HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-186 CCR Member Dan Ryan introduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-186
RESOLUTION DISSOLVING PROJECT PEACE JOINT POWERS
ORGANIZATION
WHEREAS, the cities of Brooklyn Center, Crystal, Maple Grove, and
Robbinsdale (collectively the "Cities" or individually the "City") are members of the Project
Peace Joint Powers Organization ("Project Peace") established by the Joint and Cooperative
Agreement for the Formation of the Project Peace Joint Powers Agreement ("Joint Agreement);
and
WHEREAS, the purpose of Project Peace is to serve as the domestic advocacy
resource for the Cities; and
WHEREAS, in 2013 Project Peace began contracting with Cornerstone
Advocacy Services to provide domestic advocacy services; and
WHEREAS, the arrangement with Cornerstone has served the needs of the
Cities and the Project Peace Board has determined that Project Peace is no longer needed to
provide advocacy services; and
WHEREAS, the Project Peace Board has recommended that Project Peace be
dissolved, allowing the individual Cities to contract individually for advocacy services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center agrees with the recommendation of
the Project Peace Board to dissolve Project Peace; and
WHEREAS, in order to dissolve Project Peace, Article IX of the Joint
Agreement requires all of the Cities to pass a resolution calling for the dissolution; and
WHEREAS, upon the adoption of a resolution by all of the Cities calling for the
dissolution, the Project Peace Board of Directors shall be responsible for wrapping up Project
Peace, distributing any remaining assets in accordance with the Joint Agreement, and finally
dissolving the entity.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center,
Minnesota("City")as follows:
1. The City calls for the dissolution of Project Peace consistent with the Joint
Agreement. The City understands Project Peace will not be dissolved
unless all of the Cities agree to dissolution and that, upon dissolution, the
City will be responsible for individually contracting for domestic
advocacy services.
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-186
2. The Project Peace Board shall determine the measures necessary to
dissolve Project Peace and must provide for the taking of such measures as
promptly as circumstances permit, subject to the Joint Agreement and the
law.
3. At the time of final dissolution as approved by the Project Peace Board,
and following the payment of all outstanding obligations, all remaining
Project Peace assets shall be distributed among the Cities in pro-rata
shares as determined by the Project Peace Board.
December 14, 2015 ��
Date Mayor
ATTEST: �6W &x&Mk__
City Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
April Graves
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Tim Willson, April Graves, Kris Lawrence-Anderson, Lin Myszkowski, Dan Ryan
and the following voted against the same:
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.