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Home My WebLink About2011 Resolution No. 079R.F.:SOLUTION NO 1r SERIES OF 2011 A RESOUJTION ~UJ>PORTTNG THf 2011 ENGLEWOOD Sr.HOOL DTSTRJCT'S BALLOT QUESTIONS IN TRE NOVEMBER ELECTION . '>..'H.EREAS, public cdec.;uion is thP. corne.rslOne of democrnti c govcrnme.nt and a free society; and WHEREAS, Englewood School District vote rs are being asked to give Lbe District pcrmi s&ion 10 sell bonds and raise property laxes 10 repay lhe bonds; aud WHEREAS, plans arc lo use $~2 million from bonds 10 tum the cUCTenl Englewood High School into a 21" century campu s for seventh though twelfth graders; and \\~-IEREAS, the remaining $8 million will :>c used to co ver about half the anti cipated cost of renov<1ti11g Englewood Middle School so it can ',e the new location of Colorad o's Finest A11ema1ive Hi gh School; and WHEREAS , a separate ballot question will ask voters to approve an in crease in the property tax mi 'l levy SG!licient 10 provide a.1 additional $1.5 million 10 support the District operations annual) y; a.n<l WHEREAS, additional money for day -to-day operations is needed to offset state funding cuts ; and WHEREAS, programs for youth are a priority of the Englewood City Council; ll!ld WHEREAS, the edu cational progre.s. of our yo111b help build n strong future for th~ citizens of Englewood NOW , THEREFORE, BE ff RESOLVED BY Tl-IE CITY COUNCll.. OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, THAT THE CITY COUNCU. SUPPORTS THE TWO BALLOT QUESTIONS ASKED FOR BY TilE ENGLEWOOD SCHOOLS IN THE GENERAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 1ST, 201 1. ADOPTED AND APPROVED tlii s 19th J ay of Septembe r, 201 I. [ l, L<lucrishia A. Elli s, City Clerk for M-it)' of En Jew od, Iara ~ hcreb certify th¼~ above 1s a m1eeupy of Resoluti on No . :.L./-• Sc1ie • t/.~ Jere - ENGLEWOOD SCHOOLS DISTRICT #1 ELECTION NOVEMBER 1, 2011 CERTIFIED BALLOT OFFICE Board of :edu cation Director THREE SEATS UP FOR ELECTION AT LARG[ 2-FOUR-YEAR TERM S 1-TWO-TERM CANDIDATES IN ORDER Vicki Howaro (FOUR -YEAR TERM) Duane Tu cker {FOUR -Y EAR TERM) Thomas J . O'Connor (TWO-YEAR TERM) (Vote for 3) BALLOT l SSUE NO .~ ~RAPAHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO . 1 MILL Ll::VY OV ERRIDE QUESTION TO MmGATE STATE FUNDING CUTS, ATTRACT AND RETAIN QUALITY TCACI IERS, AND MAINTAI N CORE EDUCATIONAL AREAS . SHALL ARAPAHO E COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRJCT NO . I TAXES BE IN CREASED $7 ~0,000 TN ?012 AND BY $1 ,5 00 ,000 BEGINNING IN 2013 AND ANNUALLY THERE AFTER FOR GENER.AL FUND PURPOSES , WHICH MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO : MlTfGATIN G STATE FUNDING CUTS, ATTRACTING AND RET/\l >ITNG QUALITY TEACHE RS, MAfNTAINfNG CORE EDUCATIONAL AREAS TO ENSURE QUALITY EDU CAT ION , HY AN ADDITIONAL PROP EIUY TAX MILL LEVY IN EXC ESS OF THE LEVY /dJlllOIUZED FOR THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND, IVITf-lOUT LlMITATION /\S TO H/\TF, P\JRSUA}TT TO /\Nil IN ACCOR.DANCE WITH SHCTION 22-54 -lUI :, C.ILS., 8l.iCH ,11.)l)ITIONAL TJ\XJ;S TO rm 1,1 ,.1,m.1Tr,n 11-.J Tllr,: (il i NFIU.I . l"UNl"I; ANIJ SI IA.LI., THE DIS'l'li.l CT BE /\lJ'J'l.1010%:ED TO C(JJ..I .ECT, J()j'J'/\il< /\NIJ SPENO /\LI .. REVENUES FHUM SU CH TII XI\S AND THE 1'./\RNIN(iS FHC lM Tl Ii" INVES'l'M"l-lT 01" SUCII R.INENlJES /1.S II VO'l'EI! Al'l'IH.l\/1.,U HEVl.i l-lllE CH/\NC.oE /\NU /\N EXC:El'TION TO THE UMl'l'S WHICH WO l.l U ) crr:-J .El(Wl~I} /\l'l'I..Y IJNl>l i l< /\l(TI Cl'Y X, SEC'J'ION W OF'l'l-11; COLOl1.ADO CONS T.ITUTl<H~? 