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Member Kathleen Carmody introduced the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 2006-59
RESOLUTION ALLOCATING STORM EMERGENCY FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center has received $158,047.68 in storm
emergency financial assistance from Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS, the primary department dealing with the storm damage clean up was
the Public Works Department; and
WHEREAS, the heavy equipment involved responding to the storm damage and
clean up was used for substantial periods of time; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to maintain the fleet of trucks in order to be able to
respond to emergency situations as well as routine maintenance and snow plowing operations;
and
WHEREAS, the cost of replacing dump trucks and other heavy equipment will be
increasing in order to meet improved pollution reduction requirements that is required for
replacement vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the extra use of vehicles may result in the need to advance vehicle
replacement; and
WHEREAS, the City has ordered 22 new park trees in 2006 to replace some of
the park trees lost in the September 2005 storm; and
WHEREAS, the primary source of funding for the cost of responding to the
September 2005 storm and its clean up came from the Capital Reserve Emergency Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brooklyn Center that the $158,047.68 in storm emergency financial assistance from Hennepin
County be received and allocated as follows: $3,915 for tree replacement, $80,000 to the Central
Garage Fund to be allocated for the replacement costs of street, park, and sewer utility trucks and
the remaining $74,132.68 to the Capital Reserve Emergency Fund.
April 24. 2006
Date
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
Mays
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Diane Niesen
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Myrna Kragness, Kathleen Carmody, Kay Lasman, Diane Niesen, and Mary O'Connor
and the following voted against the same: none;
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.