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ORIGINAL TO CITY CLERK
! CITY OF ST. PAUL COUNCIL
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK FILE NO
COUNCIL RESOLUTION — GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY Lt�4 tif!
COMMISSIONER DATE
RESOLVED, That the Council of the City of Saint Paul
hereby approves:
"A BILL• FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CIVIL DEFENSE PROGRAM
OF RAMSEY COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL; AUTHORIZING .
THOSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS T0. LEVY TAXES AND TO, COOPERATE
WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN ERECTING. EQUIPPING,
AND OPERATING AN EMERGENCY OPERATING CENTER MR THE JOINT
USE THEREOF; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL TO
BORROW A SUM OF MONEY NOT TO EXCEED $350,000 AND THEREFOR
TO ISSUE AND SELL2 FROM TIME TO TIME, AND WITHOUT SUBMISSION
OF THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OR THE SALE OF THE SAME
TO A VOTE OF THE ELECTORATE? THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED $3509000,
AND TO SECURE THE PAYMENT OF SAID BONDS BY THE PLEDGE OF THE
FULL FAITH AND CREDIT OF SAID CITY."
and recommends the same to the Ramsey County Senate and House
delegations.
FO PPROVED ,
Asst. Corporation CoiInset
COUNCILMEN
Yeas Nays
Dalglish
Holland
Loss j
Meredith
Peterson
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Mr. Vice President (Ro8er1)
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JAN 151955
Adopted by the Council 19—
JAN 151965
Approved 19—
Favor
a Adtigg! Mayor
Against
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CITY OF ST. PAUL FCOUNCIL N0{%1 •V ■'
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
COUNCIL RESOLUTION — GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED RY
COMMISSIONER DATE
Yeas
RESOLVED, That the Council of the City of Saint Pawl
hereby approves:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CIVIL DEFENSE PROGRAM
OF RAMSEY COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL AUTHORIZING
THOSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO LEVY TAXES AND TO COOPERATE
WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN ERECTING EQUIPPING9
AND OPERATING AN EMERGENCY OPERATING CENTER RR THE JOINT
USE THEREOF; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL TO
BORROW A SUM OF MONEY NOT TO EXCEED $350 000 AND THEREFOR
TO ISSUE AND SELL FROM TIME TO TIME, AM WITHOUT SUBMISSION
OF THE QUESTION R THE ISSUANCE OR THE SALE OF THE SAME
TO A VOTE OF THE ELECTORATES THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED $350,0009
AND TO SECURE THE PAMENT OF SAID BONDS BY THE PLEDGE OF THE
FULL FAITH AND CREDIT OF SAID CITY."
and recommends the same to the Ramsey County Senate and House
delegations.
COUNCILMEN
Dalglish
Holland
Loss
Meredith
Peterson
Town
Nays
IOU MzV ice President (Rps )
JAN 151965
Adopted by the Council 19—
JAN 151965
Approves 19—
In Favor
Mayor
Against
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A BILL FOR AN ' ACT
RELATING TO THE CIVIL DEFENSE PROGRAM OF
RAMSEY COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL;
AUTHORIZING THOSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
TO LEVY TAXES AND TO COOPERATE WITH THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN ERECTING,
EQUIPPING, AND OPERATING AN EMERGENCY
OPERATING CENTER FOR THE JOINT USE
THEREOF; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF
SAINT PAUL TO BORROW A SUM OF MONEY NOT
TO EXCEED $350,000 AND THEREFOR TO ISSUE
AND SELL, FROM TIME TO TIME AND WITHOUT
SUBMISSION OF THE QUESTION OF THE
ISSUANCE OR THE SALE OF THE SAME TO A
VOTE OF THE ELECTORATE, THE GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE CITY OF SAINT
PAUL IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED $350,0009
AND TO SECURE THE PAYMENT• OF' SAID BONDS
BY THE PLEDGE OF THE FULL FAITH AND
CREDIT OF SAID CITY. '
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. The county of Ramsey and the city of Saint
Paul are authorized and empowered to enter into an agreement
providing for the joint construction, equipping and
operation of an emergency operating center. The center
shall be established for the purpose of providing a
reasonably safe, secure and firm building from which the
headquarters of the Ramsey county civil defense agency and
that of the city of Saint Paul will ,operate in event of a
major emergency or disaster. The building or structure
gill be basically an underground structure or facility
located on lands owned by the city of Saint Paul and upon
which is presently located the public safety building of
the city of Saint Paul, and-such operating center or
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structure will also provide a safe, secure, and firm
location for the central operations of police and fire
fighting communications network of-the city of Saint Paul
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and the county of Ramsey.
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Sec. 2. Immediately upon the passage of this act, the
city architect of the city of Saint Paul shall cause to be
prepared necessary plans and specifications for the
construction and equipping of the building or structure
contemplated in section 1. He shall be guided by the
purpose as outlined in section 1 and by the advice and
counsel of the civil defense departments of the county of
Ramsey and the city of Saint Paul,'and by the department of
public safety of the city of Saint Paul. When the said
plans and specifications have been prepared by the city
architect, such plans and specifications shall be submitted
to the council of the city of Saint Paul and to the board
of county - commissioners of the county of Ramsey for their
approval, and upon approval by said',bodies, competitive
bids shall be let for the aforesaid construction of the
emergency operating center.
