Res. #13-010 - Requesting Funding to Investigate the Feasibility of Collaboration Venture

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RESOLUTION NO. 13 -010 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CENTERVILLE REQUESTING FUNDING TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF COLLABORATION VENTURE WHEREAS, the six cities of Centerville, Circle Pines, Columbus, Hugo, Lino Lakes, and Lexington have collaborated to save money and improve efficiencies in a variety of areas, where all or some of the cities participate, including; building inspection, road salt management, equipment purchases and sharing, fuel purchasing, police services, fire services; and WHEREAS, the six cities see a potential opportunity to collaborate in the areas of operation and maintenance of sanitary sewer systems and water supply and distribution systems (UTILITY SYSTEMS); and WHEREAS, the age and condition of the UTILITY SYSTEMS within the cities are very different, and WHEREAS, some of the six cities have considerable room to grow which will require significant investment UTILITY SYSTEMS, while other cities are fully developed and may need earlier replacement as the UTILITY SYSTEM ages, and WHEREAS, the six cities have a duplication of staff and equipment maintaining UTILITY SYSTEMS, and it appears that that a joint entity may be able to provide maintenance and operation of these systems for cost savings and efficiency, and WHEREAS, the city council recognizes the complexity of this collaboration effort and the uncertainty that all of the cities will benefit, while also seeing a potential for cost savings and efficiency, and WHEREAS, it would take considerable engineering and financial analysis to determine if this collaboration effort will be advantageous. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF CENTERVILLE, MINNESOTA, EMBRACES THE CONCEPT OF COOPERATIVE UTILITY SERVICES AND SYSTEMS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, 1. The city council recognizes the potential benefit of joint operation of its UTILITY SYSTEMS. 2. Staff is authorized to submit applications on the city's behalf to secure grant funds to do a detailed feasibility analysis of the cooperative utility concept.