RES 14-049 Suburban Rate Authority Membership

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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION 14-049 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MEMBERSHIP IN THE SUBURBAN RATE AUTHORITY, A JOINT POWERS ORGANIZATION UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, § 471.59, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE AMENDED JOINT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND APPOINTING JAY HARTMAN AND MARK CASEY AS DIRECTOR AND ALTERNATE, RESPECTIVELY, TO THE SUBURBAN RATE AUTHORITY BOARD. WHEREAS, the City of St. Anthony Village, Minnesota is authorized by Minnesota Statutes, § 471.59 to enter into joint and cooperative agreements with other governmental units; WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the City and its gas, electric and telecommunications ratepayers for the City to become a member of the Suburban Rate Authority, a joint powers organization, consisting of 28 Twin Cities suburban municipalities totaling over 800,000 in population that intervenes in utility matters before the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, and monitors utility rates and other utility issues on behalf of its members and their ratepayers; WHEREAS, the Suburban Rate Authority has existed in present form since 1975 and has a long history of successfully acting on behalf of Twin City suburbs and suburban ratepayers; and that, therefore, the City's active participation in the Suburban Rate Authority will help maintain that representation and keep the City apprised of important issues in utility regulation and matters affecting City residents and businesses who pay gas, electric and telecommunications utility rates and receive utility services regulated by the Public Utilities Commission. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of St. Anthony Village, Minnesota as follows: 1. The Mayor and City Manager are authorized and directed to execute the attached Amended Joint and Cooperative Agreement providing for membership of the City in the Suburban Rate Authority, effective upon execution. 2. In accordance with the provisions of the Agreement, the Council hereby designates Jay Hartman, as director to the SRA Board and Mark Casey as the alternate director to the Board. 3. The City Clerk is directed to provide a copy of this resolution and the executed Amended Joint and Cooperative Agreement to the SRA Board.