Sec. 3. Subdivision 1. The building or structure,
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including necessary parking facilities for automobiles, a
reasonable allowance for moving equipment into the building.,
and a reasonable allowance for new equipment necessary to -
operate the center efficiently and effectively, shall not
cost in excess of $170007000, which amount shall include
available federal funds.
Subd. 2. The city of Saint Paul or the county of
Ramsey or both are authorized or empowered to enter into
an agreement with the United States of America and the
state of Minnesota providing for participation in the
construction, equipping and operation of the emergency
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operating center on such terms as may appear to be,just
and reasonable to the governing bodies and approved by the
civil defense director of the state of Minnesota and the
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appropriate agency of the United States of America as
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authorized by act of congress. Itlis contemplated that
such agreement will provide generally for the payment of
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one -half the total cost of the center from the federal
treasury and one -half by the joint participation of the
city of Saint Paul and the county of Ramsey pursuant to
subdivision 3 hereof.
Subd. 3. Of the total amount of cost of construction
finally established, the share of the city of Saint Paul
and the county of Ramsey shall be divided, with the city
of Saint Paul contributing 71 per cent and the county of
Ramsey 29 per cent. The dollar amount shall-be determined
by the county auditor of Ramsey county upon information
furnished him by the city comptroller of the city of Saint
Paul.
Subd. 4. Upon the approval of the plans and
specifications by the council of said city and by the
board of-county commissioners of Ramsey county, said board '
of county commissioners is hereby authorized to levy a'tax
and to collect and expend the proceeds thereof for the
purposes of.this act in an amount not to exceed $145,000.
Such amount is not to be included within or subject to any
tax limitation contained in any other charter or statute.
Such levy, for the purpose of constructing and equipping
said emergency operating center, shall be made only once
and may not be divided among taxable years.
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Subd. 5. For the purpose of procurement of the
necessary money for the payment of the city's share of
costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred in the
constructing and equipping of said emergency operating
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center, the city council of the city of Saint Paul is
authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance and
sale of general obligation bonds of the city of Saint Paul
in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes
1961, Chapter 475, in an amount not.to.exceed $350,000.
Such bonds may be issued and sold without a vote of the
electorate and shall not be included in the net debt of the
city for the purpose of any charter or statutory debt
limitation, and taxes for the payment. of the-bonds and
interest thereon shall not be subject to any statutory or.'
charter limitation of rate or amount.
Subd. 6. In addition to the tax levies hereinbefore
authorized, the city of Saint Paul 'and the county of
Ramsey are hereby authorized to levy annually a tax on
all taxable real and personal property located in said city
and said county, for the purpose of providing necessary
funds for payment of the joint city and county costs of
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operating said emergency operating - center, and therefor to
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collect and expend -the proceeds of;such levy. Such amounts
shall not be included within or subject to any tax
limitation contained in any other charter or statutory
limitation of rate or amount.
Subd. 7. All claims paid under this act shall be paid
by the city of Saint Paul under usual provisions of its
charter relating to public contracts. -The county of Ramsey
shall pay its share of such claimsl,to the city of Saint Paul
on a reimbursement basis as determined by the county
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auditor upon certificate of the city comptroller.
Subd. 8. The comptroller of the city of Saint Paul
shall receive, deposit and expend any funds received from
the federal treasury for purposes of this act. Any income
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accruing to the center shall be paid over to and accounted
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for by the city comptroller.
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Sec. 4. Subdivision 1. The city architect is
authorized, with the consent of the city council and the
board of county commissioners, to retain the services of
independent architects and engineers for such assistance
and for such limited purposes as he may deem necessary and
expedient to assist him in the construction and equipping
of this building or structure.
Subd. 2. Upon completion of the plans and
specifications for the emergency operating center they
shall be submitted for approval to the proper agency of
the United States of America and the state of Minnesota
for approval.
Subd. 3. Upon such approval and in accordance with
such plans and specifications, the city of Saint Paul
shall cause the building to be constructed in accordance
with flaws and charter provisions relating to the
construction of public buildings in the city of Saint Paul.
Sec. 5. Upon completion of the building and upon
certification by the architect of the city of Saint Paul
that it has been completed according to plans and
specifications therefor, the custodial control thereof
becomes ve.sted in the city hall and court house committee
established by Minnesota Statutes 11961, Chapter 374.18,
as amended. This committee shall exercise control over
the building or structure and provide for the general
custodial operation and maintenance thereof in accordance
with the provisions of laws applicable to said city hall
and court house committee. Cost of; custodial operation and
maintenance of the building shall be divided one -half to
the city and one -half to the county -and included in the
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annual budget of the city hall andlcourt house committee
as provided by law, subject to reduction by any amount
payable therefor from the federal treasury.
Sec. 6. This act shall become effective only after
its approval by a majority of the governing body of the
city of Saint Paul and the governing body of the county
of Ramsey and upon compliance with'the provisions of
Minnesota Statutes, Section 645.,021.
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