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Council Member Elliott introduced the following resolution and moved its <br />adoption: <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />RESOLUTION NO. 94 — 28 <br />RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING MINNESOTA CITIES UNITY DAY <br />WHEREAS: the City of Lino Lakes is a member of the League of <br />Minnesota Cities; and <br />WHEREAS: <br />WHEREAS: <br />Thursday, April 21, 1994 is Minnesota Cities Unity Day; <br />cities working together have established the League of <br />Minnesota Cities action agenda for the 1994 session of <br />the legislature; and <br />WHEREAS: in the closing days of the 1994 session many of these <br />issues remain unresolved; <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LINO LAKES, ANOKA <br />COUNTY, MINNESOTA that: <br />1. The Legislature and Governor restore the shortfall in the <br />Local Government Trust Fund which they created so that <br />there will be no cuts in government aid (LGA) and <br />homestead agricultural aid credit (HACA) in 1994, and <br />provide reliable additional funding for LGA and HACA in <br />future years to preserve the fiscal stability of cities; <br />2. Preserve and improve the ability of cities to expand <br />their boundaries in order to provide city services to all <br />who need them; <br />3. Remove the aid penalties in manufacturing and <br />redevelopment districts so that cities will not be <br />penalized for improving their local economies. <br />4. Increase funding for roads and transit; <br />5. Establish a new program to clean up landfills and <br />adequately fund pollution clean up grants; and <br />6. Support the other legislative initiatives of the League <br />of Minnesota Cities. <br />Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this llth day of April, <br />1994. <br />Vernon F. Reinert, Mayor <br />