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193914Original to City Clerk Council File No. 193914— Ordinance No. ✓ ,11575 —B3r Mrs. Donald M. DeCourcy =� — Bernard T. Holland— S$verin A. Mortinson — Robert F. Peterson — Milton Rosen —Adrian P. Winkel— O D I N Joseph E. Dillon, mayor— An An ordinance authorizing and pro - hg „for the issuance of Twenty - t, lillion Five Hundred Thousand JL r w(� .r.} ,• $ 2�'.5 ��nnr� OC1par value of PRESENTED BY iyM�/i1MWw '� .sdt. burr h—r.... :u :.9 An ordinance authorizing and providing.for the issuance of Twenty Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($23,500,000:00) par value of, the bonds of the City -of Saint Paul, Minnesota, upon the approval thereof by the electors of the City of Saint Paul, for the following purposes, viz: For the purpose of acquiring school sites and grounds, and constructing and equip- - ping of new school buildings and additions to existing school buildings, and for the purpose of the reconstruction, repair, betterment,'remodeling and equipping of existing school buildings. This is an emergency ordinance rendered necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety. COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. That it is expedient that the City of Saint **-IN ul issue and sell the negotiable bonds of said Cit in'the sum of � �nty Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (23,500,000.00) value, for the following purposes, and that the total of said #d issue shall be, expended for said purposes and no other, viz: o For the purpose of acquiring school sites and 0\N\ U grounds and constructing and equipping of new school buildings, and additions to existing school buildings, and for the purpose of the CL reconstruction, repair, betterment, remodeling and equipping of existing school buildings. Before any bonds shall be issued, the issuance thereof sja be approved by a majority of the electors of the City of Saint Paul at a special election in said City on the 3rd day of November, 1959• The ballot for such election shall be in substani- ally the following form: OFFICIAL BALLOT BOND ELECTION CITY OF SAINT PAUL; MINNESOTA November 3, 1959 : Shull the City of Saint Paul issue bonds,in the amount of Twenty- Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($23,500,000.00) Yeas Councilmen Nays Passed by the Council DeCourcy Holland �r Mortinson Tn Favor Peterson Rosen Against Winkel Mr. President (Dillon) Approved: Attest: City Clerk 1M 12 -57 c8 PUBLISHED Mayor 19391� for the following purposes, the total of said bond issue to be expended for those purposes and no other, viz: For the purpose of acquiring school sites and grounds and constructing and equipping of new school buildings and additions to existing school buildings, and for the purpose of the reconstruction, repair, betterment, remodeling and equipping of existing school buildings. Yes No�„ Section 2. Such bonds shall be in the form of serial bonds, a portion of which shall be payable each year after issue. The first installment shall come due in not more than three (3) years from the date of the bonds and -the last installment shall come due in not more than thirty (30) years from such date. No annual installment of principal of any bonds payable in the third or any subsequent year after the date of such bonds shall exceed five times the amount of the smallest prior installment thereof payable in any year after the second year. The Council shall fix, by subsequent resolution, the date and denomination of such bonds and the dates of maturity thereof, and may in such resolution provide that such bonds shall be redeemable at par and accrued interest or at such premium and at such time and upon such published notice as may be determined. Such bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates not in excess of six per cent (6 %) per annum, payable semi — annually, and both principal and interest shall be payable at the office of "the Commissioner of Finance, in the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, or, at the option of the holder, at the Fiscal Agent of said City of Saint Paul, in either the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, or the City of New York, New York; in lawful money of the United States of America. The faith and credit of the City of Saint