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Extract of Minutes of Meeting
of the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen, Carver and Hennepin Counties, Minnesota
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Chanhassen,Carver and Hennepin Counties, Minnesota,
was held at the.. City Hall in said City on Monday, January 25, 1988, com-
mencing at 7: 30
o'clock p.m.
The following members were present: Mayor Hamil ton, Coune ilmembers
Horn, Geving, Boyt and Johnson.
and the following were absent: None
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The following resolution was presented by Councilmember Hamil ton
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 88-09
RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND
CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION THEREON
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Chanhassen, Carver and Hennepin
Counties, Minnesota (City) as follows:
1. The City Council hereby finds and determines:
a) The City Council has investigated the facts and that it is
in the best financial interests of the City and the welfare
of its residents that
(i) the City acquire new fire fighting facilities consist-
ing of an addition to the central fire station and a
fire truck to be housed therein, at a cost of not to
exceed $1,400,000;
(ii) the City construct and equip a multipurpose community
center building at a cost not to exceed $2,600,000;
(iii) the City make improvements to land owned by the City
adjacent to Lake Ann Park for park purposes,at a cost
not to exceed $300,000;
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the City construct a multipurpose trail system as
part of the City recreation program, at a cost not to
exceed $800,000; and
(v) the City acquire real property in the City for use
as parks and parklands as part of the City's recrea-
tional program at a cost not to exceed $300,000.
The items described above are collectively called the
p'rojects and their description and the proposed financing
thereof represents the City Council's determination of the
need for and its method of financing the Projects as part of
the City's capital improvement program for the ensuing five
year period.
b) The City is authorized by the provisions of Minnesota
Statutes Chapter 475 (Act) to issue its bonds or other
obligations to finance the Projects in whole or in part and
to pledge its full faith, credit and taxing powers to the
payment of such obligations;
c) It is necessary and expedient to the sound financial manage-
ment of the affairs of the City that the Projects be fi-
nanced in whole or in part by the issuance and sale of the
City's general obligation bonds pursuant to the Act in the
amounts and for the purposes specified in clause a) above.
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2. The questions for the issuance of the bonds shall be submitted to
the voters of the City at a special election to be held on Wednesday,
February 24, 1988. The election shall be held and conducted in accordance
with the laws of the State of Minnesota relating to special municipal
elections.
3. The City Manager shall cause a notice of election in substantial-
ly the form attached hereto as Exhibit A to be posted and published as re-
quired 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 ballot 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 Manager at
least four days prior to the election; and
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(d) The sample ballot shall be published in the
official newspaper at least one week prior to the
election.
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4. The polling places and the respective judges for the election are
set forth on Exhibit B. The polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00
p.m.
5. The City Manager is authorized and directed to prepare separate
paper ballots for the election to be printed on blue paper in substantially
the following form:
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OFFICIAL BALLOT
SPECIAL ELECTION
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1988
QUESTION 1:
SHALL THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ISSUE AND SELL ITS GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,400,000
FOR MUNICIPAL FIRE FIGHTING FACILITIES CONSISTING OF AN
ADDITION TO THE CENTRAL FIRE STATION AND A FIRE TRUCK
TO BE HOUSED THEREIN?
YES
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NO
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: Voters desiring to vote in favor of the foregoing
question shall make a cross mark (X) in the square opposite the words YES.
Voters desiring to vote against the foregoing question shall place a cross
mark (X) opposite the word NO.
QUESTION 2:
SHALL THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ISSUE AND SELL ITS GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,600,000
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF A MULTIPURPOSE
COMMUNITY CENTER?
YES
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NO
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: Voters desiring to vote in favor of the foregoing
question shall make a cross mark (X) in the square opposite the words YES.
Voters desiring to vote against the foregoing question shall place a cross
mark (X) opposite the word NO.
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QUESTION 3:
SHALL THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ISSUE AND SELL ITS GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $300,000
FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LAKE ANN PARK?
YES
NO
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: Voters desiring to vote in favor of the foregoing
question shall make a cross mark (X) in the square opposite the words YES.
Voters desiring to vote against the foregoing question shall place a cross
mark (X) opposite the word NO.
QUESTION 4:
SHALL THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ISSUE AND SELL ITS GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $800,000
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTIPURPOSE TRAIL SYSTEM IN
THE CITY?
YES
NO
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INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: Voters desiring to vote in favor of the foregoing
question shall make a cross mark (X) in the square opposite the words YES.
Voters desiring to vote against the foregoing question shall place a cross
mark (X) opposite the word NO.
QUESTION 5:
SHALL THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ISSUE AND SELL ITS GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $300,000
FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PARKLANDS IN THE CITY?
YES
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NO
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: Voters desiring to vote in favor of the foregoing
question shall make a cross mark (X) in the square opposite the words YES.
Voters desiring to vote against the foregoing question shall place a cross
mark (X) opposite the word NO.
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6. It is determined that the use of paper ballots for the special
election is in the best interests of the economical and efficient conduct
of the election.
7. The City Council shall meet in the City Hall on February 25,
, 1988, at 6:15 o'clock p.m., C.T. 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 Geving
, and upon vote being taken there-
on, the following voted in favor thereof: Hamil ton, Horn, Geving,
and Johnson.
and the following voted against the same: Boyt
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
ATTEST:
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V Thomas L. Ham! 1 ton, ' Mayor
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Don Ashworth, ity Manager
YES
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ABSENT
Hamilton
Geving
Horn
Johnson
None
Boyt