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MARCH 5, 1973
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ORDINANCE NO. 1.21. 1
ORDINANCE REDETERMINING WARD BOUNDARIES AFTER
1970 DECENNIAL CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.03 OF THE CITY CHARTER
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Statement of Purposes. The 1970 Decennial Census of the
United States has been completed and a copy thereof officially filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota. The City Charter, in Section
2.03, "Elective Officers" requires that after each Decennial Census of the
United States the Council shall redetermine ward boundaries, therefore, it
is hereby declared to be the purpose of this ordinance to redetermine the
ward lines of the City.
Section 2. Pursuant to the above provision of the City Charter, the
City Council of the City of St. Louis Park hereby determines that the City
be hereby divided into four separate wards, as follows:
Ward No. 1 shall be the area bounded on the north by the north City limits,
on the east by the east City limits to West 28th Street; thence west on
West 28th Street to Monterey Parkway; thence southwesterly on Monterey
Parkway to West 29th Street; thence west on West 29th Street to State
Highway No. 100; thence south on State Highway No. 100 to the Main Line of
the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad right-of-way; thence
southwesterly on said Main Line right-of-way to Dakota Avenue; thence north
on Dakota Avenue to Minnetonka Boulevard; thence west on Minnetonka Boulevard
to Louisiana Avenue; thence north on Louisiana Avenue to the Main Line of
the Burlington Northern Railroad right-of-way; thence northeasterly on
said Main Line right-of-way to the Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern
Railroad right-of-way; thence northerly on said Railroad right-of-way to
the north City limits, and the Ward shall be comprised of Voting Precincts
1,2,3,4 and 5, as adopted by Resolution of the City Council.
Ward No. 2 shall be the area bounded on the west by the west City limits,
on the south by the south City limits and on the east by the east City
limits to West 28th Street; thence west on West 28th Street to Monterey
Parkway; thence southwesterly on Monterey Parkway to West 29th Street;
thence west on West 29th Street to State Highway No. 100; thence south on
State Highway No. 100 to the Main Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul
and Pacific Railroad right-of-way; thence southwesterly on said Main Line
right-of-way to the west City limits, and the Ward shall be comprised of
Voting Precincts 1,2,3,4 and 5, as adopted by Resolution of the City Council.
Ward No. 3 shall be the area bounded on the west by the west City limits;
thence north along the west City Limits to the Main Line of the Burlington
Northern Railroad right-of-way; thence northeasterly on said Main Line
right-of-way to Louisiana Avenue; thence south on Louisiana Avenue to
Minnetonka Boulevard; thence east on Minnetonka Boulevard to Dakota Avenue;
thence south on Dakota Avenue to the Main Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific Railroad right-of-way; thence southwesterly on said
Main Line right-of-way to the West City Limits at Texas Avenue extended;
thence North on Texas Avenue extended and Texas Avenue to Division Street;
thence west on Division Street and Division Street extended to the west
City limits; and the Ward shall be comprised of Voting Precincts 1,2,3,4
and 5, as adopted by Resolution of the City Council.
Ward No. 4 shall be the area bounded on the west by the west City limits,
on the north by the north City limits to the Minneapolis, Northfield and
Southern Railroad right-of-way; thence southerly on the said Railroad
right-of-way to the Main Line of the Burlitigtcn Northern Railroad right-of-way;
thence southwesterly on the said Main Line right-of-way to the west City
limits, and the Ward shall be comprised of Voting Precincts 1,2,3,4 and
5, as adopted by Resolution of the City Council.
Section 3. That the City Council pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Charter
of the City of St. Louis Park hereby finds that the Wards as so redetermined
in Section 2 hereof are of as near equal size in both population and area
as is practicable, and that the redetermination of the Ward lines as above
set forth is based upon the findings of the Council.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its
publication.
