HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-063 CCR Member Bill Fignar introduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 75 -63
RESOLUTION EXPRESSING RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION
TO THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE FOR THEIR
COOPERATION IN THE CAST IRON PIPE LITIGATION
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center was invited to participate,
and did participate along with a number of other municipalities, in
a class action antitrust litigation involving cast iron pipe material;
and
WHEREAS, the above mentioned antitrust litigation resulted in an
out -of -court settlement exceeding $207,000 in favor of the munici-
palities involved; and
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center obtained as its share of the
settlement approximately $6,000; and
WHEREAS, the antitrust enforcement program of the Attorney
General's office and the high level of intergovernmental cooperation
coordinated by the Attorney General's office, lead directly to the
positive results of this suit:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Brooklyn Center that:
The initiative of the Attorney General's office on
behalf of all consumers and the extensive coopera-
tion extended by that office in the cast iron pipe
litigation is recognized and appreciated by the
City of Brooklyn Center.
Ar)ril 7. 1975
Date �f Mayor
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ATTEST:
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Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly
seconded by member Maurice Britts and upon vote being taken thereon,
the following voted in favor thereof: Philip Cohen, Maurice Britts,
Tony Kuefler, Bill Fignar and Robert Jensen;
and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.