HomeMy WebLinkAbout25-058 Approving Dakota County Joining the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority Board of Commissioners
4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 25-058 A RESOLUTION APPROVING DAKOTA COUNTY JOINING THE MINNESOTA VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Motion By: Braid Second By: Churchill
WHEREAS, the City is a member of the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA), which is a joint powers entity organized pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 471.49 and Sections 473.384 and 473.388, operating under an amended and
Restated MVTA Joint Powers Agreement Establishing the MVTA; and WHEREAS, since 1980, the MVTA has operated as a legislatively authorized “opt-out”
provider of Metropolitan Transit Commission (now Metro Transit) service in and for the areas represented by the MVTA membership; and WHEREAS, WHEREAS,
the member organizations seek to modify the structure of the MVTA Board of Commissioners and other related operational terms; and Dakota County desires to become a full member of the MVTA Board and a party to the agreement, and passed a resolution demonstrating its desire to do
so on February 26, 2025. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows: 1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. Dakota County is approved to join the MVTA as a full voting member, effective the first day following the approval of all current member governing bodies.
Passed and adopted by the Prior Lake City Council this 22nd day of April 2025. VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
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Jason Wedel, City Manager