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i' RESOLUTION RELATING TO $_ 7,900,000 GENERAL
OBLIGATION PARK BONDS ; PROVIDING FOR AN ELECTION ON
THE ISSUANCE THEREOF
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Eden
Prairie, Minnesota ( the City) , as follows :
1 . This Council has investigated the facts necessary
to ascertain and does hereby find, determine and declare that
it is necessary and expedient for the City to issue and sell
general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $7 , 900 , 000
to provide funds for the acquisition and development of land ,
buildings and facilities for its program of public recreation .
2 . The question of issuing bonds in such amounts and
for such purposes shall be submitted to the qualified electors,
of the City at a special election to be held on Thursday,
March 19 , 1987 , between the hours of 7 : 00 o ' clock A .M. and 8 : 00
o ' clock P .M . at the polling places set forth in the Notice
described in paragraph 4 hereof .
3 . The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed
to cause notice of the election to be given as follows : (A) by
immediately posting in his office for public inspection a copy
of the notice set forth in paragraph 4 ; ( B) by publication of
said notice in the official newspaper of. the City, once each
week for two successive weeks , the first publication to be not
less than fourteen days before the election ; (C) by posting
said notice at each polling place and at three of the most
public and conspicuous places in the City riot less than ten
days before the election ; (D) by publishing in the official
newspaper of the City a sample ballot as set forth in paragraph
5 at least one week before the election ; and (E) by posting a
sample ballot in his office for public inspection and in each
polling place at least four days before the election.
4 . The Notice to be published and posted as provided
in paragraph 3 (A) , (B) and (C) above shall be in substantially
the following form:
' NOTICE OF ELECTION
CITY OF' EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be
held in and for the City of Eden Prairie , Minnesota , on
Thursday, March 19 , 1987 , between the hours of 7 : 00 o ' clock
A .M. and 8 : 00 o ' clock P .M . , for the purpose of submitting to
the voters the following question :
Shall the City of Eden Prairie, Minnesota , be
authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds
in an amount not exceeding $7 , 900 , 000 for the
acquisition and development of land, buildings and
facilities for its program of public recreation?
The polling places for said election shall be as
follows :
Precinct Number Pollinq_Place
l The King of Glory Lutheran Church
2 The Eden Prairie Assembly of God Church
3 Eden Prairie Community Church
4 St . Andrew Lutheran Church
5 Immanuel Lutheran Church
6 The Eden Prairie Ut. ited Methodist Church
7a New Testament. Church
7b South Suburban Hennepin County Vo-Tech
8 Eden Prairie Presbyterian Church
9a Pax Christi Catholic Community Church
9b Pax Christi Catholic Community Church
Any qualified voter residing in the City may vote at
said election , at the polling place for the precinct in which
the voter resides .
Dated : January 15 1987 .
BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
John Frane
City Finance Director/Clerk
5 . The sample ballot to be posted and published as
provided in paragraph 3 (D) and ( E) shall be in substantially
the following form:
CITY OF' EDEN PRAIRIE , MINNESOTA
SPECIAL ELECTION
Held March 19 , 198'7
(Please vote on the following question : )
. . . . . Shall the City of Eden Prairie be authorized to
. YES issue and sell general obligation bonds in ari
. . . . . amount not exceeding $7 , 900 , 000 for the
. . . . . acquisition and development of land, buildings
. NO and facilities for its program of public
. . . . . recreation?
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS : If you *Trish to vote in
favor of the above proposition, mark a cross (X)
in the square preceding the word "YES" . If you
wish to vote against the above proposition , mark
a cross (X) in the square preceding the word "NO"
next to the proposition .
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o . The City Clerk is authorized and directed to cause
official ballots to be printed for the use of the voters at
said election , which shall be printed on blue-colored paper and
shall be identical in form with the sample ballot in paragraph
5 above , except that ( i ) the first line of the official ballot
shall read "OFFICIAL BALLOT" , ( i = ) on the back, so as to be
visible when the ballot is properly folded for deposit , shall
be printed the words "OFFICIAL BALLOT" , the date of the
election and the lines for the initials of two judges , and
( iii ) appropriate instructions to voters shall be substituted
on those ballots prepared for use in voting machines .
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Attest :
C, Fi a ce Director/Clerk
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