HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 59-37RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Cities of Columbia Heights, Fridley, Coon Rapids and the
Villages of Blaine, Spring Lake Park, Circle Pines, Lexington and
Moundsview propose to join 'together for the purpose of forming a
huspita! district, and
WHEREAS, this area comprises a territory of more than four
designated Cities and Villages, and
WHEREAS, the entire territory of each of these Municipalities
is to be included in the hospital district, and
WHEREAS, THIS City is contiguous at at least one point to the
territory of one or more of the other cities or villages included
in the proposed bospita! district, and
WHEREAS, none of these municipalities are located %~ithin a duly
constituted or organized hospital district, and
W~EREAS, in the considered judgment of 'this, the City of Columbia
Heights, it is of the utmost importance and urgency that hospital
facilities be made available to the people located within its area
and '
WHEREAS,,lin order to accomplish this and for the purpose of acquisition,
betterment, operation, maintenance and administration of a hospital,
nursing home facilities, or such other hospital service, that in the
judgment of the hospital board would be necessary, this can be
accomplished most expeditiously and economically by the formation
of a hospital district to include the area above described and set
forth.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Columbia Heights do
hereby establish that their municipality in its entirety is hereby
included in the proposed hospital district or such portion of it as
shall ultimately be established so long as it has at least four (4)
municipalities in number and so tong as they are contiguous to one
of 'the other municipalities who ultimately form said hospital district, and
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall be considered
to be in full satisfaction of any and all requirements that may have
been anticipated for the purpose of joining 'm~ ~
~z$ municipality to a
hospital district as said requirements are set forth in Chapter 570,
Minnesota Session Laws 1959.
Passed this 28th day of September, 1959
Offered by Orendorff
Seconded by McC!ine
Roll Call - Ail Ayes.