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Council Member Kuether introduced the following resolution <br />and moved its adoption: <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />RESOLUTION NO. 92 - 85 <br />POLICY FOR THE LOCATION OF NEW DEVELOPMENT <br />WHEREAS, the City has made a substantial investment in utility <br />and street systems, and <br />WHEREAS, there is a commitment to the Bond holders for the <br />financing of the existing utility and street systems to prioritize <br />revenues from connections to the existing system, and <br />WHEREAS, the City has limited planned sewer capacity as <br />managed by the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (MWCC) and the <br />Metropolitan Council, and <br />WHEREAS, the City has limited resources in providing services <br />relative to population growth including administration, <br />engineering, public works, police, fire and parks, and <br />WHEREAS, the City is limited by the City Charter in the <br />financing of City Improvements, and <br />WHEREAS, there are limitations to the availability of <br />Municipal State Aid Funds to construct collector streets, and <br />WHEREAS, the extension of utilities beyond the limits of the <br />present system has a significant financial impact on debt borrowing <br />ratios and is more costly than filling in areas already served from <br />an initial cost standpoint as well as operation and maintenance <br />costs over future years, and <br />WHEREAS, in response to the requirements of the City Charter <br />the financing of improvements involves a delicate balance of <br />development effectiveness in comparison to the costs of extending <br />utilities and constructing new streets, and <br />WHEREAS, comprehensive studies and the annual audit have shown <br />and continue to show that the costs of operating the sewer and <br />water system are difficult to balance with the revenue collected <br />from the rate system even though City sewer and water rates are <br />high relative to other Metropolitan Area Cities, <br />