yce to, the Legislative process to the level of a super governmental knit with olic and sonde 'attan�w p y�maktnc,�`, bonding, taxing, powers that require cart ever - enlarging self per - petuatin staff to handle its,controll,in functions. COMMENT, 'he direct theMotropolitan Are ernnent gene ated by to the' 9ove mental loca toff" _ result of anon er level of government in acceptanc of addeadicosts of gov- th is ;unit plus IL "blackout" of focal input rpFess caused by the added level available p U olitanC9ncil must recognize and give equal ,i glht input m local government and citizenry. ' 1ENT - Our experience indicates that the Metropolitan Council ,`staff input is consistently weighed more heavily in the deci- *ions emanating from the Metropolitan Council than the collective /input of local governments, local government professional consul- / tants, and its citizens. COMMENT - Our experience, also indicates that the Metropolitan Council staff has the tendency of creating so many alternatives in the course of a given study that the original issue becomes clouded and the sheer volume of the study, outweighs reasonable local input, professional or otherwise.