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CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota was held on the 13th day of August, 1980. The following members were present: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Eggert and Larson, and the following were absent: Councilmebers Steele and Brown. Mayor Warkentien introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption. RESOLUTION 80-20 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING 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 i~ 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 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 additional revenues by making use of the statutory authority to raise these additional funds on a one-time adjustment to the levy limit base, and WHEREAS the Resolution proposing an increase in the levy limit base has been published for four (4) successive weeks in the official newspaper of Falcon Heights, and WHEREAS a public hearing on the proposed increase occurred August 13, 1980 at a regular meeting of the City Council of Falcon Heights, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights as follows: The City Council shall raise the levy limit base of the City of Falcon Heights from its present base of $400,853.00. The increase shall be $72,153.00 which consists of an 8 per cent increase over the base authorized by prior law and an additional one-time in- crease of 10 per cent authorized by Laws, 1980, Chapter 607, Article II, Section 21. The increase shall be for taxes levied in 1980, payable in 1981. The total levy limit base after the proposed increase shall be $473.006.00 . This Resolution shall become effective following its publication and subject to compliance. with the provisions contained in Laws, 1980, Chapter 607, Article II, Section 21.