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R79-57 <br />RESOLUTION <br />CITY OF LAKE ELMO <br />WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE ADOPTION OF STATE <br />LEGISLATION PROVIDING FOR THE PRESERVATION OF <br />PRIME AGRICULTURAL LAND <br />`GHtREAS, the City of Lake Elmo has.adopted all <br />policies® regulations and Ordinances permitted by State <br />Statute to preserve prime agricultural land= and, <br />WHEREAS, the City supports realistic State legislation <br />that encourages the preservation of prime agricultural land; <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, H.F. 1612 and S.F, 15970 if slightly modified, <br />would promote the preservation of prime agricultural land; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO, COUNTY OF WASHINGTON' STATE OF MINNESOTA, <br />THATs <br />The City of Lake Elmo supports the adoption of H.F. 1612 <br />and S.F. 1597 by the State Legislature with the following add- <br />itions and modifications: <br />1. Section 3 should be amended to provide that the re- <br />quired forty (40) acres need not be entirely within one City <br />if they are a part of one contiguous parcel of agricultural land; <br />and, <br />2. Parcels smaller than 40 acres should be eligible for <br />designation if they are in a legitimate agricultural use such as <br />orchard or truck farm] and, <br />3. Cities and Watershed Districts should have the ability <br />to assess for public improvements that benefit agricultural land <br />and uses such as drainage improvements and streets; and, <br />4. The State should consider reimbursing local govern- <br />ments for tax revenue lost because of the artificial devaluation, <br />which decreases the total assessed valuation of the City; and, <br />. <br />5. The mill rate average should be based -on the agricul- <br />tural land within each County with disputes resolved by the State <br />Department of Agriculture; and, <br />6. There should be a provision for reduction on Minnesota <br />Estate Tax Valuation? and, <br />