Paul are hereby irrevocably pledged for the prompt and faithful payment of both principal and interest of said bonds. The proceeds of said bonds are hereby appropriated and shall be used solely for the purposes described in Section 1 of this ordinance. Section 3. The Council shall negotiate and sell said bonds from time to time; in such amounts as it may see fit, upon such notice and in such manner as may be prescribed by law, at not less than par and accrued interest, to the highest responsible bidder or bidders, and the proceeds thereof, including the premiums realized thereon, shall be credited to and placed in a separate fund for the purposes described in Section 1 of this ordinance. Section 4. The proper,City officers are hereby authori- zed, ordered and required to set aside annually from the revenues of the City of Saint Paul a sufficient amount to pay the interest on said bonds and the principal of any such bonds maturing in any 2 Original to City Clerk f` r PRESENTED BY ORDINANCE COUNCIL FILE ORDINANCE 193914 NO. NO. such year. This provision is in addition to the pledge of the general faith and credit of the City of Saint Paul for the payment of said bonds,_and is not in lieu thereof. Section 5. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency ordinance rendered necessary for the preserva- tion of the public peace, health and safety. X.. Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, approval and publication, and upon approval by the vote of the electors, as provided by law. Section 7. This ordinance shall be published by the City Clerk at least once in the following newspapers published within the City of Saint Paul: St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul Dispatch, and the Saint Paul Legal Ledger. Such publication shall take lace not less than ten (10) days nor more than fifteen (V days before the date of said election. It shall also be posted by the City Clerk at least fifteen (15) days before said election in three (3) public places in every election district, one of such places of each of such election districts to be the place of holding the election therein. Said ordinance as so posted and published shall be preceded by a notice in sub- stantially the following form: NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA November.3, 1959 Notice is hereby given that at the election to be held in the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, on November 3, 1959, there will be submitted to the electors of said City for approval, the issuance of bonds of said City-for the purposes and in the amount set forth in the following ordinance. The polls for said election shall open at 7:00 A,M., and be kept open continously until 8:00 P.M., at which time they shall close. _ r .-I Yeas Councilmen Nays DeCourcy Holland Mortinsan .FetLi'gbnr Rosen W ,dice Presidbnt (Pet�r=a Attest: . — ,, --2 �� � A v City Clerk 1M 127 , 8 3 .: OCT 11959 Passed by the Co cif D Favor'-. 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P t�o� Ma9or cel t (00016, �esiden 1U- Attest: City Clerk isz' ,00l 1W WOOD, KING & DAWSON ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW DAVID M. WOOD GEORGE O. KING JOHN B.DAWSON LORENS F. LOGAN RUSSELL MCINNES LeROY LOVE LEO E.SABATINE Louis P. Sheahan, Esq. Corporation Counsel -City Hall... St. Paul, Minnesota Dear Sir: TELEPHONE HANOVER 2-0450 48 WALL STREET NEW YORK 5, N.Y. September 14, 1959 Replying to your inquiry over the telephone today with respect to the authorization of an amount of bonds which would exceed the statutory debt limit imposed upon the City, please be advised that in our opinion bonds may be authorized in excess of such limit but, of course, may not be issued in amounts which, together with outstanding indebtedness would exceed the limit. Accordingly, it is possible to adopt a plan of,,.f inancing and ;constructing public improvements to be carried out over - a 'period of1,years_ even-,though :.in the first instance the amount --of bonds authorized-wouldrbe in, excess of the debt limit. With- respect. "to - your second" quest ion as to'-the 'effect- of - such an authorization'in excess of the debt limit upon the credit rating of the City, we "wish to advise -you that rating - agencies such as Standard & Poor's and Moody's do take into consideration in considering the credit rating of a city the amount of_bonds authorized but not is- sued and are disposed to downgrade the bonds-.of a municipality where that condition exists. 