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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985 November 05 1985 Special City of Blaine.pdfWHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE P.O. Box 398 Bellingham, WA 98225 JOAN OGDEN, Auditor Phone 676 - 6740 OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF BLAINE, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON ON THE 5TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1985. OATH OF AUDITOR STATE OF WASHINGTON) ) SS. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) I do solemnly swear that the returns purporting to be the elction returns of the City of Blaine, Whatcom County, Washington held on the 5th day of November, 1985, have in no wise been altered by additions or erasures, and that they are the same as when they were deposited in my office, SO HELP ME GOD. Subscribed and sworn n - STATE OF WASHINGTON) COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) ztG,w— atcom C unty Auditor to before me this 20th day of November, 1985. County Legislative Authority - CERTIFICATION OF CANVASSING BOARD ss. THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT we, as the Whatcom County Canvassing Committee, ` have completed our canvass of votes as it pertains to the General and Special I Election held within the boundaries of the City of Blaine, Whatcom County, Washington on the 5th day of November, 1985 and the results were as follows: Blethe Council -at -Large STEVE DODD 134 tt] VOTES: 308 64.07o 2 Year Term, Non -Partisan LOU YOUNG 135 173 36.07o Vote for One Blaine Council Ward 1 Pot. 1 I WILLIAM L. DODD, JR. 136 t� 373 100. 70 4 Year Term, Non -Partisan Vote for One HAROLD KLEY 137 It] 258 58 . 2% Blaine Council Ward 2 Pot. 2 4 Year Term, Non -Partisan THERESA POMEROY 138 110- 185 41 . 8% Vote for one DENNIS E. SCHRANK 139 264 61.17o Blaine Council Ward 2 Poe. 5 2 Year Une><.- Non-Perllaen J. G. ANDERSON � 140 t] 168 38 . 9% Vote for One Blaine Council Ward 3 Pos. 3 ALMA E. WAGNER 1419)01, 4 Year Term, Non -Partisan Vote for One SPECIAL ELECTION — PROPOSITION NO. 1 YES 142 I� BONDS CITY OF BLAINE, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS - $1,500,000.00 NO 143 �] Shall Ordinance No. 1760 providing for ilia construction of capi- BONDS tal Improvements to the wator supply and distribullon system of the City he ratified and ?hall "in City Issue gonoral obilgatlon bonds, to pay part of the costs thereof in the amount of $t_500,000.00 payable both princlpal and Interest, out of annual tax levies In excess of riMutar property tax levies, maturing within twenty years from their date of Issue? The canvass having been completed this ._ tl 20th day of November, ' I985:i, 0 348 100. 70 FAILED: 186 50. OHO 50.0% WHATCOM COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD unty Au for County Legislative Auth rity 9w-wu U1. � D.'r j County Prosecuting Attorney 8 November 5, 1985 Whatcom County, Washington Blaine Council -at -Large 1 STEVE DODD 134 40- 2 Yoer Term, Non -Partisan Vote for One LOU YOUNG 1351- Blaine Council Ward 1 Pam 1�L WILLIAM L. DODD, JR. 136 ta] 4 Year Term, Non -Partisan Vote for One Blaine Council Ward 2 Pas 2 1 HAROLD KLEY 137 I] 4 Year Term, Non -Partisan Vote for One Blaine Council Ward 2 Poe. 5 2 Year Unex.- Non. -Partisan Vote for One THERESA POMEROY 138 * DENNIS E. SCHRANK 139 �] J. G. ANDERSON 140 * Blaine Council Ward 3 Poa. 3 j ALMA E. WAGNER 141 � 4 Year Term, Non -Partisan I Vote for One SPECIAL ELECTION — PROPOSITION NO. 1 YES 14240- BONDS CITY OF BLAINE, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS - $1,500,000.00 NO 143 Shall Ordinance No. 1766 providing for the construction of cap[- >� lei Improvements to the water supply and distribution system of BONDS the City be ratified and shall the City Issue general obligation bonds, to pay part of the costs thereof In the amount of st,500,000.00 payable both principal and interest, out of annual tax levies in excess of regular property tax lavles, maturing within twenty years from their data of Issue? OFFICE OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON WHEREAS, the undersigned, as the duly elected, qualified and acting Auditor of Whatcom County, Washington, has jurisdiction of and is required by law to conduct all special elections for code cities within the county; and WHEREAS, the City of Blaine is a code city within the boundaries of said county; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 1766 passed on September 16, 1985, a certified copy of which has been delivered to the undersigned, the City of Blaine has found that an emergency exists requiring the holding of a special election on November 5, 1985; and WHEREAS, said City by said ordinance has authorized and directed the undersigned to assume