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Mayor and City Council 8.5
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
General Business August 15, 2016 Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Director
Item Description Reviewed by
Resolution: Determining the Issuance of Bonds and Cal Portner, City Administrator
Calling a Special Election Reviewed by
Action Requested
Adopt,by motion, a resolution determining the necessity for the issuance of general obligation bonds and
calling a special election.
Background/Discussion
City Council discussion on August 1, 2016, provided direction for a referendum on November 8, 2016, to
issue bonds for the construction of a multi-purpose community center and park improvement projects
not to exceed$30 million. The Council also discussed the need for an indoor athletic facility with
synthetic turf. The indoor athletic facility with synthetic turf would be a second ballot question,if
question 1 is approved, for amount not to exceed$4,000,000.
The Parks and Recreation Commission originally recommended a total of$4.6 million in park projects
but the City Council directed that the Commission narrow the list of park projects to $2 million for a
referendum. The Commission reviewed the list of projects at the August 10 meeting and recommends
the following projects with a total amount not to exceed $2 million:
Skate Park ($350,000)
Splash Pad ($650,000)
Orono Parking Lot ($400,000)
Orono Restrooms ($250,000)
YAC Restrooms ($250,000)
Hillside Trail Redevelopment ($100,000).
Written notice must be provided to the county auditor by Friday,August 26.
Financial Impact
This will become two ballot questions to authorize an amount not to exceed $34 million in General
Obligation bonds to pay for the construction of a multipurpose community center, an indoor athletic
facility and park improvement projects.
Attachments
■ Resolution for the issuance of bonds and a special election
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CITY OF ELK RIVER,MINNESOTA
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 (the "City Council") of the City of Elk River, Sherburne
County,Minnesota(the"City"), as follows:
I. The City Council hereby finds and determines that:
(a) the City proposes to acquire and construct a multipurpose community center and
related betterments and certain park improvements (collectively, the "Project");
(b) the City is authorized by the provisions of the Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475, as
amended (the `Bonding 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, upon approval of a
majority of the voters voting on such a proposal at a regular or special election;
(c) it is necessary and expedient to the sound financial management of the affairs of the
City that the Project be financed in whole or in part by the issuance and sale of the City's general
obligation bonds pursuant to the Bonding Act in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$34,000,000.
2. The proposition for the issuance of bonds for the Project will be submitted to the voters of the
City at a special election, to be held in conjunction with the regularly scheduled general election, to be held on
November 8, 2016. 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 Clerk is directed to cause a sample ballot in substantially the form attached as Exhibit
A and a notice of election in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B to be posted,published, and delivered
as required by law as follows:
(a) The notice of election will be delivered to the County Auditor of Sherburne County,
Minnesota, at least 74 days prior to the election, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 205.16,
Subdivision 4, together with a written request to notify the Secretary of State of the election at least 74
days prior to the election pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 205.16, Subdivision 5;
(b) The notice of election shall be published in the official newspaper of the City, the first
publication at least two weeks prior to the election and the second at least one week before the election,
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 205.16, subdivision 1.
(c) The sample ballot shall be published in the official newspaper of the City, the first
publication at least two weeks prior to the election and the second at least one week before the election,
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 205.16, subdivision 2.
(d) The sample ballot will be made available for public inspection in the office of the City
Clerk at least two weeks prior to the election and will be posted in the polling place on election day, all
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 205.16, subdivision 3.
4. The polling place or places and voting hours for the election will be those polling places and
voting hours previously established for regular City elections.
5. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to prepare the ballot in substantially the form attached
as Exhibit A, and in accordance with all requirements of Minnesota Statutes, Section 205.17 and Minnesota
Administrative Rules, Chapter 8250.
6. The City Council shall meet in the City Hall on November_, 2016, at p.m., to canvass
the results of the election and to declare the results thereof.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River,Minnesota, on this 15th day of August,2016.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF BALLOT
CITY QUESTION BALLOT
CITY OF ELK RIVER
SPECIAL ELECTION
November 8,2016
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: To vote for a question, completely fill in the oval next to the word"YES"for
that question. To vote against a question, completely fill in the oval next to the word"NO"for that question.
CITY QUESTION NO. 1:
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR COMMUNITY CENTER AND PARK
IMPROVEMENTS
Shall the City of Elk River be authorized to issue its general obligation bonds, including any bonds
issued to refund such bonds, in an amount not to exceed $30,000,000 to provide funds for the
acquisition, construction and betterment of a multipurpose community center and park
improvement projects?
BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A
PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.
O YES
O NO
CITY QUESTION NO.2:
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR DOME FACILITY AND SYNTHETIC TURF
If Question No. 1 is approved, shall the City of Elk River also be authorized to issue its general
obligation bonds, including any bonds issued to refund such bonds, in an additional amount not to
exceed $4,000,000 to provide funds for the acquisition, construction and betterment of a dome
facility and synthetic turf project?
BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A
PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.
O YES
O NO
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EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
CITY OF ELK RIVER
SHERBURNE COUNTY,MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in and for the City of Elk River,
Sherburne County, Minnesota, on Tuesday, the 8th day of November, 2016, at which the following proposition
will be submitted to the voters of the City for their approval or rejection:
CITY QUESTION NO. 1:
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR COMMUNITY CENTER AND PARK
IMPROVEMENTS
Shall the City of Elk River be authorized to issue its general obligation bonds, including any bonds
issued to refund such bonds, in an amount not to exceed $30,000,000 to provide funds for the
acquisition, construction and betterment of a multipurpose community center and park
improvement projects?
BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A
PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.
CITY QUESTION NO.2:
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR DOME FACILITY AND SYNTHETIC TURF
If Question No. 1 is approved, shall the City of Elk River also be authorized to issue its general
obligation bonds, including any bonds issued to refund such bonds, in an additional amount not to
exceed $4,000,000 to provide funds for the acquisition, construction and betterment of a dome
facility and synthetic turf project?
BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A
PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.
The precincts and polling places for this special election are those precincts which have been established
by the City for state general elections. The polling places for said election are as follows:
The polling places for said election will be open at 7:00 a.m. and will 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.
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BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL
/s/
City Clerk
Dated: ,2016.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF SHERBURNE ) SS.
CITY OF ELK RIVER )
I,the undersigned,being the duly qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Elk River,Minnesota(the
"City"), 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 August 15, 2016, 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
election for the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds of the City to finance a community center and park
improvements.
WITNESS My hand as such City Clerk and the corporate seal of the City this day of
2016.
City Clerk
City of Elk River,Minnesota
(SEAL)
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