Resolution - #22-237 - 10/11/2022

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WHEREAS, all parties who appeared at the public hearing were given an opportunity to express their views with respect to the proposal to adopt the Plan and to undertake and finance the Street Reconstruction Projects by the issuance of Bonds and any written comments submitted prior to the public hearing were considered. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1. City Policies and Goals. The financing of the Street Reconstruction Projects and the issuance and sale of the Bonds would further the policies and goals of the City as set forth in the Plan, hereby adopted by the City Council in connection with the issuance of the Bonds. 2. Public Hearing Notice. The City Council hereby ratifies the actions of the City Clerk in causing the publication of the Notice of Public Hearing to be published in the City's official newspaper as required by law; and 3. Adoption of Street Reconstruction and Overlay Plan. Based on information received at the public hearing, such written comments (if any) and such other facts and circumstances as the City Council deems relevant, it is hereby found, determined and declared that: (a) the Street Reconstruction Projects proposed in the Plan will allow the City to upgrade its transportation infrastructure to accommodate anticipated and existing residential and commercial development; and (b) the Plan is hereby approved and adopted in the form presently on file with the City. 4. Authorization and Approval of Bonds. The City is hereby authorized to issue the Bonds, the proceeds of which will be used, together with any additional funds of the City which might be required, to finance certain costs of the Street Reconstruction Projects and to pay costs of issuance of the Bonds. 5. Execution of Documents. The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized and directed to execute such other documents and instruments as may be required to give effect to the transactions herein contemplated. 6. Voter Referendum Contingency. Pursuant to the Act, a petition requesting a vote on the question of issuing the Bonds, signed by voters equal to five percent of the votes cast in the last municipal general election, may be filed within thirty days of the public hearing. Upon receipt of such petition within the prescribed time period, the City may issue the Bonds only after obtaining the approval of a majority of the voters voting on the question of the issuance of the Bonds. The authorizations and approvals contained herein are subject to and contingent upon not receiving such a petition, or, in the event such a petition is filed, the approving vote of a majority of the voters voting on the question of the issuance of the Bonds. Resolution #22-237 Page 2 of 3