'However, it is possible to overcome such a downgrade in credit by providing the rating agencies with a schedule of installments of bonds to be issued over a period of years, which would indicate the amount of bonds which would be outstanding, taking into consideration the operations of sinking funds and the anticipated in- creases in assessed valuations, which might serve as a basis for the rating agencies to continue the existing ratings. You are no doubt familiar with-the-fact that the ratings of, these agencies can, make a substantial difference in the interest rate cities are required to pay when offering bonds for sale. Consequently, before authorizing bonds L. P. S., Esq. - 2 - in excess of debt limits, it would be'well to be prepared-,to furnish the, rating agencies with information which would assist them in reaching a decision'that the existing rating should 'not be changed. ' - We trust'that this answers `•your inquiry fully-and remain -- Very truly yours, C ' Cc - Harold E. Wood, Esq., Chairman Citizens' School-Study Committee W -2991 First National Bank Building St. Paul 1, Minnesota G - 2 - Committee, representative of wide segments of our community, which undertook to determine the effects on the schools of November 3rd defeats and the true needs of the schools for revenues and buildings. The members of this committee are as follows: Harold E. Wood, Chairman James Oppenheimer, Secretary Anthony P. Sandys 'William Clapp Mrs. Marvin Chelgren Frank Wyderski J. Neil Morton William Davidson Roland J, Faricy Phillip Nason Herbert L. Lewis Rev. James P. Shannon John M. Budd Rev. Clifford Nelson ' Samuel Lipschul_tz Adolf Tobler Roger Shapard Harold C. Nicholls Norris S. Carnes Robert H. Tucker In order to determine these needs on an objective and unbiased basis, the Citizens` School Survey Committee selected and employed a firm of management con- sultants, Cresap, McCormick & Paget of New Y rk City, to conduct a survey of future enrollments, revenues, and building needs in the St. Paul schools. The cost of the services of this management consultant firm was very generously assumed by the Hill Family Foundation of St. Paul. Hence, no expense to the taxpayers of St. Paul was r involved. The report of the survey team is now in and the members of the City Council have been provided with copies of their report. In summary of that report, I can tell you that the report confirms all of the enrollment predictions and the needs for school buildings and operating expenses which the Board of'Education detailed to the voters of St. Paul last year. As a matter of fact, the survey report, in most of these areas, "tops the bid" of the Board. - 3 - With this report now in and an objective set of figures established which all elements of the community should accept, we are now faced with the mechanics of getting before the voters of St. Paul the proposals which, if given approval, will provide the needed funds for the educational program and the housing of the school children of St. Paul. Our committee and the Board of Education have presented the school needs for operating expenses to the Charter Commission. The Commission is presently studying our requests, along with those of the City, to the end that a suitable charter amend- ment can be presented to the voters of St. Paul this fall. We now present to you, the members of the City Council, the problems of a pro- posed bond issue for the construction,.of school buildings, a problem with which you are vitally concerned and within which lies your constituted authority for action. In 1957, the Board of Education employed the Bureau of Field Studies of the University of Minnesota to review and make current the building needs of the St. Paul schools. The report of the Bureau was given to the Board early in lb58 and formed the basis for the bond issue proposal last fall. The Bureau of Field Studies in their report recommended a high school building program amounting to $27,411,000. They recommended an elementary school building program which brought the total to some $31,000,000. I mention this because it is significant for purposes of compari- son