HomeMy WebLinkAboutA003 - Resolution No. 82-161 adopted May 25, 1982 RESOLUTION NO. 82- 161
Resolution calling an election on the proposition of issuing general
obligation bonds for the purpose of renovating Carr' s Swimming Pool and
constructing a bathhouse, and constructing a fifty-meter swimming pool
and a bathhouse at the old Golf and County Club
WHEREAS , it is deemed advisable that Carr' s Swimming Pool be
renovated and a bathhouse be constructed and a fifty-meter swimming
pool and a bathhouse be constructed at the old Golf and County Club
(hereinafter referred to as the "Project" ) in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 384 of the Code of Iowa for the City of •Ames,
Iowa; and
WHEREAS , the City intends to contract indebtedness and issue
general obligation bonds to provide funds to pay for that portion of
the cost of the Project in an amount not exceeding $1 ,360 ,000 ; and
WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 384 . 26 of the Code of Iowa, before
the City may institute proceedings for the issuance of general
obligation bonds for the Project, the City must hold a special election
upon the proposition of issuing such bonds and receive a favorable vote
from at least sixty percent of the total votes cast at such special
election;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of Ames , Iowa, as
follows:
Section 1 . That a special municipal election is hereby called and
ordered to be held in and for the City, on Tuesday, the 13th day of
July, 1982, at which there will be submitted to the voters of the City
the following proposition to wit:
"Shall the City of Ames , in Story County,
Iowa, issue its bonds in an amount not exceeding
the amount of $1,360 ,000 for the purpose of
renovating Carr' s Swimming Pool and constructing
a bathhouse and for constructing a fifty-meter
swimming pool and a bathhouse at the old Golf
and County Club, in and for said City?"
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Section 2. That for the election the City shall be divided into
twenty-four election precincts and such precincts and the respective
polling places therefor shall be as follows:
PRECINCT POLLING PLACE ADDRESS
1-1 State Forest Nursery South Duff Avenue
1-2 Council Chambers City Administration Building
1-3 Willson - Beardshear School 920 Carroll
1-4 St. Paul ' s Lutheran Church 1411 Wilson
1-5 Meeker School 1900 Burnett
1-6 Northwood School 601 - 28th Street
2-f Roosevelt School 921 - 9th Street
2-2 Bethesda Lutheran Church 1517 Northwestern
2-3 North Grand Church of Christ 919 - 30th Street
2-4 St. Cecilia' s Church 30th & Hoover
2-5 University Village Building 100 , Conference Room
2-6 Maple Hall Beach & Lincoln Way
3-1 District Headquarters Iowa Department of
Transportation, South 4th Street
3-2 University Lutheran Student �
Center 2126 Gable Lane
3-3 Memorial Lutheran Church 2228 Lincoln Way
3-4 Crawford School 415 Stanton
3-5 Crawford School 415 Stanton
3-6 A.C.T.O.R.S . Building 120 Abraham Drive
4-1 St. Andrew' s Lutheran Church Colorado & Story
4-2 Edwards School Woodland & Westwood
4-3 Sawyer School 4316 Ontario Street
4-4 Collegiate Presbyterian
Church Sheldon & West
4-5 Pammel Recreation Building Pammel Court
4-6 Collegiate Presbyterian
Church Sheldon & West
The polls for the said election shall be kept open from seven
o' clock a.m. until eight o' clock p.m.
Section 3 . That the County Commissioner of Elections is hereby
authorized and requested to issue a proclamation and notice of the
election on the aforementioned proposition and of the time and place
thereof by publication of such notice in the Ames Daily Tribune, a
legal newspaper, printed wholly in the English language, published in
and of general circulati-on in the City of Ames . Such notice shall be
published in that newspaper once not less than four nor more than
twenty days before the date fixed for the election. Such notice shall
be in substantially the following form:
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Public notice is hereby given that a special election has been
called and ordered to be held in the City of Ames , Iowa, on Tuesday,
the 13th day of July, 1982 , at which there will be submitted to the
qualified voters of the City, to be by them voted upon, the following
form of ballot:
(Form of Ballot)
(Notice to Voters: For an affirmative vote upon the
question submitted , pull down the lever above the word
"Yes" . For a negative vote, pull down the lever above
the word "No" . )
[Identification Letter]
( to be circled )
SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED: YES NO
"Shall the City of Ames , in Story County,
Iowa, issue its bonds- in an amount not exceeding
the amount of $1 ,360 ,000 for the purpose of
renovating Carr' s Swimming Pool and constructing
a bathhouse and for constructing a fifty-meter
swimming pool and a bathhouse at the old Golf
an-� County Club, in and for said City?"
