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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Proceedings that failed MINUTES OF MEETING TO SET DATE FOR ELECTION (PYQC,QeA ; S Ames, Iowa �+-,,Aecj� August 31 1982 The City Council met in regular session at Administration Building , in the City, at 7:30 o'clock p .m. , on the 31 day of August , 1982. The meeting was called to order and there were present F. Paul Goodland , Mayor, in the chair, and the following named Council Members: Atherly, Curtis, Hammer, Shank, Thurston Absent: Parks signed by all members of the Council : ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING We, the undersigned, being all the members of the Council , d nowledge due, timely, and legal receipt of Notice of Special Meeting for the called pose of considering all matters pertaining to setting a date for an electio a levy proposition, and for the consideration of such other business as ma me before the meeting and do hereby consent that the meeting be held. The Council took up and considered the matter of establishing a capital improvements reserve fund. Council Member Curtis introduced a resolution entitled : "Resolution calling an election on the proposition of establishing a capital improvements reserve fund and levying a tax on all the taxable property within said City" , and moved its adoption, seconded by Council Member Atherly After due consideration of the resolution by the Council , the Mayor put the question upon the motion and the roll being called, the following named Council Members voted: Ayes: Curtis, Atherly Nays: Hammer, Shank, Thurston Whereupon, the Mayor declared the mot' failed. Upon motion and vote, the meeting adjourned. Mayor Attest: 1 Clerk RESOLUTION RESOLUTION CALLING AN ELECTION ON THE PROPOSITION OF ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS RESERVE FUND AND LEVYING A TAX ON ALL THE TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY. WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable that a capital improvements reserve fund be established and a tax levied on all the taxable property within said City at a rate not exceeding sixty-seven and one-half cents per thousand dollars of taxable value in addition to all other taxes, for a period not to exceed one year, for the purpose of accumulating monies to finance the cost of the following capital improvements : bathhouse and concession area, filter and chlorination equipment and building and related improvements at Carr' s Swimming Pool ; bathhouse, plumbing and pool equipment including filtration and chlorination system and related improvements at Old Golf and Country Club Swimming Pool (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, pursuant to Section 384.7 of the Code of Iowa, before the City may establish a capital improvements reserve fund and certify a tax therefor, as aforesaid , the City must hold a special election upon the proposition of establishing a capital improvements reserve fund and levying a tax on all the taxable property within said City and receive a favorable vote from at least a majority 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 concurrently with the general election on Tuesday, the 2nd day of November , 1982, at which there will be submitted to the voters of the City the following proposition to wit: "Shall the City of Ames , in the County of Story, State of Iowa, establish a capital improvemetns reserve fund pursuant to Section 384.7 of the Code of Iowa, 1981 , as amended; and shall a tax be levied upon all the taxable property within said City at a rate not exceeding sixty-seven and one-half cents per thousand dollars of taxable value, in addition to all other taxes, commencing with the levy of taxes for collection in the fiscal year beginning July 1 , 1983, for a period not to exceed one year, for the purpose of accumulating monies to finance the cost of the following capital improvements: bathhouse and concession area, filter and chlorination equipment and building and related improvements at Carr' s Swimming Pool ; bathhouse, plumbing and pool equipment including filtration and chlorination system and related improvements at Old Golf and Country Club Swimming Pool ?" 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 2-1 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 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 Wallace/Wilson Commons Towers Dormitory 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 Music Hall Iowa State University 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 P P P nine o'clock p.m. Section 3. That the Count Commissioner of Elections is hereby authorized and Y Y 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 who-ly in the English language, published in and of general circulation 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: 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, concurrently with the general election, on Tuesday, the 2nd day of November , 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 the County of Story, State of Iowa, establish a capital improvements reserve fund pursuant to Section 384.7 of the Code of Iowa, 1981 , as amended; and shall a tax be levied upon all the taxable property within said City at a rate not exceeding sixty-seven and one-half cents per thousand dollars of taxable value, in addition to all other taxes, commencing with the levy of taxes for co-lection in the fiscal year beginning July 1 , 1983, for a period not to exceed one year, for the purpose of accumulating monies to finance the cost of the following capital improvements: bathhouse and concession area, filter and chlorination equipment and building and related improvements at Carr's Swimming Pool ; bathhouse, plumbing and pool equipment including filtration and chlorination system and related improvements at Old Golf and Country Club Swimming Pool?" The polls for the said election will be open from seven o'clock a.m. until nine o'clock p.m. on 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 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 Wallace/Wilson Commons Towers Dormitory 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 Music Hall Iowa State University 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 polloing 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. County Commissioner of Elections Section 4. That the County Commissioner of Elections is hereby also authorized and requested to have published a notice of change in polling places not more than 15 nor less than 5 days prior to the election in a legal newspaper printed wholly in the English language, and of general circulation in the City of Ames. Such notice must also be posted on each door to the former polling places for City elections prior to the time the polls are opened on the date set for election and should remain posted throughout the hours that the polls are open for voting. The notice shall be in substantially the following form: NOTICE OF CHANGE IN POLLING PLACES Notice is hereby given that the polling places for two of the precincts for the City of Ames special election to be held concurrently with the general election on Tuesday, November 2 1982, have been changed. The new polling places are as follows: WARD PRECINCT NEW POLLING PLACE ADDRESS 3 5 Wallace/Wilson Commons Towers Dormitory 4 4 Music Hall Iowa State University BY County Commissioner of Elections : i • Section 5. 