HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 84-48RESOLUTION NO. 84-48
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE DATE FOR A
PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSAL TO UNDERTAKE
AND FINANCE A PROJECT UNDER MINNESOTA
STATUTES, CHAPTER 474
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Municipal Industrial Development Act, Minnesota
Statutes, Sections 474.01 et seq. (the "Act"), authorizes the issuance of revenue
bonds to finance projects; and
WHEREAS, the term "project" is defined by Section 474.02, subdiv~ion la,
of the Act to include "any properties, real or personal, used or useful in connection
with a revenue producing enterprise"; and
WHEREAS, a representative of Kraus-Anderson, Incorporated, a Minnesota
corporation (the "Developer") has presented this City Council (the "Council") of the
City of Columbia Heights (the "City") with information concerning the financing of
a proposed project (the "Project") to be acquired and constructed within the City;
and
WHEREAS, the Developer has requested that the City undertake to issue
revenue bonds pursuant to the Act to finance the Project and has presented to the
City a form of ordinance concerning such issuance with a request that such
ordinance, attached hereto as Exhibit A, be considered for adoption by the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, Section 474.01, subdivision 7b, of the Act provides that the
Council must conduct a public hearing on any proposal to undertake and finance a
project; and
WHEREAS, Section 474.01, subdivision 7b, of the Act provides that notice of
the time and place of such public hearing and stating the general nature of the
project and an estimate of the principal amount of the bonds or other obligations to
be issued to finance the project must be published at least once not less than
fifteen (15) days nor more than thirty (30)days prior to the date fixed for the
public hearing in the official newspaper of the City and a newspaper of general
circulation in the City; and
WHEREAS, Section 474.01, subdivision 7b, of the Act provides that the
notice must state that a draft copy of the proposed application (the "Application")
to the Minnesota Energy and Economic Development Authority for approval of the
~ Project, together with all attachments and exhibits, is on file with the City and
available for public inspection; and
WHEREAS, the Developer has presented to the City a form of public notice,
attached hereto as Exhibit B, with a request that the Council establish a date for a
)ublie hearing on the proposal to undertake and finance the Project and authorize
)ublieation of the form of public notice provided by the Developer;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT:
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1. The City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposal to
undertake and finance the Project on the 27th day of August, 1984.
2. The City Manager of the City is hereby authorized to cause a public
notice, substantially in the form of the notice attached hereto as Exhibit B, to be
published in the official newspaper of the City and a newspaper of general
circulation in the City.
3. The City Manager of the City is hereby authorized and directed to
have available for public inspection in the offices of the City a draft copy of the
proposed Application, together with all attachments and exhibits thereto.
DATED: Jul y 23, 1984
Offered by: Petkoff
Seconded by: Hovland
Roll cat1: All ayes
nne tu ent, Council
Secretary
Bruce Nawrocki, Mayor
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