The polls for the said election will be open- from seven o'clock
a.m. until eight o' clock p.m. , of said day, and for said election the
City has been divided into twenty-four election precincts and the
precincts and the respective polling places therefor will be as
follows:
PRECINCT POLLING PLACE ADDRESS
1-1 State Forest Nursery South Duff Avenue
1-2 Council Chambers City Administration' Building
1-3 Willson - Beardshear School 920 Carroll
1-4 St. Paul ' s Lutheran Church 1411 Wilson
1-5 Meeker School 1900 Burnett
1-6 Northwood School 601 - 28th Street
2-1 Roosevelt School 921 - 9th Street
2-2 Bethesda Lutheran Church 1517 Northwestern
2-3 North Grand Church of Christ 919 - 30th Street
2-4 St. Cecilia' s Church 30th & Hoover
2-5 University Village Building 100 , Conference Room
2-6 Maple Hall Beach & Lincoln Way
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PRECINCT POLLING PLACE ADDRESS
3-1 District Headquarters Iowa Department of
3-2 University Lutheran Student Transportation, South 4th Street
Center 2126 Gable Lane
3-3 Memorial Lutheran Church 2228 Lincoln Way
3-4 Crawford School 415 Stanton
3-5 Crawford School 415 Stanton
3-6 A.C.T.O.R.S . Building 120 Abraham Drive
4-1 St, Andrew`s Lutheran Church Colorado & Story
4-2 Edwards School Woodland & Westwood-
4-3 Sawyer School 4316 Ontario Street
4-4 Collegiate Presbyterian
Church Sheldon & West
4-5 Pammel Recreation Building Pammel Court
4-6 Collegiate Presbyterian
Church Sheldon & West
All qualified voters are hereby notified to appear at the date and
hours aforesaid, each voter to appear at the polling place designated
for the precinct in which such voter resides , or as authorized by law.
This notice is given by order of the County Commissioner of
Elections and the Council of Ames, Iowa, pursuant to Chapters 49 and
384 of the Code of Iowa.
ounty Commissioner of glections
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Section 4 . That voting machines shall be used for this election
and ballots shall be prepared in such size as will permit the same to
be inserted in the proper place in each voting machine, and voters
shall be instructed as to the use of such voting machines as by law
provided , such ballots to be in substantially the following form:
( Form of Ballot)
(Notice to Voters: For an affirmative vote upon the
question submitted, pull down the lever above the word
.."Yes" . For a negative vote, pull down the lever above
the word "No" . )
[Identification Letter]
( to be circled)
SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED: YES NO
"Shall the City of Ames, in Story County,
Iowa, issue its bonds in an amount not exceeding
the amount of $1,360 ,000 for the purpose of
renovating Carr' s Swimming Pool and constructing
a bathhouse and for constructing a fifty-meter
swimming pool and a bathhouse at the old Golf
and County Club, in and for said City?"
Section 5 . That a printed copy of the entire proposition to be
voted upon shall be permanently displayed in at least two places within
each voting precinct and on the left-hand side inside the curtain of
each voting machine in the several voting precincts within the City,
such displays continuing throughout the hours during which the polls
are open.
Section 6 . That the absentee ballot counting board will not be
provided with a voting machine and the ballots to be used for absent
voters on the proposition at the election shall be prepared on paper of
some color other than white , in substantially the following form, with
the facsimile signature of the County Commissioner of Elections in the
space provided therefor on the back of the ballot:
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(Notice to Voters: For an affirmative vote on any
question submitted upon this ballot, make a cross (X)
mark or check (V) in the square after the word "Yes" .
For a negative vote, make a similar mark in the square
following the word "No" . )
SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED:
"Shall the City of Ames , in Story County, -
Iowa, issue its bonds in an amount not exceeding YES
the amount of $1 ,360 ,000 for the purpose of
renovating Carr' s Swimming Pool and constructing
a bathhouse and for constructing •a fifty-meter NO
swimming pool and a bathhouse at the old Golf
..and County Club, in and for said City?"
(Back of Ballot)
Official Ballot
Bond Proposition
Special Municipal Election
Date of Election: July 13 , 1982
( facsimile signature)
County Commissioner of Elections
Section 7 . That for the election the Election Precinct Officials
of the election shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Elections not
less than fifteen (15 ) days before the election all as provided by and
in conformity with the election laws of the State of Iowa.
Section 8 . That the results of the election shall be canvassed by
the County Board of Supervisors as provided by law and such Board shall
certify the results to this Council .
Section 9 . That all of the foregoing matters are adopted and
resolved by this Council but shall be submitted in writing at least
thirty days before the date of the election to the Story County
Commissioner of Elections who has the duty to conduct this election,
for approval , ratification and confirmation to the extent required by
Iowa law, and such County Commissioner of Elections shall signify such
approval , ratification and confirmation and shall order the election to
be conducted in the manner set forth herein by signing the order
attached to this resolution.
Passed and approved this 25th day of May 1982 .
Attest: ayor
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City Clerk
Recorded this 25th day of May , 1982 .
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