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RESOLUTION 13-09 <br /> CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES <br /> COUNTY OF CROW WING <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR MATERIALS FUNDING FOR THE KRLS AFFILIATE LIBRARIES IN <br /> CROSSLAKE AND PEQUOT LAKES <br /> WHEREAS, on December 11, 2012 the Crow Wing County Board voted to reduce the proposed budget for the <br /> Kitchigami Regional Library Services (KRLS) from $549,002 to $529,002; and <br /> WHEREAS, on January 17, 2013 the Kitchigami Regional Library Board voted to cut $20,000 from the 2013 <br /> outreach budget for materials expenditures for the KRLS affiliate libraries in Crosslake and Pequot Lakes; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Brainerd Public Library is scheduled to receive $133,378 for materials funding in 2013 while <br /> the Crosslake and Pequot Lakes Library are scheduled to receive $00.00 in funding for 2013; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Crosslake Area Library and the Pequot Lakes Library serve the library needs of residents in <br /> Ideal Township, Breezy Point, Fifty Lakes, Emily, Fairfield Township, Mission Township and Manhattan <br /> Beach and the library allocation of all of these communities total $201,325 or 38% of the $529,002 budgeted for <br /> Library expenditures in Crow Wing County for 2013; and <br /> WHEREAS, the extended services that the Crosslake and Pequot Lakes Library provide is a very efficient way <br /> to extend library services without a high cost to KRLS; the elimination of the mobile library stops in Crosslake <br /> and Pequot Lakes have also extended services to other areas of Crow Wing County; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Crosslake and Pequot Lakes Libraries in 2012 had higher circulation numbers than three <br /> \--Kitchigami Branch Libraries and also the Mobile Library, (Crosslake Circulation — 28,197), (Pequot Lakes <br /> Circulation—35,507); and <br /> WHEREAS, the Handbook for Minnesota Cities, Chapter 1 page 9, recommends that City officials pay close <br /> attention to the way county boards spend the money collected from property taxes levied within cities to ensure <br /> city residents receive a proper share of county services; and <br /> WHEREAS, under the terms of paragraphs 3.6 and 4.4 of the Joint Powers Agreement, the KRLS Board <br /> reduces services to the residents of cities and counties consistent with the revenue received from them; using <br /> this same philosophy doesn't it make sense to provide funding of at least 3.79% ($20,000) of the Crow Wing <br /> County Library Funding to the communities that provide 38% of the overall funding for Crow Wing County; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, Brainerd residents are taxed separately by the city and do not contribute to the Crow Wing County <br /> tax levy for library services; Crosslake and Pequot Lakes residents pay taxes for both their local library <br /> expenses and the regional library contribution in Crow Wing County, the KRLS contribution in 2013 is $66,990 <br /> for Crosslake and $15,482 for Pequot Lakes; and <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council recommends to the Kitchigami Regional <br /> Library Board that the $20,000 in materials funding that the Crosslake and Pequot Lakes libraries received in <br /> 2012 is reinstated to the budget in 2013. <br /> Adopted by the Pequot Lakes City Council this 5th day of March 2013. <br /> a a.„..„....at.,„ a- 4.12.„ <br /> Nancy A. dams Sandra A. Peine <br /> Mayor City Clerk <br />