191954ORIGINAL TO CIS CLgRK ' ' 19 1 9" A
CITY OF ST. PAUL FILE NCIL NO.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
reqQYNCIL RESOLUTION — GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY
t'r%MkA1rrInMFR I)AW
RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Saint Paul
that it hereby approves
nA BILL FOR AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION
OF OFF- STREET PARKING AUTHORITIES.IN CITIES
OF THE FIRST CLASS, PRESCRIBING THE RIGHTS,
POWERS AND DUTIES OF SUCH AUTHORITIES; AUTHORIZING
SUCH AUTHORITIES TO ACQUIRE,,CONSTRUCT, IMPROVE,
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE OFF- STREET PARKING FACILITIES;
CONFERRING THE POWER OF.EMINENT DOMAIN ON SUCH
AUTHORITIES, AUTHORIZING SUCH AUTHORITIES TO ISSUE
REVENUE BONDS AND EXEMPTING THE PROPERTY OF SUCH
AUTHORITIES FROM TAXATION."
and recommends the same to the Ramsey County Senate and
House delegations. Coy uncil File No. 191954 —By Jose-_ ph ET
Dillon, mayor—
Resolved, By the Council of the City
of Saint Paul that it hereby approves
"A'BILL FOR AN ACT PROVIDING
FOR THE CREATION OF OFF -
STREET PARKING AUTHORITIES
IN CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS,
PRESCRIBING THE RIGHTS, POW-
ERS AND DUTIES OF SUCH AU -,
THORITIES; AUTHORIZING SUCH
AUTHORITIES TO ACQUIRE, CON-
STRUCT, IMPROVE, MAINTAIN
AND OPERATE OFF - STREET PARK-
ING FACILITIES; CONFERRING
THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN
ON SUCH AUTHORITIES, AUTHOR-,
IZING SUCH AUTHORITIES TO IS-
SUE REVENUE BONDS AND EX -,
EMPTING THE PROPERTY OF
SUCH! AUTHORITIES FROM TAX-
ATION."
and recommends the same to the Ram -i
sey County Senate and House delega-
tions.
Adopted by the Council April 21,
1959.
Approved April 21, 1959.
(April 25, 1959)
COUNCILMEN
Yeas Nays
DeCourcy
Holland
�Mortinson
-,Peterson
Rosen
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----,Mr. President, Dillon
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APR 21 1959
Adopted by the Council 19—
APP, 21 1959
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A BILL
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FOR AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF OFF- 3Ti€EZ`T
PARING AUTHORITIES IN CITIES OF THg FIRST ClalS3
PRESCRIBING THE RIGHTS POVEW AND DUTIES A
AUTHORITIEa AUTHORIZIAG SUCH AuTHaIw TO F VC1...
COSTRUCT WROVg, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE OFF -STRM
PARKING AC ILITIES ; CONFERRING THX POI4E3t OF ZW=T
DtOt IN ON SUCH AUTHMTIES AUTHORIZING SUCH
AUTHDRITIES TO IB�SUS EEYBNh H`1= AND W3WFTjW
THE PRDPERTY OF SUCH AUTHORITIES FRMI TAXATION*
BE IT ffiACTZD BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATZ OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. The .
governing body of any city of the first
class, by ordinance or resolution, may create an off - street
parking authority, hereinafter referred to as authority, which
shall be a body politic, and a governmental subdivision of the
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state, but shall riot be imanne from liability by reason thereof.
Upon the adoption of a resolution or ordinance creating an
authority, the city clerk of the governing body shall forthwith
transit a certified copy thereof to the secretary of state,
who shall file and record the same in an approyr. ate book in
his office. The pwars of an authority shall no', extend
beyond the limits of the city creating it.
See. 2. The authority shall be for the purpose of pro-
viding off- street parking facilities as will meat the parking
needs of the unity.
Sec. 3. Subdivision 1. The authority shalt consist of
a board owPosed of five ambers appointed by the governing
body of the city. The beard shall constitute the governing
body of the authority. The first members of the board shall
be appointed for terms as follows:
one
for one year, one
for
taro years, one for three years, one
for
four years and one
for
five years. Thereafter as each tern expires the governing
body of the city shall'appoint members for a term of five years.
The membership of the board shell be restricted to residents
of the city.
3ubd. 2. Members shall hold office until their successors
have been appointed, and may succeed themselves. A member shall
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receive no compensation for his services, but shall be entitled
to the necessary expenses incurred in carrying out his duties.
Subd. 3. The members of the board shall select from Ong
themselves a chairman and such other officers as they doom
necessary. The board may employ a secretary, treasurer, an
executive director, its ev legal counsel, technical experts
and such other agents, officers and employees as it may require,
and may determine the qualifications and fix the compensation
of such persons. The treasurer shall be custodian of all funds
and moneys of the authority, and shall give such bond as the
authority may require for the safekeeping thereof. The authority
shall pay all premium on such bond or renewals thereof. Three
members of the board shsll constitute a quorum. Members of
the board shall not be liable personally on bonus or other
obligations of the authority.
Sec. 4. The authority small have and may exercise all
powers necessary to.earry out its purposees, including but not
limited to the following powers or rights:
(1) To sue and be mod, and i.mplead and be impleaded in
all courts;
(2) To adopt and use a corporate seal;
(3) To acquire, purchase, hold, lease as lessee, and use
any franehise, property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or
intangible, or any interest therein, necessary to carry out the
purpose of the authority and to sell., lease as lessor, transfer
or dispose of any pmperty or interest therein as it deems
necessary or desirable;
(4) To acquire by purchase, lease or *otheraiae, and to
construct, improve, saaintain. repair and operate off - street
parking facilities;
(5) To slake by -laws for the management and regulation of
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its affairs, subject to approval by the co=cil. All by -latwe
adopted by the authority, shall be published as prescribed by
lair for the publication of ordinances of the city creating the
authority.
