HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.c. Minutes of June 26, 1990 Special Meeting � r� ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS
�aJ�--�-RI���R MEETING
JUNE 26, 1990
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a Special Meeting of the City
Council of the City of Rosemount was duly held on Tuesdap, June 26, 1990,
at 7 :00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall.
Maqor Napper called the meeting to order with Council Members Oxborough and
Klassen present. Council Members Willcox and Wippermann were absent .
Mayar Napper led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mapor Napper advised the purpose of the Special Council Meeting was to
inform residents of the proposed armory by reviewing differsnt aspects of �
the project as well as to receive input and comments from the residents
with regards to the armory project and the proposed special levy. Mayor
Napper welcomed the audience to participate in the public hearing process
and to present questions of clarification at any time throughout the
hearing.
Mayor Napper recognized General John H. Cox and other representatives of
the Minnesota Army National Guard present in the audience.
The city clerk presented for the record the Affidavits of Publication and
Posted Notice pertaining to the Notice of Public Hearing to Consider
Proposed Special Tax Levy for Funding of an Armory and Resolution 1990-41 ,
A Resolution Approving A Special Tax Levy for Funding of an Armorp and
Calling for a Public hearing.
Administrator Stephan Jilk reviewed the requirements of the special
legislation passed at the 1990 Legislative Session to allow the City to
levy up to $95,000 a year for the purpose funding the city' s share of the
armorp cost . Jilk advised residents may request the Citp to hold a
referendum on the special levy by registering a petition with the County
Auditor . The petition must represent ten percent of the number of voters
at the last general election.
Administrator Stephan Jilk provided a chronological summary of the City' s
involvement with the armory project beginning in 1985 when the Minnesota
Army National Guard initially contacted the Citp to present date, Jilk
further reviewed the location of the armory site which consists of
approximately 13 acres on Highwaq 3 just north of Rosemount High School.
The administrator advised the Guard has progosed the unit to be a Division
Headquarters Armorp to be utilized by the 47th Viking Division Band, the
Division Militarp Police and the General Headquarters for Personnel, with
approximately 35 to 40 full time employees and up to 600 personnel on
weekends .
Administrator Jilk reviewed the proposed size of the armory and the
approximate square footage of each of the facilities proposed to be
included in the project as well as those facilities which could be used for
community activities . The administrator showed an overview to compare the
cost of constructing the different facilities being considered with and
without the assistance of the Guard and the cost differences between
smaller armory initially proposed by the Guard and the larger armory
currentlq being considered.
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REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 26, 1990
Jilk informed the audience of the total costs of the armory, the '.-city' s
share, and the cost to the average homeowner if the special levy 'was
certified to the county. '
General Cox and Administrator Jilk answered several questions fram the
audience.
MOTION by Napper to close the public hearing. SECOND by Oxborough. Ayes:
Napper, Oxborough, Klassen. Nays: 0.
MOTION by Napper to adjourn. SECOND by Klassen. Ayes: 3. Nayss 0.
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Respectfully submitted,'
Susan M. Johnson, City 'Clerk
ATTEST:
Stephan Jilk, City Administrator
Published this day of , 1990 in the Dakota County Tribune.
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