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RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBURBAN P~ATE AUTHORITY; AND DESIGNATING A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY AS ITS MEMBER ON THE BOARD OF THE SUBURBAN P~ATE AUTHORITY WHEREAS, the City of is authorized by Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.59 to enter into joint and cooperative agreements with other governmental units; and WHEREAS, the Suburban Rate Authority has been effective voice for suburban Metropolitan Area cities and residents, as a regulatory body from 1962 through 1974 and as an intervenor in gas, electric and telecommunications matters from 1975 to the present; and WHEREAS, the city council has determined it is in that the City's best interests to cooperate with other municipalities in the monitoring of utility services in the Metropolitan Area by participating in the Suburban Rate Authority; and WHEREAS, the SPcA has offered an associate membership to the City through June 30, 1997, with a waiver of the assessment of $400.00 per year per 5,000 in population, or fraction thereof; and WHEREAS, there are numerous important issues facing cities in gas, electric and telecommunications matters that require joint and cooperative efforts by and among cities. JMS1083~l SU160-3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I