City Council Resolution 2018-94CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-94
RESOLUTION WITHDRAWING FROM THE WRIGHT COUNTY AREA
TRANSPORTATION JOINT POWERS BOARD
WHEREAS, The Wright County Area Transportation Joint Powers Board (WCAT
Board) was formed by a Joint Powers Agreement between a number of Wright County cities in
2014. Wright County was added to the WCAT Board in 2017 pursuant to a WCAT Joint Powers
Agreement (2017 WCAT JPA) adopted by the Wright County cities who were members of the
WCAT Board and by Wright County. Monticello adopted the 2017 WCAT JPA per Resolution
2018-94, with a copy of the 2017 WCAT JPA attached thereto as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, The WCAT Board has pursued its stated general purpose of providing
affordable public transportation to the residents of its cities, primarily by taking part in
Trailblazer Transit, a joint powers organization with McLeod and Sibley Counties; and
WHEREAS, The members of WCAT Board now seek to dissolve the WCAT Board and
to have Wright County, through its Board of Commissioners, take the place of the WCAT Board
as a partner in Trailblazer Transit; and
WHEREAS, The members of the WCAT Board also wish to have any funds remaining
after payment of WCAT obligations transferred to Wright County to be used for public transit
purposes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
1) That the City of Monticello, by action of its City Council, hereby withdraws from the
WCAT Board, effective December 31, 20181 but contingent upon the adoption of a
substantially similar Resolution by the other members of the WCAT Board whereby
said other members also withdraw from the WCAT Board effective December 31,
2018.
2) That all bills and obligations of WCAT shall be paid from any funds remaining with
the WCAT Board.
3) That, notwithstanding section 9 of the 2017 WCAT JPA, all WCAT funds remaining
after payment of bills and obligations incurred through December 31, 2018 shall be
transferred to the Wright County Auditor -Treasurer, to be used for public transit
purposes.
4) That, by taking these actions, the City of Monticello City Council intends that upon
adoption of a substantially similar Resolution by the other members of the WCAT
Board the WCAT Board will be dissolved and further intends to effectively rescind
any provision of the 2017 WCAT JPA that may be in conflict with this Resolution.
Adopted by the Monticello City Council this 10th day of December 2018.
CITY OF MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA
By:
Mayor
ATTEST:
By .11
Pity Clerk '