4.1. ERMUSR 02-15-2011 - Laserfiche WebLink

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City Council chose not to adopt the sprinkling ban into ordinance but that has not revoked the resolution that the Utilities Commission adopted under the authority of City Ordinance 78-51. If the Utilities Commission intends to mirror the intent of the Council, the Commission will need to revise the resolution. The agenda item 4.1 memo and attachments from the January meeting when into detailed explanation some of the non-monetary justifications for the current resolution. If there were questions that had not been discussed prior to the topic being tabled, Staff will be able to address those on the night of the Commission meeting. There is currently legislative organization taking place at the State Capito] that is indirectly related to this topic. State Senate File 64 and State House File 135 propose modification to a City's statutory authority to regulate private wells within a City's boundaries. These files are attached for Commission review. ACTION REQUESTED: Because the issue of sprinkling is not seasonably urgent, Staff recommends tabling this topic temporarily to allow the League of Minnesota Cities to coordinate efforts and address the proposed legislation.