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Rt:~;:)LUT! ON i'!\~;. ".15-: ';
WHU<EAS, .n"" CI1Y of .I\rden Hills ;-ecognjzes the need for a
metropol i tar: {)9E~~ncy j! SUC'l as the [Jietropc I i i'on COiJrlci I t for coordi--
nation and planning In the area, and there is now a proposal for-
a bill (Compreh(,nslvE L,j(ld Use/Guided Growth Land Use Plan, 4/1/75)
before the Comm:i"tees 01' the House. and Senate that would provide
powers .ro the i-i,dropol i tan Counci I fitr beyond what is needed or its
orl gi ned Intent rand
.
WHE:REAS, the bi! I a"fords local governments and schoois no truly
effe<;;tlve voice, or part, in the aeclsions of the Metropolitan Counci
on matters that have been traditionally of local concern, and con-
trariwise the ~k,tropolii-iln Council could, with the force of law,
esplicitly dictate in n1iltters relating to the local Comprehensive Plan,
Capital Improvement Plan and ai I ordinances relating thereto, and
WHEREAS, the staff of the Metropolitan Counci I not only
makes routine dai Iy deci,;ions, but also, as a matter ::>f routine,
makes policy decisions, ~ince their recommendations and ideas are usu-
ally accepted by the ~;et"opolitan Council, and
WHEREAS, there Is B~ldence that the staff of the Metropolitan
Council, as wel! as the Council itself, would diminish, In the name
of sociai planning, thos" rights and freedoms that have traditionally
meant so much to the happiness and well-being of individuals, and that
these ri ghts and freedoms can be heard best by a responsive lo<;;al
government that has time empathy and closeness to th9 public, and
WHEREAS, the City Counci I of Arden Hills believes in the
planning process c~d the importance of local decision making to the
orderly growth and existence of a municipality, and
WHEREAS, the City cl" Arden HI i Is has a Cornprehen3ive Plan which
organizes its affairs so that the needs of Its citizens are duly pro-
vided, whi Ie at the same time respecting the rights, ,needs and expec-
tations, governmental problerr,s and requi rements of those who do not
reside In the City, and
WHEREAS, the City has deveioped its Comprehensiv. Plan and pro-
moted orderly growth of the City. with littie help from the Metro-
pol itB;i1 Counci I in comparison to the Council's very 13rge consump-
tion of tax doi lars, and
WHEREAS, the i:lili under consideration has had too little time
for consideration, citizen debate or governmental,lnput;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the duly ele:ted repre-
sentati ves of the Ci ty of Arden Hi lis do unan i mous Iy ) lead that the
proposed bl i I (4/1/75) enlarging the scope and powers of the Metro-
poiitan Council be defeated, or failing this, that it be held over
for an Interim study commission.
Pass'3d by the Coun.:i I of the Ci ty of Arden Hi lis this 14th day of
Aprll,1975.
.
Charlotte McNlesh
Cier< Administrator
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