1.5 Resolution for Scott or Carver County Resident for Appointment to Metro Council District 13 U RAF 1'
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RESOLUTION 91 -12
1 RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR A SCOTT OR CARVER COUNTY RESIDENT
FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL DISTRICT 14 POSITION
1 MOTIONED BY SECONDED BY
1 WHEREAS, Governor Arne Carlson will be making an appointment to
Metropolitan Council District 14 seat in the near
future, and
' WHEREAS, a Scott or Carver County citizen has been representing
Metropolitan Council District 14 for the past 12 years,
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WHEREAS, certain parts of Dakota County are within Metropolitan
Council District 14, and
1 WHEREAS, the majority of Dakota County is represented in other
Metropolitan Council Districts, with two current
representatives, and
WHEREAS, it is important to maintain geographic balance in
representation in the Metropolitan Council; and
WHEREAS, if Metropolitan Council District 14 seat is represented
by someone other than a Scott or Carver County citizen,
these would be the only two counties not officially
1 represented on the Metropolitan Council, and
WHEREAS, in recognition of Scott and Carver Counties growth, we
now have a joint population in excess of 100,000, and
1 WHEREAS, maintaining Metropolitan Council representation in these
two counties is important for regional planning
purposes.
1 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA, that we request Governor Arne Carlson to
appoint someone from Scott or Carver County to the Metropolitan
1 Council District 14 position.
BE IT FURTHER BE RESOLVED, that this Resolution be forwarded to
Senator Terry Johnston, Representative Becky Kelso and the Scott
County Board of Commissioners.
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