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Council Member Elliott moved its adoption: introduced the following resolution and CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 95 - 44 RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT A PETITION TITLED "THE REZONE OF CLEARWATER CREEK BE REFERRED TO THE ELECTORATE FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL" IS INSUFFICIENT AND DIRECTING THE CLERK -TREASURER TO DELIVER A COPY OF THE PETITION, TOGETHER WITH A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF ITS DEFECT(S) TO THE SPONSORING COMMITTEE WHEREAS, a petition titled, "The Rezone of Clearwater Creek Be Referred to the Electorate for Approval or Disapproval" was submitted to the City Clerk -Treasurer on March 28, 1995, 12:10 P.M., and WHEREAS, the petition is asking that an ordinance titled "The Rezone of Clearwater Creek Be Referred to the Electorate for Approval or Disapproval" be placed on a City ballot so that the citizens of Lino Lakes can vote "aye" or "nay" on the ordinance, and WHEREAS, The Lino Lakes Home Rule Charter states in Section 5.03 Determination of Sufficiency, that the required number of signatures on the petition shall be defined as five percent (5%) of the number of registered voters at the time of the last regular municipal election, and WHEREAS, the number of registered voters in the 1993 Municipal Election was 5,824 which would require that at least 292 signatures of registered voters would be required to make the petition sufficient, and WHEREAS, the number of eligible signatures on this petition is 83, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes hereby determines that the petition is insufficient, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk -Treasurer is hereby directed to deliver a copy of the petition, together with a written statement of its defects, to the sponsoring committee. Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council thi 10th day of April, 1995. Vernon F. Reinert, Mayor Marilyn G. Anderson, Clerk -Treasurer