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CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Special Meeting of the City • Council of the City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota was held on the 16th day of July, 1980. The following members were present: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Steele, Brown, Eggert and Larson and the following were absent: None. Mayor Warkentien introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption. RESOLUTION 80-18 A RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN 8% INCREASE OVER THE BASE AUTHORIZED BY PRIOR LAW AND AN ADDITIONAL 10% ONE TIME INCREASE AUTHORIZED BY LAWS, 1980, CHAPTER 607, ARTICLE II, SECTION 21 WHEREAS the City of Falcon Heights is in need of additional tax revenue for police and fire protection, street maintenance, maintenance of the park and other properties of the City, and other governmental purposes; and WHEREAS the present levy limit base payable in 1980 was $400,853.00 based on a population of 5,770- persons; and WHEREAS the City of Falcon Heights would be able to increase its levy limit by 8 per cent of this levy limit base for taxes levied in 1980 and payable in 1981; and • WHEREAS the Minnesota Legislature has enacted a statute authorizing a one- time levy adjustment in the levy limit base of an additional 10 per cent and this law is known as Laws, 1980 Chapter 607, Article II, Section 21, and WHEREAS it appears to be in the best interests of the City to raise addi- tional revenues by making use of the statutory authority to raise these addi- tional funds on a one-time adjustment to the levy limit base. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights as follows: The City Council proposes to raise the levy limit base of the City of Falcon Heights from its present base of $400,853.00. The increased proposed is that of $72,153.00, which consists of an 8% per cent increase over the base authorized by prior law and an additional one-time increase of 10% authorized by Laws 1980, Chapter 607, Article II, Section 21. The proposed increase would be for taxes levied in 1980, payable in 1981. The total levy limit base after the proposed increase would by $473,006.00. This resolution shall be published for four (4) successive weeks in the official legal newspaper of Falcon Heights. The hearing on the proposed in- crease shall occur on Wednesday August 13, 1980, commencing at 8:00 o'clock P.M. at a regular meeting of the City Council, City of Falcon Heights, at the • City Hall, 1644 West Larpenteur, Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Interested persons are invited to attend and participate.