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Member Lyden introduced the following resolution and moved its <br />adoption: <br />LINO LAKES CITY COUNCIL <br />RESOLUTION NO. 99-12 <br />ENDORSING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION <br />OF A YMCA IN THE VILLAGE <br />WHEREAS, the YMCA has proposed to enter into a joint venture with the City of Lino <br />Lakes to develop a facility in the Village in Lino Lakes, and <br />WHEREAS, The YMCA has agreed to provide Lino Lakes residents with special <br />membership privileges in exchange for financial participation by the City in the <br />construction of the YMCA facility , and <br />WHEREAS, the City owns public land within The Village which can only be used for <br />public purposes and cannot be sold for private development, and <br />WHEREAS, the City is seeking a community center that is not financed and operated <br />solely through public funding, and <br />WHEREAS, the City endorses the construction of a YMCA in the Village for the purpose <br />of providing a family oriented community center that will enhance community identity and <br />quality of life for Lino Lakes residents, and <br />WHEREAS, a YMCA in The Village fits into the overall economic development and <br />community development goals of the City, <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby supports the <br />contribution of publicly owned land and the cost of public infrastructure for the <br />construction of the YMCA, and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council supports the investment of $1.5 <br />million for the construction of the YMCA providing that, based on mutual agreement <br />between the City and the YMCA, a viable facility of sufficient size and programming can <br />be constructed as a joint venture. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that city staff and consultants are directed to negotiate <br />terms with the YMCA and develop a financial plan for the completion of the YMCA plan <br />and program in Lino Lakes. <br />