later in our presentation. Now, in September of 1959, we have the report of Cresap, McCormick & Paget on the need for housing facilities for the high school pupils of the St. Paul Public Schools., I should call your attention here to the fact that Cresap, McCormick & Paget were asked only to review the needs for high school housing. This was because of a time factor. Hence, they make no recommendations regarding elementary schools. In their report, copies of which you have had the opportunity to read, Cresap, McCormick & Paget have summed up the situation regarding the need for high school ' J - 4 - buildings which I enumerate as follows: 1. Total secondary school enrollments may be expected to increase from a total of 17,491 in 1958 -59 to approximately 20,105 in 1963 -64. The maximum potential growth for 1970 -71 is approx- imately 23,400. This represents a predicted growth of 6,000 pupils. 2. The existing secondary schools are deficient in pupil capacity by some 2,000 to 4,800 in comparison with the 1958 -59 enroll- ment and 4,800 to 7,600 in comparison with our 1963 -64 projected enrollment. 3. Two of the existing secondary schools, Johnson High School and Boys' Vocation School are Unfit for continued use as schools. 4. To eliminate existing deficiencies and provide for future growth, Cresap, McCormick & Paget recommend that: a. Johnson High School and Boys' Vocational be removed from service as schools. b. Three new senior high schools, East, Johnson, and Highland be constructed. c. A Vocational - Technical School to provide spec- ialized training also is recommended at a figure of from $5,250,000 to $6,250,000, depending on cost of site. d. Additions and reconstruction be planned for 10 of the existing secondary schools. The estimated cost of the program recommended by Cresap, McCormick & Paget, i . for secondary school construction and expansion is $27,684,500. _ you will recall that the Bureau of Field Studies high school program amounted to $27,411,000. Hence, we have the recommendations for needed secondary school housing facilities in St. Paul by two recognized and reliable survey agencies and these estimates are only some $400,000 apart. v ' - 5 - This Citizens' School Study Committee and the Board of Education recognize that either figure is beyond the present limit for bonding of the City of St. Paul. The Board of Education, being cognizant of this fact, has studied the recommended programs, and has tailored its final proposed program to the 1958 bonded limits of the City. In doing this, the Board was faced not only with cutting the recommended secon- dary schools program, but also with including iri the program some very vitally needed emergency elementary projects. We are told that the Board of Education, faced with this necessity for tailoring its program to bonding limits, made its final decision on the basis of including only those projects needed to care for additional enrollment, thereby eliminating those projects whose purpose was only the improvement of facilities. The resultant program, therefore, in the eyes of the Citizens' Survey Committee and the Board of Education, represents the irreducible minimum in school housing if the youngsters of St. Paul are to be taken care of as we want them to be. Our Citizens' Committee and the members of the Board of Education recognize that our margin for bonding, based on the 1958 full and true valuations, is just slightly over the figure of $23,500,000 which represents the Board's school building program. However, your research people, jqL representativeSof our committee, and a repre- sentative of the Board of Education, have been together and figuring on this problem. Their findings will be presented to you later this morning by your representative, Mr. Connolly. I believe, however, that it can be said conservatively that, based on an average $20,000,000 increase in full rand true valuations over the past ten years, the normal yearly bond retirements and the projected increases in assessed valuations in the coming years, this margin for bonding will be restored rather rapidly. Further- more, I am sure that you will realize that the Board of Education does not intend to ask for issuance of the full amount of these bonds at one time since the building program will, of necessity, extend over a