Resolution - #80-71 - 07/22/1980

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Councilman Cox introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION 80-71 RESOLUTION ON MINNESOTA C0~BfONITIES: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE WHEREAS, the City Comacil of the City of Ramsey, Anoka County, State of Mi~mesota endorses the Governor's Forum for Minnesota Commmnities: Planning for the Future. The Ramsey City Council wants to see positive steps taken in this planning forum in the following areas: -- Legislation enacted to eliminate the vast inequities in the distribution of State Local Aids to communities. -- Legislation enacted to eliminate tax laws that industry to locate in our State and industry that is located here to grow. Currently, our State tax laws create the opposite. Legislation enacted to eliminate higher government man- dated programs such as planning studies which create enormous tax burdens on the citizens of those respective communities. Legislation enacted to allow the grass root government system that is elected by its local citizens to make the decisions for the respective communities. Presently, these are being usurped by big government (Metro Council, State government and Federal government) WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Ramsey, Anoka County, State of Minnesota recognize the need for energy conservation they have difficulty in understanding certain legislation in this area: Legislation that state out state communities do not need to have a building inspector to inspect their new homes to insure that they are meeting energy codes on all new construction on residential/commercial. -- Energy is going to be a major problem for farmers, in- dustry, commercial and residential use. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Ramsey, Anoka Comqty, State of Minnesota agrees that transportation is a very serious factor in the future for the State of Minnesota. Due to the fact that llinnesota is a very large State with many roads to maintain this is going to be a very serious factor cost wise.