(6) To appoint officers, agents, and employees, and
proscribe their dutiea and fix their compsization;
(7) To fix, alter, charge and collect rates and other
charges for its facilities at a restsenablo rate to be determined
by it, pravided,`h"ever, that such rates and charges shall
first be approved by the governing body of the city organizing
such authority;
(8) To dice contracts, and to execute all instruments
necessary in effectuating its purpose;
(9) To pledge or otherwise encumber all or any of the
revenues or receipts of the anthority as security for any of
the obligations of the autherityf
(10) To acquire real estate, in fee or sueh lesser estate
as may be necessary, by eminent domain proceedings tinder
QAPt*r 117 and acts amendatory thereto, provided, however, that
no property devoted to a public lase, except public squares or
pis, dedicated as sitch by private dedication, nor any property
•f a public service company,, nor property used for burial pur-
poses or places of public wors+hi.p, nor property whi eh at the
effective date of this act is used as a facility for parking of
motor vehicles, so long as said proparty is c antimwusly so used
and so long as the operation of said facility coWlies with
mfting and traffic ordinances of the city, shall be taken
under the right of eminent gain;
(11) The authority may accept gifts, grants or loses of
money or property from the United States, the state, or any
person, corporation, or other entity for authority purposes,
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nay enter into any a�reamt raqaired in connection thereait�h,
IMA zm�► hold, use or of soh sMy aa* PrqP*rty in
agg a►r nce with the tames of the gift, grit, loam or agreammt
relating thereto.
. g. ftbdivision I. 2he authority shall have the
furthe r per to pro i.dm, )my remintioa, for the imcname, and
mle of rope bands of tho authority to pevido fWAD to carry
out its des.
$abd. 2. the reveme WmAv mh&U b*ar interest at a rate
or rates mt em* ding five paroaat gar mumaj, gsycUe semi -
y, and AmIl be stated to u tore at such time or times,
not a so )G yovxv rma their date,, an w be determined
by the t&tharlty.
did. 3. =* bads iacmA hereunder shall not be
doa=d to constitute a debt of tho city in which the authority
is i sA located, nor a pledge of the full faith and
eroftt of th* city, but vach his shall be paynle solely
fna the rewme or reavly�ts of the authority. All ouch revenue
bones mh&U certain on the face thereof a statmerat to the
offset that naither the faith msd credit nor the taxing prer of
the city is pledged to the paqnmt of the principl of or the
intorwt on tmaha bands*
fie. 6. $wary rity orgadzed pu can to sections 1
to 10 chall ba tab jaot to the applicable px°avitslons of Ninne eota
gtattntea 19". Obaprter 215, and in a&iltlen to exuUmtions by
the public axminer, it cW1 have an awvml Mien of its
b , aacats and rewrde by a eartified public acemutamt.
A "8 of such amt shall be delivered to the soverniAg body
of the city orgaaJ oing the authority.
Sec. 7. Subdivision 1. All o=struction, reconstruction,
repairs or work of any nature mmh by an authority, when the
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entire cost, value or amount thereof, including labor and
materials, shall exceed 05000 except reconstruction, repairs
or work done by employees of the authority, shall be done
only under contract to be entere4i into by the authority with
the lowest responsible bidder after ad'yortising for bids for
such work for three successive: weeks in a neavmpaper or ether
periodical of general circulation in the city where the
authority is located, prior to the date such bids are to be
received. No contract sh&U be entered into for the con-
struction, reconstruction, improvement or reWr of any
project "or facility of the authority unless the contractor :shall
give Mond with sufficient surety or surstisa, approved by the
authorit 1 and in an amount fixed by the authority conditions,
upon the faithful pa3rformanee of the contract >;uid the payment
of all labor, material or services furnished for the performance
of the contract.
Subd. 2. All supplies and materials costing $500 or more
shall be purchased tram the loweast responsible bidder. Bids
for supplies: eaid materials shall be solicited by advertising
for woe at least once in a newspaper or periodical in general
circulation in the city where the authority is located not
less than seven days prior to the �inaati date of submitting bids.
Subd. 3. It ahaall be unlawful for asny member of the
authority, or officer, agent, or employee thereof to be either
directly or indirectly a party to or be in any ,raenner interested
in any contract or agreement with the authority. If any con-
tract or agmement shall be made in vioi.etion of this subdivision,
the agreement or contract a ha ll be void. Any member of the
authority, or officer, talent, or employee thereof violating the
provisions of this subdivision shsi ?., upon conviction, be guilty
of aa, ar.isdeirneanor.
Sec. A. The use of the facilities of the authority and
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the operations of its business shall be subject to rules and
regulations adopted by the authority, subject to approval by
the governing body of the city.
Sec. 9. Every authority may be a party to a joint
cooperative project, or undertaking, or enterprise within the
scope of its powers, and for such purposes, may act under and
be subject to the provisions of Mmesota Statutes 1957,
Section 471.59, as now in force or hereafter amended, or any
other appropriate law hereafter enacted providing for joint
or cooperative action between governmental subdivisions or
other public agencies.
Sec. 10. The authority shall not be required to pay any
taxes or assessments upon any property acquired or used by it
for off - street parking facilities, provided that "in lieu of
taxes or special assessments the authority may agree to make
payments to the city or the county in which it is located.
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