93-108 CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: November 1, 1993
RESOLUTION NO: 93-108
MOTION BY: Mason
SECONDED BY: Dockendorff
A RESOLUTION APPROVING COOPERATIVE PLANNING/SERVICE GRANT,
STATE BOARD OF GOVERNMENT INNOVATION AND COOPERATION
WHEREAS, the City of Chanhassen is a party to an agreement between the Metropolitan
Council and the cities of Chanhassen, Deephaven, Excelsior, Minnetonka, Minnetonka Beach,
Minnetrista, Mound, Orono, Shorewood, Spring Park, Tonka Bay, Victoria, Wayzata, and
Woodland (here-in-after referred to as "the cities") to explore opportunities for improving
cooperation between the cities relative to the provision of public services; and
WHEREAS, the cities have identifies the potential for improved cooperation in a number
of service delivery areas and have selected for initial concentration the areas of recreation
services, public safety services and personnel management services; and
WHEREAS, the cities have identified the need for additional planning activities before
the potential for improved cooperation can be realized in the areas of recreation and public
safety; and
WHEREAS, the cities have identified start up costs that must be paid prior to the
implementation of a cooperative personnel management system; and
WHEREAS, the State Board of Government Innovation and Cooperation is now accepting
applications for competitive grant applications for Cooperation Planning Grants and Service
Sharing Grants; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned planning and implementation needs of the cities are
deemed to be projects which are eligible for funding by the State Board's grant programs; and
WHEREAS, the initial application deadline for the aforementioned grant programs,
combined with the time it will take to finalize the cities' grant application, preclude the
Chanhassen City Council from adopting a resolution in support of the specific grant applications.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chanhassen City Council supports, in concept,
the submission of three separate grant applications to the State Board of Govemment Innovation
and Cooperation to help fund the aforementioned cooperation planning and service sharing
projects.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that at the request of the Board of Government
Innovation and Cooperation, the Chanhassen City Council will consider adopting a subsequent
resolution prior to January 7, 1994 which pledges the support of the Chanhassen City Council
to all aspects of the grant applications that are to be submitted to the State Board of Government
Innovation and Cooperation.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 1st day of November, 1993.
ATTEST:
Don Ashworth, City -Clerk/Manager
Donald J. C_,t(~el, Mayor
YES NO ABSENT
Chmiel
Wing
Senn
Dockendorf
Mason
None None