five or six year period. Hence, there exists the possibility of bonding authority beyond the statutory limit with controlled issuance of bonds to stay within those limits. Closing - L..O,- c o.... " for the following purposes, the total of said bond issue to be expended for those, purposes and no other,'viz:, _ For -the purpose'of acquiring'sohool sites, anfl_ grounds and constructing and equipping of new school buildings , -and additions- to existing school buildings,,and for the purpose of'the reconstruction, repair, betterment,- remodeling and equipping or existing school buildings. ' Yes No =Section Z. - • Such bonds - shall. be in the form of serial bonds, a portion-of which-shall-'bb payable each year after issue. -The first installment•shall come due in not more than three (3) years-from the date of the bonds, and' the last - installment shall come due in 'not more than thirty_ (30) years from . such -date. No annual installment of principal of any bonds payable.in the third ' _ or any subsequent year after the date of such bonds shall exceed five times the amount of the smallest prior installment thereof = parable in any year after the second year. The'Counoil shall fix; by subsequent resolution, the date and denomination of each -bonds and the dates of maturity thereof,,`and may in such resolution provide that -such bonds shall be redeemable at par and accrued interest or at such premium and'-. at such time and upon such published notice as may be determined. Such bonds shall bear- interest at a rate or rates'not in excess of six per cent (6 %) per annuin,,payable semi - annually, and both principal And interest s=hall be, payable at the office 6f'the' Commissioner' of Finance, in' the' City -of 'Saint Pau_ l,•.Minhes6ta. -_ or, at ' the option -of - the holder, at the Fi`s'cal' Agent of - said -City of Saint- Pauli' �in ,e,ither the ' City of Saint'Paul, Minnesota, or this City of New York, NeFr York, in lawful money of the United States of America. The faith and credit of. the-City of Saint Paul are hereby irrevocably pledged, for `the -_prompt,•'and ;faithful payment of both principal and ,interest of 'said. bonds. = '•HThe proceeds of said bonds" are' hereby appropriated and shall 'be used solely for the`. purposes described in Seetion.l-,of• this ordinancie. Section 3. The ,Council rshall negotiate and sell said bonds from time to time, in -such amounts as it may see fit; -upon such notice and in such manner as may be prescribed -by law, at not less than par and accrued interest, to the highest responsible bidder . or bidders, and the,prooeeds thereof, including. the.premiume realized hP,. on .;s,..'!.' ., - •, ,C. _ �s.+�_ •mot` ,` l '. ,' •_ .. .� -+•+fa it -' i � � - , i . -�'t � .. _ ... e r .tom .. _�.. i t j N SAINT PAUL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMB EP'•_ 1 Cf' CHAMBE0F THEMMENCE i C E D A R A T F O U R T H PHONE• CAPITAL 2.5561 f3 Ni� ED ST ATEOS���\, WITH � S A I N T P A U L 1, - M I--N' N'E S 0 T A September 16, 1959 Mayor Joseph E. ;Dillon and Members of the City Council City Hall and Courthouse Saint Paul 2, Minne sot a Dear Mayor Dillon: This is to advise you that the Board of Directors of the'Sair16 Paul Chamber of CommerceS at a special meeting on September 10, 19599 'approved the proposed charter amendment relating to increased expenditures -for the Board- of Education and the City Government, now under consideration by your Commission. Also$ the Board of Directors approved the proposed City Bond Issue. I should point out, however, that it was the sentiment of a great number of the members of our Board of Directors that it is unfortunate that no bond issue is being provided at this. time for improvements of our streets, the financing of the,very critical need for new sewers, and several other extremely important projects for our city. ee S cerely yours, Joseph A. Mann President 0 At a regular meeting of the South 11th Ward DFL Club on Wednesday, September 23, 1959, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: RESOLVED: That as responsible citizens interested in and concerned with good government and public education, the members of this Ward Club wholeheartedly endorse the proposed bond issue and charter amendment, and strongly urge the city council and all groups in the city to propose, promote