jurisdiction of and conduct said special election; NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby authorized and ordered as follows: The undersigned concurs in the finding of an emergency and does hereby assume jurisdiction of the above -mentioned special election of the City of Blaine, Washington, authorized and ordered by Ordinance No. 1766 passed on September 16, 1985, and will conduct said special election to be held November 5, 1985. DATED at ,vTiashinlgton, this day of 1985. s '• , • txi�ty Auditor 7i•� 50JAR:004 L, ORDINANCE NO. 1766 XN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Blaine, Washington, adopting a plan of addi- tions and betterments to its water supply and distribution system, providing that part of �6QP the costs thereof shall be paid from the pro- ceeds of a general indebtedness to be incurred by the City, and providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City at a special election to be held on November 5, 1985, of the proposition of whether or not the City should issue its general obligation bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $ r,57DO 0,°° in order to pay part of the costs of such additions and betterments. WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and advisable by the City Council of the City of Blaine, Washington (the "City"), that the City shall purchase, acquire, construct and install certain additions and betterments to its existing water supply system; and WHEREAS, in order to provide funds to pay part of the costs thereof, it is deemed necessary and advisable that the City issue and sell its unlimited tax levy general obligation bonds in the od principal amount of not to exceed and WHEREAS, the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington provide that the ordinance providing for such additions and betterments and the question of whether or not such bonds shall be issued must be submitted to the voters of the City for their ratification or rejection; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Blaine, Washington, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. It is hereby deemed necessary and advisable that the City of Blaine, Washington, construct certain additions and betterments to its existing system of water supply and distribution hereinafter provided at the time or times and in the order deemed most necessary and advisable by the City Council. The City hereby adopts the following plan for such additions and betterments: The City shall acquire, construct, equip and install the following additions and betterments to its existing system of water supply and distribution all as more particularly described in the Comprehensive Water Plan of the City of Blaine, Washington prepared by Hammon, Collier & Wade -Livingstone on file with the City (the "Project") at the time or times and in the order deemed most necessary and advisable by the City Council; (a) two one -million gallon water storage tanks to be located within the watershed area and on Harvey Road north of H Street; (b) a water pumping station; (c) a water production well; (d) piping between the water storage tanks; and (e) other capital improvements necessarily related to the construction, acquisition, equipping and installation of the aforementioned capital improvements and such other capital improvements to the water supply and distribution system of the City as found necessary by the City Council. The estimated cost of the Project is hereby found and declared to be as near as may be the sum of $ �� �•"� *�z� �a,_ Section 2. For the purpose of providing a part of the City's share of the costs of the Project, the City shall issue and sell its unlimited tax levy general obligation bonds in the amount of -(the "Bonds") . None of the proceeds of such bonds shall be used for the replacement of equipment or for any other than a capital purpose. -2- JAR364 85/09/OB Section 3. The Bonds shall be issued and sold at such time or times as permitted by law and as deemed necessary and advisable by the City Council, shall bear interest payable at a rate or rates not to exceed a maximum rate authorized by ordinance and shall mature in such amounts and at such times within twenty years from date of issue as authorized by ordinance and as provided by law. The Bonds shall be general obligations of the City, and unless paid from other sources, both principal of and interest on the bonds shall be payable from annual tax levies in excess of regular property tax levies to be made upon all the taxable property within the City without limitation as to rate or amount. The exact date, form, terms and maturities of said Bonds shall be as hereafter fixed by the City Council. In the event the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds, plus any or