HomeMy WebLinkAbout5577 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1976/08/16AUGUST 16, 1976
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RESOLUTION NO, 5577
A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE CITY'S POPULATION FOR 1976
AND REQUESTING THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL AND THE STATE
OF MINNESOTA TO CORRECT THEIR POPULATION FIGURE FOR
ST. LOUIS PARK
WHEREAS, on June 23, 1976, the Metropolitan Council informed the City the City's
population as of April 1, 1976, was 47,429, and
WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park on July 12, 1976, informed the Metropolitan
Council said population figure appeared to be inaccurate and requested recording of said
figure be delayed so the City could complete its population study, and
WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park has developed a statistically sound and accurate
method for determining existing population in the City based on actual counts of the number
of units by type (single-family,_ townhouse, duplex, apartment, group quarters), the
occupancy ratio by type and the number of occupants per dwelling unit by type, and
WHEREAS, such Census surveys included a 100 percent inventory of all apartment units
in the City and a 3 percent statistically random sample of all single-family units in the
City to determine the persons per unit ratio, and
WHEREAS, the City feels it is important to have accurate population counts for the
City based on a sound method and on current St, Louis Park data and not on general averages
or trends that may be applicable to a broader area such as a group of suburbs or the
County, and
WHEREAS, the population of the City is important because of fiscal implications in-
cluding levy limitations and forms of revenue sharing, and
WHEREAS, the computed population of the City based on a sound statistical method and
on the specific conditions within the City during July 1976 indicates a population of
50,050 for the City of St. Louis Park,
THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED that the City of St, Louis Park hereby determines its
population for 1976 is 50,050 and hereby directs that its City records so indicate the
City's official population as 50,050, and hereby requests that the Metropolitan Council
and the State of Minnesota correct their records to indicate the City's 1976 population
is 50,050.
Adopted by the City Council August 16, 1976.
President Pro Tem
Attest:
City Clerk
..ApReviewed for administration: Approved as to form and legality:
City Manager City Attorney