2j. Joint Powers , Southwest Metro ,
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CITY of
CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937-1900
MEMORANDUM
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TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager
FROM: Jo Ann Olsen, Assistant City Planner b-a
DATE: January 6 , 1988
1 SUBJ: Amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement For the Southwest
Metro Transit Commission
1 On December 17, 1987, the Southwest Metro Transit Commission
voted to approve the third amendment to the Joint Powers
Agreement establishing a seventh commissioner. The reason for
the seventh commissioner was to make it easier to reach a quorum
1 and to prevent a tie vote situation which could occur with the
six members.
1 RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the third amendment to
1 the Joint Powers Agreement for the Southwest Metro Transit
Commission as detailed in Attachment #1 .
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THIRD AMENDMENT TO JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
ESTABLISHING A SOUTHWEST AREA TRANSIT COMMISSION 1
(Now Southwest Metro Transit Commission)
This Third Amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement
Establishing the Southwest Area Transit Commission (now Southwest
Metro Transit Commission) , is made and entered into this '
day of , 1987, by and between the Cities of Eden
Prairie, Chanhassen, and Chaska, all being municipal corporations '
organized under the laws of the State of Minnesota, pursuant to
the authority conferred upon the parties by Minnesota Statutes '
§174 . 265 , Minnesota Statutes §473 . 384, §473 . 388 and/or Minnesota
Statutes §471 . 59 .
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in consideration of the
mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, it is hereby
agreed by and between the Cities of Eden Prairie, Chanhassen, and
Chaska, through their respective City Councils, that Subparagraphs
5 .a and 5 .b of the Joint Powers Agreement Establishing the
Southwest Area Transit Commission (now Southwest Metro Transit '
Commission) are amended to read as follows :
5 . a) The governing body of the Commission shall be its
Board which will consist of seven commissioners .
Each party shall appoint two commissioner ( "original I
commissioners" ) and a seventh commissioner will be '
appointed by the parties on a rotating basis as
described below. '
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' b.) There shall be four classes of commissioners . The
term of each commissioner in Class 1 shall expire on
December 31 , 1987 , and every three years thereafter.
The term of each commissioner in Class 2 shall expire
' on December 31 , 1988 , and every three years
' therafter. The term of each commissioner in Class 3
shall expire on December 31 , 1989 , and every three
years thereafter. The six original commissioners
shall be appointed to Classes 1 through 3 by draw,
provided that no two commissioners appointed by a
' party shall be members of the same class. Two com-
missioners shall be assigned to Class 1 , two commis-
sioners shall be assigned to Class 2 , and two
commissioners shall be assigned to Class 3 . A sev-
enth commissioner shall be assigned to Class 4 begin-
ning January 1 , 1988 . The term of the Class 4
commissioner shall expire on December 31 , 1990 , and
' every two years thereafter. The Class 4 commissioner
shall be appointed by the parties on a rotating
basis, beginning January 1 , 1988 , with an appoint-
ment by the City of Chaska, January 1 , 1990, with the
City of Chanhassen and January 1 , 1992 , with an
appointment by the City of Eden Prairie, and continu-
ing in a like pattern thereafter. The successor of
each of the commissioners shall be appointed to the
same class as the successor' s predecessor.
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CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
By
Its
By
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Approved by the City Council
of Eden Prairie this
day of , 1987 .
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
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By
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Approved by the City Council
of Chanhassen this day
of , 1987 . 1
CITY OF CHASKA
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Approved by the City Council
of Chaska this day of
, 1987 .
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