and support it; FURTHER RESOLVED: That the members of this Ward Club pledge their personal services to assist in a city -wide campaign in behalf of these proposals at a speci lection.. James H. Levy, Chai an South 11th Ward DFL Club R E S O L U T I O N ON CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR 19 5 9 WHEREAS= A Citizen's Committee on Schools was established in June of 1959* on which Labor was represented, for the purpose of studying the needs of the schools# and that after many meeting were held* and much thohglt and-effort was expended to arrive at ,a practical solution to the needs of our schools* and WHEREAS: Many compromises were made on both schools of thought on the issue* especially a compromise downward from the Cresap report* a non - interested group, and WHEREAS: We find any further compromise of an already much compromised issue very distasteful; and WHEREAS: The Charter Commission of the city of Saint Paul, has seen fit to adopt a report which in no wise meets the essential and educational needs of our city, and WHEREASt Said Charter Commission wil], on Thursday, September 241 requeE the City. Council , of the city ,of Saint Paf:l to set the date of November,3,. 1959, as an election date:i•to pass the Charter Commission 's completely inadequate report NOW ,,. THEREFORE be it resolved that the Saint Paul AFL -CIO Trades and Labor Assembly oppose the Charter Amendment and Bond Issue as proposed by the City Charter Commission because of its omission of the funds so sorely needed to staff our schools* fire* police departments, as well as the other essential services of the city adversely affected by the Charter Commission report, and BE IT FARTHER RESOLVED, that copies Qf.'.bls Resolution be sent to the chairman of the Charter-Commission, and members of the City Council and the Union Advocate. ELEMENTARYC: Frost Lake (K-6) Mississippi (Aaan.) Upper Afton Area A (K-3) Battle Creek Area (K -6) Mt. Airy (9-3) Wheelock (K -3) Portables SECONDARY-ADDITIONS: Central Cleveland Harding Humboldt Marshall Mechanic Arts Monroe Murray Ramsey Roosevelt Wilson•. Washington SECONDARY -NEW East High School Johnson High School Highland Park High School Tech. - Vocational School MISCELLANEOUS• • Conversion of old Johnson, Replacement" of old science & other equipment in present high schools Additional Sec. Sch. Plant 1970 -71 Expansion of High School sites Conversion of Boys Vocational to shop 3 %1 August 1, 1959 Sr. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROPOSED SCHOOL PLANT EXPANSION PROGRAM Original 1 -958 Program Revised. (Based on 1958 B of,F.S. Report) Program 550,000.00 190,000.00 330,000.00 550,000.00 340,000.00 330,000.00 110,000.00 2,400,000.00 550,000.00 190,000.00 330,000.00' 330,000.00 330,000.00 1,730,000.00 700, 000.00 -600-, 000.-00 125,000.00 120,000.00 580,000.00 850,000.00 - 850,000 ;00 900,000.00 125,000.00 3,500,000,00 31500;000.00' 4,000,000.00 3 9-900 ;000,00 3,300,000.00 39300;000.00 6,500,000.00 6 ;500;000,00 20,700,000.00 18,650,000.00' 300,000.00 120,000.00 500,000.00 Cresap,McC. & Paget Report 715,000.00 7-86-400 00 736986b.00 200,000.00 443,000.00 310,000.00 609,750.00 970,650.00 609,350.00 388,000.00 300,000.00 765,100.00 490009000..00 4,400,000.00 2;100,000.00 6,250,000.00 2,500,000.00 1,500,000.00 100,000.00 23,900,000.00 20,500,000.00 27,'684,500.00 Proposed 1959 Program 500,000„00 190V000.00 3361 OOb, OU 500,000.00 340,000.00 330,000.00 2,190,000.00 700,000.00 125,000.00 1201Q00.00 60Q'000.00 �0', 000.00 750,000.00 125,000.00 '41000,000.00 4,4009000.00 31000,000.00 6.250.000.00 21,00,000000 200,000.00 100,000.00 23,5009000.00 X7') 1959 iri Joseph A. M®un ~' , esidont, St.,-Paul C?Wbr or Commerce 32 Cedar St. - t. Paul 1, HLMMota . _ Dear Mr. Mimi i _ yor Dillon bind the City Gotutcil directed me to`aclsno�r].edge receipt of your y latter ou'boh9aS of the Chamber, endorsing• the proposed *barter amendment Und bond I"ue, and to thank you for your interest in the mutters, . The letter was rend at- today's meeting., vft7 trw$ -yours, _ City Clerk _ -M3 Mayor Dillon, Mrs. De Courcey, and Gentlemen of the Council. The members of the City Council, having been faced squarely with *various aspects of the situation over a period of the last few years, are well aware that the St. Paul Public Schools are laced