HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 79 - Establishing an Industrial Commission - 07/27/1966 AN ORD I NA NCE TO ESTABLISH AN INDUSTRIAL
COMMISSION FOR THE VILLAGE OF EDEN PRAIRIE
ORDINANCE NO. ?9
Section I . Short Title. This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited
as the+ n Prairie Industrial Commission Ordinance".
Section 2. Definitions. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the following
words anTtheir derivations shall have the meanings as set out
herein.
(a) "Commission" is the industrial Commission of the Village j
as created by this Ordinance.
(b) "Chairman" is the chairman of the Industrial Commission
as provided for hereunder.
(c) "Secretary" is the Secretary of the Industrial Commission
as provided for hereunder.
(d) "Planning Commission" is the Zoning ' and Planning Commission
of the Village of Eden Prairie.
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Section 3. Establishment. An Industrial Commission is hereby established I
to be advisory to the Council and the Planning Commission, which
_ Industrial Commission shall have the powers and duties hereinafter }
set forth.
Section Lt. Composition. The Commission shall consist of 10 members !
appoint eT�iy the Council .
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Section 5. Terms of Office. In the year 1966, 5 members shall be appointed '
whose ferms shall expire December 31 , 1966, and 5 members whose
terms shall expire December 31 , 1967. Thereafter, appointments
shall be for a term of two years except when the appointment is
to fill the unexpired portion of a term. i
Section 6. Vacancies. Vacancies occurring in the Commission shall be filled
for the unexpired term by the Council.
Section 7. Removal of Members. The Council , by a unanimous vote of all its
mem ers, shall have the authority to remove any'cnember of the
Commission from office, whenver, in its discretion, the best
interests of the Village shall be served thereby.
Section B. Officers. Within 30 days after their appointment, the members
of he ommission shalt 'meet in regular session and organize by
electing from their members a Chairman, Secretary and such other
officers as it may deem necessary.
Section 9, Duties of Officers.
(a) Chairman - it shall be the duty of the chairman to preside
over all meetings of the Commission. In his absence, a
Chairman pro tempore may be elected to preside.
(b) Secretary - it shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep
a recorcr-of all proceedings of the Commission, transmit its
recommendations to the Council , Punning Commission and other!
Village governmental bodies and perform such other duties
as directed by the Commission. ;
Section 10. Rules and Procedure. The Commission shall adopt a set of rules
o govern its own meetings and procedures. The rules may be
amended from time to time, but only upon notice to all members
that the said proposed amendments shall be acted upon at a
specified meeting. A majority vote of the Commission shall
be required for the approval of the proposed amendment.
Section 1 1 . Meetings.
a Regular Meetings. The Commission shall meet in regular f
session at least once a month at a time and place selected
by a majority of its members.
(b) Special Meetings. The chairman or any three members of the
ommission shall have the authority to call special meetings
�- of the Commission. Written notice of special meetings shall j
be given to all members at least 24 hours prior to the time
of the meeting unless the time and place for the special
meeting is set at a regular or regular adjourned meeting .
(c) Open Meetings. All meetings of the Commission shall be
open to the public.
Section 12. Absence of Members.
Absence from three consecutive regular meetings without the
formal consent of the Commission shall be deemed to constitute
a resignation of a member; and the vacancy thus created shall
be filled thereafter as provided in Section 6.ISerein.
Section 13. Powers and Duties. The Commission shall have the following
powers and dufieg--.
(a) To confer with and advise the Council and Planning Commission
on all matters concerning the industrial and commercial
development of the Village.
(b) To publicize, with the consent of the Council , the industrial
and commercial advantages and opportunities of the Village
within the means provided by any appropriations made therefore
by the Council .
(c) To collect data and information as to the type of industries
and commerce best suited to the Village.
(d) To periodically survey the over-all condition of the Village
from the standpoint of determining whether the Village has
a community climate for industry and to determine the
general receptiveness of the Village to particular types of
industry.
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(e) To publicize information as to the general advantages and t
disadvantages of industrial and commercial development in
a community.
(f) To cooperate with all industries andl,businesses in the
Village in the solution of any community problems which
they may have, and to encourage the expansion, development
and management of such industries and businesses so as to
promote the general welfare of the Village.
kg) To cooperate with all community groups and civic organizations
within the Village and to furnish them such aid and advice
as deemed appropriate.
(h) To aid the Council and Planning Commission in the proper
zoning and orderly development of areas suitable for
industrial and commercial development .
( i ) To develop, compile, coordinate and publicize with available
funds information such as, but not Limited to, the following:
1 . Existing industrial and commercial concerns with the
ViItage, their addresses, type of business, number of
employees and whether each serves local , regional or
national markets.
2. Available industrial and commercial sites including
number of acres, approximate price, existing zoning
and proximity to trackage and highways.
r 3. Available buildings for industrial and commercial
1. operations including type of building, number of square
feet, existing zoning and proximity to trackage and
highways. (Minn. State Dept. Form)
4. Transportation facilities, including railroads, motor
carriers, water transportation, air transportation and
highway facilities.
5. Electric power available.
6. Fuels available for industrial and commercial use.
7. Sewage disposal facilities.
B. Water supply facilities.
9. Community facilities such as fire, police and educational .
10. Recreational facilities.
11 . Going wage rates in the Village for the trades, skilled,
semiskilled and white collar workers.
2. Availability of labor.
13. deneral community attitude toward industrial and commercial
expansion, development and attraction.
14. Experience and program of surrounding suburban communities
in regards to industrial and commercial expansion, develop-
ment and attraction.
(j) To recommend to the Council end Planning Commission policies
and particular actions in regards to industrial and commerciaa,
expansion, development and attraction.
(k) To cooperate with and use the facilities of the Minnesota
Department of Business Development.
C_ Section ILL, Advisory�Caeac i ty. Except as may otherwise be provided by
ordinance, the powers and duties of the Commission are of an
advisory nature only, and the Commission shall not have any
powers or duties which conflict with or supersede the powers
and duties of other Village commissions and boards.
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Section 1 5. Village Off i c i a Is to Cooperate. All Village officials,
department heads, employees and appointees shall cooperate with
the Commission and render all reasonable assistance.
Section 16. Annual Report. The Commission shall render annually a full
report of its work to the Council .
ADOPTED by the Village Council of the Village of Eden Prairie this
27th day of ,July, 1966.
David s erho l
Mayor of the Village of Eden Prairie
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JOHN E. TZLTON, being duly sworn, on oath says he Is and during all the times herein stated a
has been the publisher and printer of the newspaper known as The Hennepin County Review
and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper is printed • �"
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English language in newspaper format and In column and sheet form equivalent in
printed space to at least 900 square Inches. (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed
at least once each week. (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news
of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate
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any other publication and Is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements.
(4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports to se_•-ve, hag at
leas[ S00 copies regularly delivered to .paying subscribers, has an average of at least 73% of
its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as per.* F 1
second-class matter in Its local post-office. (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of yrt 1t14« 1
Tiopkins and Villages of Minnetonka and Eden Prairie In the County of Hennepin and It has its -
known office of issue In the City of Hopkins in said county, established and open during its
regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions
and maintained by the publisher of said newspaper and subject to his direction and control wStllf-=Q>a
during all such regular business hours and at which said newspaper is printed. (6) Said news•
paper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Said news•
paper has complied with all the foregoing conditions for at least two years preceding the day publication mentioned below. (8) Said paper has tried with the Secretary of 1 , j
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form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the publisher of said newspaper and
sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper. x
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MY Commission Expires December 26, 1966