all of the other moneys above -described, are insufficient to make all of the capital improvements hereinbefore provided for, the City shall use the available funds for paying the cost of those improvements for which the respective Bonds were issued deemed most necessary and in the best interest of the City by the City Council. The City hereby irrevocably covenants and agrees that each year during the life of the Bonds, if authorized by the voters as provided herein, it will cause to be levied annually a tax upon all the property within the City subject to taxation, in excess of taxes the City is permitted to levy without a vote of the people, in an amount which, together with any other money legally available and to be used therefor, will be sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds as the same shall become due. All of such taxes so collected shall be paid into a bond redemption fund established for such purpose. -3- JAR364 85/09/09 The City hereby irrevocably pledges that the annual tax provided for herein to be levied for the payment of such principal and interest, if approved by the voters as provided herein, together with any other money legally available and to be used therefor, will be and is hereby irrevocably set aside, pledged and appropriated for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds. The full faith, credit and resources of the City are hereby pledged for the annual levy and collection of such taxes and to the prompt payment of the principal of any interest on the Bonds as the same shall become due. Section 4. It is hereby found and declared that an emergency exists which requires the submission to the qualified electors of the City of the proposition whether or not this ordinance shall be ratified and the Bonds shall be issued at a special election to be held therein on November 5, 1985. The Whatcom County Auditor, as ex-officio supervisor of City elections, it hereby requested also to find the existence of such an emergency and to call and conduct a special election_ to be held within the City on that date and to submit to. the qualified electors of the City the proposition hereinafter set forth. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify the proposition to the County Auditor in the following form: PROPOSITION NO. 1 CITY OF BLAINE, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, $1!5�00 Shall Ordinance No. 1766 providing for the construction of capital improvements to the water supply and distribution system of the City be ratified and shall the City issue general obligation bonds to pay part of the costs thereof in the amount of " * payable both principal and interest, out -annual tax levies in excess of 00 ! Ooo DDO . — �. -4- regular property tax levies, maturing within twenty years from their date of issue. BOND, YES . . . . . [ ] BONDS, NO . . . . . [ ] Section 5. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to deliver a certified copy of this ordinance to the Whatcom County Auditor for publication of notice not more than ten nor less than three days prior to the election in a newspaper of general circulation within the City. Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective five days from and after its publication in the manner required by law. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Blaine, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof held this Ikih day of September, 1985. ATTEST: C Y CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: F -I�W'�w RINN I . �-. 02 IA A WM. 11 •- M-7Z Me, III,Ili! YAlm I �eq CLERK'S CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned, the duly chosen, qualified and acting Clerk of the City of Blaine, Washington (the "City"), and keeper of the records of the City Council (herein called the "Council"), DO HEREBY CERTIFY: 1. That the attached Ordinance No.1766 (herein called the "Ordinance") is a true and correct copy of an ordinanceofthe City, as finally adopted at a meeting of the Council held on the day of September, 1985, and duly recorded in my office. 2. That said meeting was duly convened and held in all respects in accordance with law, and to the extent required by law, due and proper notice of such meeting was given; that a quorum was present throughout the meeting and a legally sufficient number of members of the Council voted in the proper manner for the adoption of said Ordinance; that all other requirements and proceedings incident to the proper adoption of said Ordinance have been duly fulfilled, carried out and otherwise observed and that I am authorized to execute this certificate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City this Lu day of September, 1985. °••t�� C°f ' LL ra Amundsen, Clerk �;•' i ty of Blaine, Washington -6- JAR364 85/09/08