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Pertaining to a Contract for Water Service Agreement with the City of Mendota.
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WHEREAS, the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul (the “Board”) and the City of Mendota (“Mendota”) did enter into an agreement on June 13, 1994 (the “1994 Agreement”) which provided for retail water service to the residents of Mendota; and
WHEREAS, the 1994 Agreement had expired on June 12, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the Board has continued retail water service to the residents of Mendota without interruption and without formal contract since that time; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to execute a new contract that would formalize the continuance of retail water service to the residents of Mendota; and
WHEREAS, staff of the parties have negotiated an agreement that addresses such desires, along with other pertinent subjects pertaining to maintenance and operation of Mendota’s water system by the Board (“Contract for Water Service”); and
WHEREAS, Section 85.04 of the Legislative Code of the City of Saint Paul requires the Council of the City of Saint Paul authorize such cooperative agreements through the adoption of a resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Contract for Water Service has been reviewed and approved as to form by the assistant city attorney; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Contract for Water Service between the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul and the City of Mendota pertaining to maintenance and operation of Mendota’s water system is hereby approved, and that the proper officers are hereby authorized and directed to execute said Contract for Water Service on behalf of the Board; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board does hereby request that the Honorable Council of the City of Saint Paul adopt a resolution authorizing said Contract for Water Service.