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 the County of Story, State of Iowa, establish a capital improvements reserve fund pursuant to Section 384.7 of the Code of Iowa, 1981 , as amended; and shall a tax be levied upon all the taxable property within said City at a rate not exceeding sixty-seven and one-half center per thousand dollars of taxable value, in addition to all other taxes, commencing with the levy of taxes for collection in the fiscal year beginning July 1 , 1983, for a period not to exceed one year, for the purpose of accumulating monies to finance the cost of the following capital improvements: bathhouse and concession area, filter and chlorination equipment and building and related improvements at Carr' s Swimming Pool ; bathhouse, plumbing and pool equipment including filtration and chlorination system and related improvements at Old Golf and Country Club Swimming Pool?" Section 6. 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 7. 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: (Face of Ballot) (Notice to Voters: For an affirmative vote on any question submitted upon this ballot, make a cross (x) mark or check ( ) in the square after the word "Yes" . For a negative vote, make a similar mark in the square following the word "No" . ) (Identification Letter) (to be circled) SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED: "Shall the City of Ames, in the County of Story, State of Iowa, establish a capital improvements reserve fund pursuant to Section 384.7 of the Code of Iowa, 1981 , as amended; and shall a tax be levied upon all the taxable property within said City at a rate not exceeding sixty-seven and one-half cents per thousand dollars of taxable value, in addition to all other taxes, commencing with the levy of taxes for collection in the fiscal year beginning July 1 , 1983, for a period not to exceed one year, for the purpose of accumulating monies to finance the cost of the following capital improvements: bathhouse and concession area, filter and chlorination equipment and building and related improvements at Carr's Swimming Pool ; bathhouse, plumbing and pool equipment including filtration and chlorination system and related improvements at Old Golf and Country Club Swimming Pool?" (Back of Ballot) Official Ballot Capital Improvements Reserve Fund Levy Proposition Special Municipal Election Date of Election: November 2, 1982 (facsimile signature) County Commissioner of Elections Section 8. 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 9. 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 10. That all of the foregoing matters are adopted and resolved by this Council but shall be submitted in writing no later than five o'clock p.m. on the last day for filing nomination papers for the general 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 day of , 1982• Mayor Attest: City Clerk Recorded this day of 1982. City Clerk ORDER REGARDING CONDUCT OF ELECTION I , , County Auditor of Story County, Iowa, do hereby approve, ratify and confirm all action taken by the Council of Ames, Iowa, incorporated in the attached and foregoing resolution adopted on the day of , 1982, by such Council , and as Commissioner of this election, do hereby order that the special election to be held concurrently with the general election referred to in such resolution shall be administered and conducted in the manner provided in such resolution. WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of said County hereto affixed this day of 1982. County Auditor of Story County, Iowa (Seal ) STATE OF IOWA COUNTY OF STORY ss: CITY OF AMES I , the undersigned, City Clerk of the aforementioned City, do hereby certify that as such Clerk I have in my possession or have access to the complete corporate records of such City and of its officials and that I have carefully compared the transcript hereto attached with the aforesaid corporate records and that the transcript hereto attached is a true, correct and complete copy of all the corporate records in relation to the calling of a special election to be held on Tuesday, the 2nd day of November , 1982, concurrently with the general election on a levy proposition, and that the transcript hereto attached containes a true, correct and complete statement of all the measures adopted and proceedings, acts and things had, done and performed up to the present time in relation to said bonds and that the Council of the City consists of a Mayor and six Council Members. I do further certify that on the day of 1982, at o'clock m. (being no later than five o'clock p.m. on the last day on which nomination papers for the general election could be filed) I by written notice informed the County Commissioner of Elections of the proposed date of election and did thereafter receive written approval from the Commissioner of such date. WITNESS my hand and the seal of the aforementioned City hereto affixed this day of , 1982. Clerk (Seal ) STATE OF IOWA COUNTY OF STORY ss: CITY OF AMES I , the undersigned, City Clerk of the aforementioned City, do hereby certify that I caused a Notice of Special Election, of which the printed slip attached to the publisher' s affidavit hereto attached is a true and complete copy to be published on the date and in the newspaper specified in such affidavit, which newspaper has a general circulation in the City. WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of the City hereto affixed this day of 1982. Clerk (Seal ) (Please attach the original affidavit of publication with clipping of the Notice as published. ) (PLEASE NOTE: Do not sign and date this certificate until you have checked a copy of the published notice and have verified that it was published on the date indicated in the publisher's affidavit. ) STATE OF IOWA COUNTY OF STORY ss: CITY OF AMES I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the aforementioned City, do hereby certify that I caused a Notice of Change in Polling Places, of which the printed slip attached to the publisher' s affidavit hereto attached is a true and complete copy, to be published on the date and in the newspaper specified in such affidavit, which newspaper has a general circulation in the City. I do further certify that on November 2 1982, the date of the general election, prior to the time and polls were opened, a copy of such notice was posted on each door of the former polling places for City elections. WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of the City hereto affixed this day of 1982. Clerk (Seal ) (Please attache the original affidavit of publication with clipping of the Notice of Change in Polling Places as published. ) (PLEASE NOTE: This certificate must not be dated until : (1 ) the publication has been made and you have reviewed it to be sure that the notice was published on the date indicated in the attached affidavit; and (2) after the posting of the copies of the notice at the former polling places on the date of the election.