HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-063 CCR Member john Leary introduced the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 72 -63
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING SEWER SERVICE AREA NO. 1
ADVISORY BOARD ACTION RELATIVE TO METROPOLITAN
SEWER BENEFITS
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Sewer Act (Chapter 449, 1969 laws)
charged the Metropolitan Council with, among other responsibilities,
that of allocating the cost associated with the expansion, improvement,
and operation of the metropolitan sewer system among the using muni-
cipalities; and
WHEREAS, the said act provides that:
"Subd. 5. ALLOCATION OF METROPOLITAN INTERCEPTOR COSTS;
ASSESSED VALUE AND POPULATION. When the council determines
that a particular interceptor or some part thereof is of
substantial benefit to the metropolitan area as a whole,
each year the board shall deduct all of the current costs
thereof allocable to such benefit from the current costs
to be allocated under subdivision 4. The total amount
so deducted shall be allocated among and paid by all local
government units in the metropolitan area which will
discharge sewage, directly or indirectly, into the metro-
politan disposal system in the next budget year, as follows:
(a) one -half in the proportion that the assessed value of
all taxable property within each such local government unit
in the metropolitan area bears to the assessed value of the
taxable property in all such local government units, as
last finally equalized before October 1 in the year in
which the budget is adopted; and (b) one -half in the pro-
portion that the population of each such local government
unit in the metropolitan area bears to the total population
in all such local government units, as estimated by the
council from the most recent data available to it."
WHEREAS, the said act does not further define "substantial
benefit to the metropolitan area and does not provide the criteria
for making the determination; and
WHEREAS, such a determination may significantly affect
sewer service charges to municipalities of the metropolitan area;
and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council's development guide
committee is currently considering alternative policies for deter
mining metropolitan sewer benefits; and
WHEREAS, the Sewer Service Area No, 1 Advisory Board has
considered in detail the said alternative policies; and
RESOLUTION NO.
72 -63
WHEREAS, the said Advisory Board did on April 13, 1972 take the
action recommending to the Metropolitan Council the following:
1) That Alternative A with certain modifications be adopted
as the best and most equitable policy for determining
metropolitan benefits as indicated in the Metropolitan
Sewer Act.
2) That method No. 2 be adopted for computing the cost of
metropolitan benefits.
and
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center is apprehensive regarding
the definition and application of the metropolitan benefit concept,
but recognizes that some form of metropolitan benefit will perhaps
be adopted by the Metropolitan Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Brooklyn Center that the City Council does support the action
taken by the Sewer Service Area No. 1 Advisory Board relative to
recommending to the Metropolitan Council the following:
1) That Alternative A with certain modifications be adopted
as the best and most equitable policy for determining
metropolitan benefits as indicated in the Metropolitan
Sewer Act.
2) That Method No. 2 be adopted for computing the cost of
metropolitan benefits.
May 8, 1972
Date Mayor
ATTEST:
Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly
seconded by member Howard Heck, and upon vote being taken
thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Philip Cohen,
John Leary, Vernon Ausen, Howard Heck and Maurice Britts;
and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.