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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 1984-541EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Plymouth, Hennepin County, Minnesota, was held at the City Hall in said City on Monday. August 5, 1984, commenc- ing at 7:00 o'clock p.m. The following members were present: Mayor Davenport, Councili!lembers Ms Neils, Schneider and Crain and the following were absent: none The following resolution was presented by Councilmember Neils who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO.84-541 RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NEED FOR THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION THEREON BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Plymouth, Minnesota as follows: 1. The City Council hereby finds and determines: a) there has been submitted tb this Council a petition signed by voters of the City equal to at least 20 percent of the votes cast at the last regular city election as certified by the City Clerk requesting the City Council to order a special election on the ques- tion of the issuance of general obligations of the City in an amount not to exceed $7,900,000 to finance the PG 2 construction and equipping of a new municipal community center; b) pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 205.10, subdi- vision 1, this Council finds that the petition is in proper form and that the City is authorized by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 412 and 475 to construct the community center. The election is hereby ordered. 2. The proposition for the issuance of the bonds shall be submitted to the voters of the City at a special election to be held on Monday, August 27, 1984. The election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota relating to special elections. 3. The City Clerk shall cause a notice of election in substan- tially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A to be posted and pub- lished as required by law as follows: (a) the notice of election shall be published once in the official newspaper of the City at least two weeks prior to the election; (b) the notice of election and a sample oallot shall be posted at each of the polling places at least ten days prior to the election; (c) the notice of election and a sample ballot shall be posted in the office of the City Clerk at least four days prior to the elec- tion; and (d) the sample ballot shall be published in the official newspaper at least one week prior to the election. 4. The polling places and the respective judges for the elec- tion shall be those established by the City for the Primary Election. The polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. 5. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to prepare sepa- rate ballots for the election to be printed on blue paper in substan- tially the following form: i PG 3 OFFICIAL BALLOT SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF PLYMOUTH Monday, August 27, 1984. SHALL THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ISSUE AMD SELL ITS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $7,900,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING MONIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW MUNICIPAL COMMUNITY CENTER? YES ( ) NO ( ) INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: Voters desiring to vote in favor of the foregoing proposition shall make a cross mark (X) in the square oppo- site the word YES. Voters desiring to vote against the foregoing proposition shall place a cross mark (X) opposite the word NO. PG 4 . s 6. The City Council shall meet in the City Hall on the 28th day of August, 1984, at 5:30 o'clock p.m., to canvass the results of the election and to declare the results thereof. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember Moen , and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: none whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. PG 5 NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF PLYMOUTH HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in and for the City of Plymouth, Hennepin County, Minnesota, on Wednes- day. the 27th day of August, 1984, at which the following proposition will be submitted to the voters of the City for their approval or rejection: Shall the City of Plymouth issue its general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding $7,900,000 for the purpose of providing funding for the construction of a community center? YES ( ) FO ( ) The polling places for the election are as follows: - Precinct 1 - City Center, 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Precinct 2 - Peace Lutheran Church, 3695 Highway 101 Precinct 3 - Oakwood School, 17340 County Road 6 Precinct 4 - Parker's Lake Baptist Church, 14720 County Road 6 Precinct 5 - Messiah Methodist Church, 17805 County Road 6 Precinct 6 - St. Phillip's Lutheran Church, 17205 County Road 6 Precinct 7 - Birchview School, 425 Ranchview Lane Precinct 8 - Christ Memorial Lutheran Church, 13501 County Road 15 Precinct 9 - Armstrong High School, 10635 36th Ave. Precinct 10 - Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church, 12235 County Road 9 Precinct 11 - Pilgrim Lane School, 3725 Pilgrim Lane Precinct 12 - Pilgrim United Methodist Church, 4325 Zachary Lane Precinct 13 - Vision of Glory Lutheran Church, 13200 Highway 55 Precinct 14 - Apostolic Lutheran Church, 11015 County Road 15 The polls for the election will be open at 7:00 a.m. and remain open until closing at 8:00 p.m. Any qualified registered voter of the City is entitled to vote at said election, and any resident of the City not previously registered as a voter may register on election day. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Laurie Houk City Clerk City of Plymouth, Minnesota Dated: August 6, 1984. STATE OF MINNESOTA ) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) SS. CITY OF PLYMOUTH ) I, the undersigned, being the duly qualifies and acting City Clerk of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, do hereby certify that I have carefully compared the attached and foregoing extract of a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on Monday, August 6, 1984, with the original thereof on file in my office and I further certify that the same is a full, true and correct copy there- of, insofar as the same relates to the calling of a special bond election for August 7, 1984. iWITNESS My hand as such City Clerk and the corporate seal of the City this 24th day of August , 1984. (SEAL) City Clerk City of Plymouth, Minnesota r u v