with vnw serious housing and financial prob- lems. An attempt was made to solve these problems, in part at least, last fall when the Charter Commission submitted to the voters of St. Paul a charter amendment and this Council submitted a request for authorization for a bond issue for the con- struction of school buildings. Both of these proposals were defeated. Hence, both problems are still with us. The bond issue which was submitted last fall was designed to carry out a long - range plan of school housing in St. Paul. To those who are - familiar with the build- ing problems of the St. Paul Public Schools over a period of the last ten years, there was nothing new about this proposal to provide additional school facilities. In 1950 after a most comprehensive.survey, a three -phase program was adopted by the Board of Education to provide housing facilities for the flood of new enrollees as they moved through elementary, intermediate, and high school grades. Two previous bond issues in 1951 and 1953 took care of the major new plant requirements for the elementary and junior high school grades. The schools are now in the third stage - the senior high school phase of the program. The Board of Education now finds itself in a position where provision of new facilities is lagging sadly behind enrollments. Nearly all of the present high schools are filled beyond their capacity and some are so seriously crowded that it is necessary for students to attend in shifts. It is unnecessary for me, I am sure, to detail to this body the harmful effects which conditions of this kind have on a sound educational program. The defeat of the charter amendment and bond issue last fall was a matter of serious concern to a large number of citizens in this community. The result of this concern was manifested in the formation last spring of a Citizens' School Survey E1 1ENTARY: Frost Lake (K -6) Mississippi (Adiin. ) Upper Afton Area A (K -3) Battle Creek Area ()K-6) Mt. Airy (1- 3) Wheelock (K -3) Portables SECONDARY-ADDITIONS: Central Cleveland Harding Humboldt Marshall Mechanic Arts Monroe Murray Ramsey Roosevelt Wilson; Washington SECONDARY-NEW: East High School Johnson High School Highland Park High School Tech.- Vocational School MISCELLANEOUS: Conversion of old Johnson' Replacement of old science & other equipment in present high schools Additional Sec, Sch. Plant 1970 -71 Expansion of High School sites Conversion of Boys Vocational to shop August 1, 1959 ST, PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROPOSED SCHOOL PLANT MANSION PROGRAM 3,500,000,00- 3;500;000:0'0' 4,000,000..00 4,00 ,000.00 4,0001000.00 3 ;WO' 000;00 41400;000.00 404000900.00 3,3009000.00 3 ;300 ;000.00 2 ;100,000.00 3,000,-000.00 6,500,000.00 •8;500;000.00 6,250,000.00 6,2509000.00 20,700,000.00 18,650,000.00' 21,040,000000 300,000.00 120,fl00.00 2009000.00 500,000.00 2,5000000.00 15009000.00 100'000.00 100,000.00 23,900,000.00 20t5OO,QOO.0O 27,684,500.00 23,500,000.QO' Original 1258 Program Revised Cresap,McC. Proposed (Based on ' 195.8 & Paget 1959 B of.F.S. Report) Program Report Program 550,000.00 '550,000.00 500,000,00 190,000.00 190,000.00 190y0Q0.00 330, 000.00 3309 000'.00' ' 330; OOb.00 550,000.00 `" 500,000.00 3409000.00 330,000.00 340,000.00 330,000.00 330900,0_.00 330,000.00 110,000.00 2,4009000_.00 1,730,000.00 211909000.00 4 715,ObO.00 700,000.00 800,000.-00 786 - -000.00 700,000.00 125,000.00 ,736 :4&0.00 125,000.00 _ `200,000.00 443,000.00 1209000.00 "- ,.__.... 3109000.00 120,000.00 580,000.00 6099750.00 60a,000.00 8509000.00 850,000;00 970,-630.00 9T,000.00 9000000.00 609,350.00 750,000.00 38$,000.00 125,000.00 3009000.00 125,000.00 765,100.00 3,500,000,00- 3;500;000:0'0' 4,000,000..00 4,00 ,000.00 4,0001000.00 3 ;WO' 000;00 41400;000.00 404000900.00 3,3009000.00 3 ;300 ;000.00 2 ;100,000.00 3,000,-000.00 6,500,000.00 •8;500;000.00 6,250,000.00 6,2509000.00 20,700,000.00 18,650,000.00' 21,040,000000 300,000.00 120,fl00.00 2009000.00 500,000.00 2,5000000.00 15009000.00 100'000.00 100,000.00 23,900,000.00 20t5OO,QOO.0O 27,684,500.00 23,500,000.QO' August 1, 1959 87. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS- PROPOSED SCHOOL PLANT EXPANSION PROGRAM , Original 1'958 Program Revised Cresap',McC, Proposed CBased on 1958 -$a Paget 1959 B of,F.B. Report) Prograih t Report Program RT 1ENTARY: ' ' Frost Lake ()K-6), 5500000.00 5509000.00 5000000,00 Mississippi ("On.). 