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viable Lake Elmo community but also to the long-term interests of the Washington County Library <br />system; and <br />WHEREAS, the Washington County Library Board, the Metropolitan Library Service Agency <br />(MELBA), and the statutes of the State of Minnesota allow for the establishment of independent <br />municipal library systems, as well as the provision of affiliate status for such. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo that <br />the City of Lake Elmo does hereby formally request affirmative consideration by Washington County and <br />its Library System of good faith negotiations toward not only maintenance of existing library services <br />within the City and for the community of Lake Elmo, but the expansion thereof to include evening and <br />weekend services equivalent to a total of 40 hours of public access per week; <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo, that the City of <br />Lake Elmo recognizes the likelihood of city participation and involvement in facilitating such services, <br />and hereby pledges its good faith commitment toward reasonable resolution of the current uncertainly <br />regarding the provision of library services within the City and Community of Lake Elmo; <br />BE IT FURTHER S ®L D, by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo, that the City <br />Council hereby declares its willingness to affirmatively consider, if necessary, the establishment and <br />creation of an independent municipal library system, as per state statute, and its intention to continue <br />through affiliate status, a relationship with the Washington County Library System, the Metropolitan <br />Library Service Agency, and the State Library System; <br />BE IT FURTHER SOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo, that, due to <br />planning, budgetary, and statutory deadlines, the City Administrator and City Attorney are hereby <br />directed to begin efforts to establish an independent municipal library system as soon as practicable, even <br />while discussing continuation and enhancement of current library services within the Washington County <br />Library system, so that, should such discussions provide unsatisfactory resolution, library services for the <br />City and community of Lake Elmo can continue uninterrupted. <br />APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LAKE ELM®, on this 15`" day of June 2010. <br />ATTEST: <br />Bruce A. Messelt, City <br />