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MINUTES.
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
Monday, October 14, 1985
1. Call to Order
Mayor Hanks called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Council members Thomas Duffy, Ronald Backes, Keith Meland and Mayor Lyle
Hanks were in attendance. Also present were the City Manager, the Assistant
to the Manager and the Director of Inspectional Services.
3. New Business
Mr. Donald Keysser of Dain Bosworth, Inc. addressed the Council as a represent-
ative of Methodist Hospital. Mr. Keysser requested the Council to adopt
a resolution which would authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign a
bond purchase agreement by Thursday, October 17, 1985 thereby taking advantage
of interest rates which would be of benefit to the City.
It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Backes, to adopt
the resolution entitled "Resolution authorizing the issuance and sale
by the City of its hospital facility revenue bonds (Methodist Hospital
project), Series 1985, authorizing execution of a bond purchase agreement
relating to said bonds, and authorizing certain other actions to be taken
with respect to the defeasance of certain other revenue bonds of the City."
The resolution was adopted on a 4-0 vote.
The Council also considered a resolution stating the City's opposition
to a proposed Federal Communications rule that would delete federal technical
standards for cable television systems. The same rule would pre-empt local
franchising authorities from imposing and enforcing technical standards.
It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Duffy, to adopt
the resolution entitled "A resolution.,opposing adoption of a proposed
FCC rule to delete current FCC technica-1 service quality standards and
to pre-empt local enforcement of technical service quality standards."
The resolution was adopted on a 4-0 vote.
4. Adjournment
It was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Duffy;\to adjourn
the special meeting. The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
C. A. Gears
Recording Secretary