Adopted by the City Council March 5,
Reviewed for administration:
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Appp6ved as to fpm and legality:
City/Attorney
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SUN NEWSPAPERS
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Si LOUISPARKSUN
State of Minnesota
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County of Hennepin
Bloomington, Minnesota
J R RITCHAY, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has
been the vice president and printer of the newspaper known as The St Louis Park Sun and
has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows (1) Said newspaper is printed in the
English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed
space to at least 900 square inches (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least
once each week (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news of local
interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other
publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements (4) Said
0 wspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports to serve, has at least
copies regularly delivered to paying subscnbers, has an average of at least 75% of its total
culation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-class
in its local post -office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of St Louis Part
the County of Hennepin and it has its known office of issue in the City of Bloomington in
.atter
id county, established and open during its regular business hours for the gathering of news,
sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer or
persons in its employ and subject to his direction and control during all such regular business
hours and devoted exclusively during such regular business hours to the business of the news-
paper and business related thereto (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately
with the State Historical Society (7) Said newspaper has complied with all the foregoing
conditions for at least two years preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below
(8) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota pnor to January 1, 1966
and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit m the form prescribed by the Secretary of State
and signed by the publisher of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that
the newspaper is a legal newspaper
He further states on oath that the printed Ordinaries No. 1211
hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed
and published therein in the English language, once each week, for one successive weeks,
that it was first so published on Thura the 8 day of March 19 73
and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including
the day of 19- and that the following is a printed copy
f the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being
size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to -wit•
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8 day of
`Notarial Seal)
G M Vest, Notary Public, Hennepin County, Minn
My Commission Expires April 18th, 1979
March
1973
(Official Pablicatmon)
ORDINANCE NO 1211
ORDINANCE REDETERMINING
I WARD BOUNDARIES AFTER 1870
( DECENNIAL CENSUS,Oe,TBE UNIT-
ED STATES PIJIISI AN`r'to SECTION
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THE CITYOFSS'$t__IA�VU_I__SP KDQES
' ORDAIN 4.117LIN- -.' •
Seetloa L.4tatem1at-of Pooaes. The
1970 Decennial Census -Of ry
s bf the United
States has been completed and a copy
thereof officially filed with the Secretary
of State of the State 'of ,Minnesota The
City Charter, in Section 203, "Elective
Officers" requires that after each De-
cennial Census of the United States the
Council !ball redetermine ward bounda-
ries, therefore, it is hereby'declared to be
the purpose of this ordinance to redeter-
mine the ward hnes of the city
Section 2 Pursuant to the above provi-
sion of the City Charter, the City Council
of the City of St. Louis Park hereby deter-
mines that the City be hereby divided into
four separate wards, as follows
Want No l shall be the area bounded on
the north by the north City hmits, on the
I east by the east City limits to West 28th
Street, thence west on West 28th Street to '
Monterey Parkway• thence southwester-
ly on Monterey Parkway to West 29th
, Street thence west on West 29th Street to
State Highway No 100, thence south on
State Highway No 100 to the Main Lute of
the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and
Pacific Railroad right-of-way, thence
southwesterly on said Main Line right-of-
way to Dakota Avenue, thence 'north on
Dakota Avenue to Minnetonka Boule-
vard, thence west on Minnetonka Boule-
vard to Louisiana Avenue, thence north
on Louisiana Avenue to the Main Line of
the Burlington Northern .Railroad right- '
of -way, thence northeasterly on said
Main Line right-of-way to the Minneapo-
lis, Northfield and Southern Railroad
right-of-way, thence northerly on said
Railroad right-of-way to the north City
limits, and the Ward shall be comprised
of Voting Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, as
adopted by Resolution of the City Council
Ward No 2 shall be the area bounded on
the west by the west City limits, on the
south by the south City hmits and on the
east by the east City limits to West 28th
Street, thence went on West 28th Street to
Monterey Parkway thence southwester -
1y on Monterey Parkway to West 29th
Street, thence west on West 29t1 Street to
State Highway No 100, thence south on
' State Highway No 100 to the Main Line of
the Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul and
Pacific Railroad right-of-way, thence
southwesterly on said Main Line nght-of-
way to the west City limits, and the Ward
shall be comprised of Voting Precincts 1,
2, 3, 4 and 5, as adopted by Resolution of
the City Council
Ward No. 3 shall be the area bounded on
the west by the west City hmits thence
north along the west City Limits to the
, Main Line of the Burlington Northern I
Railroad rightof-way, thence northeast-
, erly on said Mam Line right-of-waxto
Louisiana Avenue, thence south on Louis-
iana Avenue to Minnetonka Boulevard,
thence east on Minnetonka Boulevard to
Dakota Avenue, thence south on Dakota
Avenue to the Main Line of the Chicago,
Milwaukee, St Paul and Pacific Railroad
right-of-way, thence southwesterly on
said Main Line right-of-way to the West
' City Limits at Texas Avenue extended,
I thence North on Texas Avenue extended
and Texas Avenue to Division Street,
thence west on Division Street and Divi-
sion Street extended to the west City lim-
its, and the Ward shall be comprised of
Voting Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, as adopt-
ed bR�esollution of the City Council
aTY rd No 4 shall be the area bounded on
the west by the west City [units, on the
north by the north City limits to the Min-
neapolis, Northfield and Southern Rail-
road right-of-way, thence southerly on
the said Railroad nghtof-way to the Main
Line of the Burlington Northern Railroad
right—of—way, thence southwesterly on the
said Main Line right-of-way to the west
City limits, and the Ward shall be com-
prised of Voting Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5,
as adopted by Resolution of the City Coun-
il
Section 3 That the City Council pur-
suant to Section 203 of the Charter of the
City of St. Louts Park hereby finds that
the Wards as so redetermined in Section 2
hereof are of as near equal size to both
population and area as is practicable, and
that the redetermination of the Ward
lines as above set forth IS based upon the
futdings of the Council
Seetfos 4 This ordinance shall take ef-
fect fifteen days after its publication
Adopted by the City Council Marchi 5,
1973
/9/ FRANK J PUCCI
Attest Ma r
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City Clerk
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CHRIS C5[ERCHFSustration, i ioD
City ManagerRCHFS • ,1
Approved as to form and legality
/8/ WAYNE G POPHAM
City Attorney
(Mar 8, 1973)—SLP
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Affidavit of PubliCatiOn
Si LOUISPARK SUN
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
In The Matter Of