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WHEREAS, the WIF is intended to help pay the operation, maintenance, and capital costs of underutilized regional wastewater infrastructure and the costs of providing regional sewer service for development elsewhere in the region that would have occurred within the City; and WHEREAS, the City has requested temporary relief from the WIF payment due in January 2011 because the prolonged downturn of the economy has made it difficult for the City to meet its population, household and REC commitments for the 2007 to 2010 timeframe; and WHEREAS, in light of the adverse economic conditions it is appropriate to provide the City with its requested relief and modify the WIF requirements in Council Resolution No. 2005-20. WHEREAS; It is the City's expectation that annual discussions will continue with the Met Council regarding the status of economic activity in order to continue to consider potential future adjustments to the MOU in the following areas: 1) the potential for the City to propose alternative REC considerations (in lieu fees), 2) the potential to evaluate the long -term viability of the current scope and pace of mandated development (i.e., does the 2030 end tirneline need to be adjusted) given current and anticipated economic conditions and the projected 2010 census report, as well as any 2014 framework evaluations conducted by the State Legislature and/or the Met Council, and 3) that the calculation method for extending the WIF assessment is a reasonable reflection of the economic conditions so as not to expose the City to undue risk or liability of paying the WIF fees. Council Resolution No. 2005 -20 is modified as follows: L The population, household and residential REC levels stated in Paragraph 3(i) of Council Resolution No. 2005 -20 will be extended one year for each year the regional residential Service Availability Charge (SAC) units collected is less than fifty percent (50 %) of the rolling ten -year average. 2. This change to the WIF requirement is effective on the date the Metropolitan Council receives from the City a resolution acknowledging the WIF modification and stating the City's continued agreement to comply with the terms and conditions stated in Council Resolution No. 2005 -20. Except for this WIF modification, the terms and conditions of Council Resolution No. 2005 -20 shall remain in force and effect without change. Adopted this 16r" day of November, 2010 P Dean A. Johnston, Mayor ATTEST: Page I of'2 Pages