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RESOLUTION NO. <br />07-018 <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br />IN SUPPORT OF METRO NEED LGA PROPOSAL <br />AREAS, THE LEGISLATURE ADOPTED THE CURRENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AID PROGRAM IN 1993 TO ADDRESS <br />1G PROPERTY TAXES, AND TO ASSURE THAT CITIES ACROSS THE STATE MAINTAINED THE ABILITY TO <br />~UATELY PROVIDE PUBLIC SERVICES FOR THEIR CITIZENS; <br />EREAS, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AID PROGRAM WA5 SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED DURING THE STATE'S BUDGET <br />CIT 1N 2003 TO HELP BALANCE THE STATE BUDGET, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT LOSSES IN LGA FOR CITIES <br />ASS THE STATE, AND PARTICULARLY TO OLDER AND FULLY DEVELOPED CITIES IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA; <br />EREAS, LGA AID CUTS HAVE BEEN RESTORED TO MANY GREATER MINNESOTA CITIES, BUT NOT TO CITIES IN <br />METROPOLITAN AREA, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT LGA DISTRIBUTIONAL DISPARITIES; <br />EREAS, THE LGA PROGRAM RECOGNIZES, THROUGH TIIE EXISTENCE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AIDS, THAT THE <br />VIULA DOES NOT FULLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF ALL CITIES; <br />EREAS, MANY OLDER AND FULLY DEVELOPED METRO AREA CITIES HAVE UNIQUE NEEDS SUCH AS AGING <br />:ASTRUCTURi/ AND HOUSING STOCK, AGING POPULATIONS AND DIMINISHED CITY REVENI.JES, MAKING IT MORE <br />'ICULT TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LEVELS OF PUBLIC SERVICE; <br />EREAS, THE "METRO NEED" SUPPLEMENTAL AID PROPOSAL (HF 1534/SF 1046) WOULD TARGET AID, <br />OUCH THE USE OF SOCIO-ECONOM]C CRITERIA, TO OLDER AND FULLY DEVELOPED METRO AREA CITIES WHOSE <br />DS ARE NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED BY THE LGA FORMULA; <br />WHEREAS, THE METRO NEED SUPPLEMENTAL AID ALSO INCREASES THE LGA APPROPRIATION SO AS TO ASSURE <br />THE VL4BILITY OF ALL LGA CITIES; <br />NOW, `THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON SUPPORTS HF 1 S34/SF 1046, THE <br />METRO NEED LGA PROPOSAL THAT TARGETS AID TO OLDER AND FULLY DEVELOPED METRO AREA CITIES, AND <br />INCREASES THE LGA APPROPRIATION TO ASSURE THE VIABILITY OF ALL LGA CITIES. <br />ADOPTED THIS 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2007 <br />_. <br />y -~ <br />Daniel A, Maiers, <br />Director of Finance and Support <br />ervices/City Clerk <br />I (SEAL) <br />I:\COUNCIL\RESOLUTION$\2007\Admin\Support of metro need LGA proposal.doc <br />Steve Larson. Mayor <br />