190,000.00 190,000:00 190y0Q0.00 Upper Afton Area A (H -3) 330,000.00 330,000'.00` 336;OOb.00 Battle Creek Area (K -6) 5509000.00 -" 500,000.00 Mt. Airy CK-3) 3409000.00 330,0001-100 3409000.00 Wheelock (K -3) 330,000.00 3309000.00 330,000.00 Portables 110,000.00 1 2,400,000.00 11,730,000.00 2,190,000.00 SECONDARY-ADDITIONS: Central 715;Ob0.00 Cleveland 7000000.00 600,Q0000 7-Wi .00 700,000.00 Harding 125,000.00 7369 100 1259000.00 Humboldt 200,000.00 ` Marshall 443,000.00 Mechanic Arts 1209000.00 �- ,._�_ ;...• 310;000.00 120,000.00 Monroe 580,000.00 609,750.00 600,000.00 Murray 8500000.00 850,OOD ;00 9709-650.00 3w, 000.00 Ramsey 9000000.00 6099350.00 750,000.00 Roosevelt 3889000.00 Wilson; 1259000.00 3009000.00 125,000:00 Washington 7659100,00 SECONDARY-NEW: East High School 3,5000000.00 3;500;,-000.00 490009000.00 ---490Q0,000.00 Johnson High School 4,000,000.00 %;400;000.00 4,- 400;000.00 494QO,Q00.00 Highland Park High School 3,3009000.00 3;300;000.00 2;100,000.00 390009'000.00 Tech. - Vocational School 6,500,000.00 ••-•6;500;000.00 •6,250,000.00 6,250,000.00 200700,000.00 180650,000.00' 2100 ;00000000 MISCELLANEOUS: Conversion of old Johnson' 300,000.00 120,000:00 2009000.00 Replacement of old science & other equipment in present high schools 5009000.00 Additional Sec, Bch, Plant 1970 -71 29500,000.00 Expansion of High School sites 19- 3000000.00 100;000100 Conversion of Boys Vocational to shop 100 000.00 23,900,000.00 20g5OO9QOO.00 27,t,684,500.00 23,500,000:00' CITY OF SAINT PAUL TERRANCE S. O'TOOLE THOMAS J. RYAN LEGAL DEPARTMENT DONALD L. F LOUIS P. SHEAHAN RAYMOND L. . FL ADER ROBERT E. CORPORATION COUNSEL JOHN J. McNEIL E1L ASSISTANTS THEODORE J. COLLINS INVESTIGATOR To the Honorable Council of the City of Saint Paul: ROBERT E. O'CONNELL SPECIAL ASSISTANT September 15, 1959 The pending Ordinance, Council File No. 193914, con- tains provision for the authorization of the issuance and sale of City of Saint Paul Bonds in the par value amount of $23,500,000.00 for the purpose of acquiring school sites and grounds, and constructing and equipping of new school buildings and additions to existing school buildings, and for the purpose of the reconstruction, repair, betterment, remodeling and equipping of existing school buildings. The same has provoked the following questions which you have presented for legal opinion: 1. Whether or not, thereunder, valid and effec- tive provision may be made for the issuance and sale of City of Saint Paul Bonds in an amount which would exceed said Cityts statutory debt limit: 2. Whether or not such an ordinance containing provision for the authorization of the issuance and sale of such City Bonds in an amount which would exceed said statutory debt limit would detrimentally affect said Cityts credit. Pursuant to your suggestion, in this matter, I have dis- cussed said questions with David M. Wood, a member of the New York law firm,,Wood, King and Dawson, the Cityts Bond Counsel. This date I have received said Bond Counsel's Qpinion, thereon, dated September 14, 1959 and transmit the same herewith. Under their said Opinion said Bond Counsel state fat City of Saint Paul Bondj, by ordinance, approved by the electorate, may be authorized'in an amount in excess of said statutory debt limit provided however that City of Saint Paul Bond may not be issued or sold in any amount which, together with said Cityts outstanding indebtedness, would exceed said statutory debt limit. Thereunder, said Bond Counsel, further stated that municipal credit rating agencies, for the purpose of City credit rating, consider the amount of City Bonds authorized but not issued and are inclined to downgrade City Bonds where such condition is To the Honorable Council of the City of Saint Paul: September 15, 1959 found to exist and th stantially affect the City Bonds when sold. implication that such increase the interest to pay on its Bonds. - 2 - at such ratings of such agencies sub - interest rate required to be paid upon The Bond Counsel Opinion contains the an excess authorization would tend to rate which the City would be required I concur in the foregoing stated opinion of said Bond Counsel. _ n MAS P. 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