#552 07-16-73 Approve Taxicab Agreement County MunicipalitiesResolution No. 552 July 16, 1973
Member Ulstad introduced the following resolution and MOVED its adoption:
RESOLUTION
(Approving Taxicab Joint Powers Agreement
with Hennepin County Municipalities)
WHEREAS, a number of governmental subdivisions located in Hennepin County,
Minnesota, including the City of St. Louis Park, the City of New Hope, the
Village of Golden Valley have all indicated their desire to jointly and
cooperatively license and regulate the operation of taxicabs within their
respective boundaries, and
WHEREAS, it appears that Minnesota Statutes 1973, Section 1171.59, provides
for the joint exercise of powers, such joint licensing and regulation of the
operation of taxicabs within their respective coundaries could be accomplished
on a joint and cooperative basis by establishing a Taxicab Commission to
perform those functions for all said governmental subdivisions, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appoint two representatives of the Village of
Golden Valley to the Taxicab Commission's Board of Directors as Directors thereof,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of
Golden Valley that its Mayor and its Clerk, on its behalf, are hereby authorized
to enter into that certain agreement providing for the joint and cooperative
licensing and regulation of taxicabs, a copy of which is attached hereto, in
the form as such agreement has been heretofore submitted to this Council and
made a part hereof, subject only to examination and approval by the Village
Attorney, and
BE.IT RESOLVED that the Village Council of the Village of Golden Valley,
hereby appoints the following two persons as the Village Commission's Board
of Directors as Directors thereof for one-year terms from the date hereof.
They are:
1) Director of Public Safety
2) Councilman Milton Bix
Attest:
'Village Clerk
Mayor
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by
Member Bix, and upon vote being taken thereon the following voted in favor
thereof: Bix, Hoover, Moberg, Riggs, and Ulstad; and the following voted
against the same: None, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed
and adopted, signed by the Mayor and his signature attested by the Village Clerk.