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• <br />Councilmember Kurak introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION #01 -05 -208 <br />RESOLUTION REGARDING AMENDMENT OF THE JOINT AND COOPERATIVE <br />AGREEMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A CABLE COMMUNICATIONS <br />SYSTEM TO PERMIT THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, OBLIGATIONS AND OTHER <br />FORMS OF INDEBTEDNESS AND TO MODIFY THE PROCESS FOR <br />WITHDRAWING FORM THE QUAD CITIES CABLE COMMUNICATIONS <br />COMMISSION <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey, Minnesota (the "City ") is a member of the Quad <br />Cities Cable Communications Commission (the "Commission "), a municipal joint powers board <br />organized pursuant to a Joint and Cooperative Agreement ("Agreement") adopted by the Cities <br />of Andover, Anoka, Champlin and Ramsey, Minnesota (the "Member Cities ") pursuant to Minn. <br />Stat. 238.08 and 471.59; and <br />WHEREAS, the Commission wishes to purchase a parcel of land in one of the Member <br />Cities and to provide for the acquisition and betterment of a new operations /studio facility on <br />that land (the "Project"), in order to exercise its powers and carry out its duties under Article VIII <br />of the Agreement; and <br />WHEREAS, the Commission voted on April 5, 2001, to pursue options for purchasing <br />an appropriate parcel of land and to retain an architect to draft necessary architectural diagrams <br />for the new studio facility; and <br />WHEREAS, the Commission proposes to issue revenue bonds in order to finance the <br />Project; and <br />WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. 471.59, Subd. 11 states that the governing bodies of the <br />Member Cities must expressly authorize the Commission to issue bonds, obligations and other <br />forms of indebtedness; and <br />WHEREAS, the Agreement, as currently written, does not expressly authorize the <br />Commission to issue bonds, obligations and other forms of indebtedness; and <br />WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the Agreement to permit the issuance of bonds, <br />obligations and other forms of indebtedness and to ensure that all of the Member Cities remain <br />responsible for their share of such indebtedness. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br />1. That Article II of the Agreement shall be amended as follows: <br />Resolution #01 -05 -208 <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />