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1i. Community Center Referendum r CITY E'EN lir t 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 ' (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM iTO: Mayor and City Council 1 FROM: Don Ashworth, City Manager DATE: September 10, 1990 ' SUBJ: Community Center Referendum, Resolution approving Ballot Question Under state statute, the City Council must approve the language for any referendum item (community center ballot question) . Although the law requires that the Council approve such, state law is also very specific in how the question can be formulated. The attached wordage has been prepared by our bond approving attorney, Holmes and Graven. 1 Approval of the proposed wording for the community center ballot question as well as passage of the resolution setting such as a ballot question is recommended. 1 1 1 1 r 1 11 r e * 1 I 1 I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I 1 09/06/90 14:58 1-1:'-ME= a 8R-JEr; '40.003 005 1 I XHIBIT A NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF CHANHASSEN CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in and for the City of Chanhassen, Carver and Hennepin Counties, Minnesota, on Tuesday, the 6th day of November, 1990, at which the following proposition will be submitted to the voters of the City for their approval or rejections SHOULD THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN BORROW MONEY BY SELLING ITS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT ' TO EXCEED $4,100,000 TO PAY FOR THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, BETTERMENT AND EQUIPPING OP A COMMUNITY CENTER FACILITY IN THE CITY? .The polling places for the election are listed on Attachment A-1 hereto. 1 The polls for the election will be open at p.m. and will remain open until closing at _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 with proper identification on election day. 111 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL Donald Ashworth ty Manager Dated: September 10, 1990. • • I 1 r 09/06/90 14:56 Hal 1EE a~A )Et: 40.009 002 1 Extract of Minutes of Meeting I cf the City Council of the City of Chanhassen, Carver and Hennepin Counties, Minnesota Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, regular meeting: a � Ling 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, September 10, 1990, commencing at 7:30 p.m. The following members were present: and the following were absent: I * s • I The following resolution was presented by Councilmember who moved Its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 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, I Minnesota (City) as follows: 1. The City Council finds and determines: I (at' That t is in the bes • tere:is of the health welfare an• _ of the City and It r- !dents th the Cit acquire nstruct, and equip a new municipal comm ity ce, er (Project). GONY That the City is authorized by the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475 (Act) to issue its obligations to finance the Project in whole or in part and to pledge its full faith, credit and taxing powers to the payment of such obligations; I 09%0E 90 14:57 GR JE'1 lg5.009 00 (c) at it is necessary and expedient to the sound financial management of the ' of IN of the City that the Project be financed in whole or in part by the iss ce and sale of the City's general obligation bonds pursuant to the Act in an amoun not to exceed $4,100,000; and ' (d) That the City Council has approved the use of optical scan electronic voting machines by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members and has complied with the 60-day notice and six week demonstration requirements of Minnesota ' Statutes, Section 206.58, Subdivision 1, and has adopted Special rules and instructions for use of the electronic voting machines which have been approved - by the Secretary of State; and (e) That the City Manager has certified to the Secretary of State that an electronic voting system will be used in the City and the date of commencement of the use thereof. ' 2. The propositions for the issuance of the bonds will be submitted to the voters of the City at a special election to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 1990. The election will be ' held and conducted in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota relating to special municipal elections. 3. The City Manager is directed to cause a notice of election and sample ballot, in ' substantially the form attached hereto as 7ixhibit A and as set forth in paragraph 5 hereof, to be posted and published as required by law as follows: ' (a) The notice of election will 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 must 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 will be posted in the office of the City ' Manager at least four days prior to the election; and (d) The sample ballot must be published in the official newspaper at least one week ' prior to the election; and 4. The polling places, hours of election and the respective judges for the election ' will be those established by the City for special elections. The polls will be open from ...�.._ a.m. until p.m. 5. The City Manager is authorized and directed to prepare separate ballots, ballot strips, or ballot booklets for the elections for use in conjunction with the electronic voting system, on blue paper with black ink pursuant to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, Section 206.61. The City Manager will provide each polling place with at least two sample ' ballots which are facsimilies of the ballot strip or ballot booklet. Such samples must contain illustrated instructions for their use along with the electronic voting system or illustrated instructions will be poasted adjacent to each sample ballot. • ' 6. The City Council will meet in the City Han on November 1990,at p.m., C.T. to canvass the results of the election and to declare the results thereof. 1 09/06/90 14:57 HCJMEE GF';OE'd �_i. 0 • • I I The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member , and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. 1 1 • 1 1 1 1 I 09/OEE.'90 14:59 H_LYES s 10. 009 007 .. • STATE OF MINNESOTA ) COUNTIES OF CARVER ) SS. ' AND HENNEPIN CITY OF CHANHASSEN ) ' I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting City Manager of the City of Chanhassen, Carver and Hennepin Counties, Minnesota, do hereby certify that I have ' carefully compared the attached and foregoing extract of minutes of a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on Monday, September 10, 1990, with the original thereof on file in my office and the same is a full, true and correct copy thereof, insofar as the ' same relates to the calling of a special bond election for the issuance and sale of $4,100,000 General Obligation Bonds of the City. ' WITNESS My hand as such City Manager and the corporate seal of the City this day of__ , 1990. City j anager ' City of Chanhassen, Minnesota (SEAL) • • 09/0E/90 14:58 HCJ ES a GR,.JET :40.0109 006 I EXHIBIT B SAMPLE BALLOT , (Please insert copy of sample ballot here) 1 1 1 1 1 ' 09. E1E,. 90 15:01 HOLME' 13 ',:10Ehd NO.0i1© 001 I ATTACHMENT A-1 The polling places for the election are as follows: 1