2Jt , BALL QJ JS S,Wfl\LO. ;IB: ARAPAHOE COUNTY SC HOOL DISTRJCT NO . 1 110ND QUE5,ION TO FINANCE CAPITAL PROJ[CTS AND PROVID E MATCl ·IING FUND S FOR PO SSIBLE ''BEST " GRANT, SHALL ARAPAHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO . J DEBT BE INCREASED :iso,000,000, WITH fl REPAYMENT cos r OF ur, TO $93,000,000, .AND St--lALL DTSTRICf TAXES E.E I NCREASED UP TO 15, 1f.l 0,000 ANNI IALI . Y, FOR c:•IJ\RG!NG, IMPl~OVING, REP/\UUNG OR MAKING ADDITIONS TO :iCHOOL 11I.ITLDTNGS, l'OR EQUir0 PING OR FURNI SHING SCHOOL BUILDINGS, FOR IMPROVING SC HOOL GROUND S, OR ACQU IR ING, CCNS:RUCTING OR IMPROVING ANY CAPITAL ASSET THAT ll:1, DJSTRJCT 15 AUTI-IORIZED BY I.PW TO OWN, WHI CH TMPIWVEM ENTS MAY ll~CLUDE BUT ARE NOT UMITED TO THE FO LLOW[NG : 13UILDING, FURNISHING AND EQIJIP?ING A Ni=W 7-12 CAMPUS ON THE CU~REf\J I ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL SITE ; RENOVATING ENGLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL IN PREPARATION FOR OCCUPANCY BY COLORADO'S r-INEST ALTERNATIVC I IIGII SCHOOL ; Et-11 -IAN CING SAFETY AND SECUIU'l'Y AT SCHOOL SITES; CONSTIWCT lNU CLASSROOM /IN D ACADEMIC SPACES TO MEET 2:sT CENT URY IN STRLl r.TI ON /d . NEl.;rJS ; '~UCI-I DEBT TO BE ISSUED, EITHER SEPARATELY OR TOGETHER WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE'S BUILD[NG EXCELLENT SCHOOLS TODAY ("BEST") PRO(;f{AM I~ SUCH ASS!S1/\NCE IS AWARDED TO THE DISTRICT; SUCH DEBT TO BE FVfDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENEAAL Otll!GAT!ON BONDS, I NSTALLMENT SALE OR LEASE PURCHASE AGREF.MENTS, OR OTHER MULTIPLE FISCAL YEAR OBLIGATIONS WHICH EITHER MAY BE SOLD TO [N,'~STORS OR ISSUc.iJ TO THE STATE TREASURER UNDER THE "BEST" PROGKAM; SUCH DEBT TO BE SOLD OR ISSUED IN ONE SERIES OR MORE, FOR A PRIC~ ABOVE OR BELOW THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT THEREOF, ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ,~ND W[TH SUCH MATURITIES AS PERMITTED BY LAW AND AS THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION OF THE DEBT PRIOR TO MATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF A PREMIUM; AND SHALL THE M[LL LEVY BE INCREASED IN ANY YEAR, WITHOUT LIMITATION OF RATE AND IN AN AMOUNT SUFFIC:ENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM, IF AN Y, AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT OR ANY REFUNDING DEBT (OR TO CREATE A RE SERVE ,=OR SUCH PAYMENT); AND SHALL THE DISTR~CT BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE DEl:iT TD REFUND THE DEBT AUTHORIZED IN THIS QUESTION, PROVIDED TH/ff AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH REFUNDING DEBT THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ALL DEBT ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS QUESTION DOES NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH AB::)\IE, AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT ALL DEBT ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT PURSUANT TO THIS QUESTION IS TSSUED ON TERMS THAT DO NOT EXCEED THE REPAYMENT COSTS AUTHORIZED IN THIS QUESTION ; AND SHALL SUCH TAX REVENUES AND THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH BOND PROC::EDS AND TAX REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTE R APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SEGION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW? SUBMITTED BY: Linda Fel iing, Designated Election Officia l Englewood Schools