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Resolution No. 12
March 2, 1965
Member Flannagan introduced the following resolution and MOVED its
adoption:
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
FILING OF DEMAND WITH CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS
FOR DETERMINATION OF NEW RATES AND CHARGES
FOR SEWAGE DISPOSAL SERVICE
WHEREAS, this municipality has a contract with. the City of Minneapolis
providing for sewage disposal service, and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Laws 1963, Chapter 874, Section 11, Subdivision 6,
provides with reference to such contracts as follows:
"All rates and charges shall be reasonable and shall be sufficient to
compensate for all costs of devoting the sewage disposal plant, equip-
ment, its collector system, and personnel to the accomplishment of the
service to be rendered but shall not include profit. When the sewer
system of any municipality or any part thereof is devoted to the use
of another municipality, all charges for such use shall ba reasonable
and shall be sufficient to compensate for all costs of such use, but
shall not include profit", and
WHEREAS, this municipality, in cooperation with other municipalities
having sanitary sewers which directly or indirectly interconnect with the
sewer system of the City of Minneapolis, has become a party to an inter-
municipal joint and cooperative agreement under which the Suburban San-
itary Sewer Commission has been created to study and otherwise deal with
problems related to sanitary sewage disposal rates and charges, and
WHEREAS, the Suburban Sanitary Sewer Commission engaged the engin-
erring firm of Black and Veatch of Kansas City, Missouri, to investigate
rates and charges made by the City of Minneapolis against this munici-
pality for sewage disposal service under its contract with Minneapolis,
and
WHEREAS, Black and Veatch have made such investigation and have
reported that in their opinion the rates and charges being made by the
City of Minneapolis are excessive in relation to the actual costs of
service and have recommended that the members of the Suburban Sanitary
Sewer Commission seek to obtain revised rates and charges from the City
of Minneapolis, and
WHEREAS, large-scale improvements to the Minneapolis -St. Paul San-
itary District works have been undertaken and are now in the process of
being constructed, and
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WHEREAS, such improvements would permit an increase in sewage dis-
posal rates and charges made by Minneapolis against this municipality
under the existing contract, and
WHEREAS, the prospect of increased charges resulting from such san-
itary district improvements makes it even more important that the sewage
disposal rates and charges be confined to the actual costs of rendering
sewage disposal service to this municipality;
NOW THEREFORE, Be it Resolved by the Village Council of the Village
of Golden Valley, as follows:
1. The attorney for this municipality is hereby authorized and
directed to file a demand with the City of Minneapolis in substantially
the following form:
In the Matter of the Determination of
Proper Rates and Charges by the City of
Minneapolis Against the Village
of Golden Valley for Sewage Disposal
Service.
TO: CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, AND LEONARD A. JOHNSON, ITS
CITY CLERK:
NOTICE is hereby given that the Village of Golden Valley,
acting pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Laws 1963, Chapter 874,
makes demand that the City of Minneapolis fix new rates and charges
for services performed under the sewage disposal contract now in
effect between the City of Minneapolis and the Village of Golden
Valley.
Minnesota Laws 1963, Chapter 874, Section 11, Subdivision
6 provides with reference to such contracts as follows: "All rates
and charges shall be reasonable and shall be sufficient to compensate
for all costs of devoting the sewage disposal plant, equipment, its
collector system, and personnel to the accomplishment of the purpose
of the service to be rendered but shall not include profit. When the
sewer system of any municipality or any part thereof is devoted to
the use of another municipality, all charges for such use shall be
reasonable and shall be sufficient to compensate for all costs of
such use, but shall not include profit."
The Village of Golden Valley therefore makes further demand
that the City of Minneapolis promptly call and hold a hearing for the
determination of proper rates and charges under such contract in accord-
ance with the requirements of said statute; and that notice of such
hearing be given as required by Minnesota Statutes, Section 15.0418.
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You are further notified that the law firm of Howard, Peterson,
LeFevere, Lefler and Hamilton, 2201 First National Bank Building, Minne-
apolis, Minnesota, and the engineering firm of Black and Veatch, 1500
Meadow Lake Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri, are authorized by the Village
of Golder] Valley to participate in this proceeding as its representatives.
By Order of the Village Council
ROBERT M. SKARE, Attorney
Village of Golden Valley, Minnesota
1200 First National Bank Building
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55.02
Mayor
Attest:
Village Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded
by Member Garis and, upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted
in favor thereof: Flannagan, Garis, Nadasdy, Schaphorst, and Teresi; and
the following voted against the same: None, whereupon said resolution
was declared duly passed and adopted, signed by the Mayor and his signa-
ture attested by the Village Clerk. See Resolutions Book page
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