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COUNCIL MINUTES August 13,2012 <br /> APPROVED <br /> 91 <br /> 92 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT <br /> 93 <br /> 94 3A, Council Proposed Charter Amendment, <br /> 95 i. 2nd Reading of Ordinance No. 05-12,Amending Chapter 8 of the Lino Lakes City <br /> 96 Charter; and <br /> 97 ii. Resolution No. 12-76, Calling for a Special Election on Proposed Charter <br /> 98 Amendment. <br /> 99 <br /> 100 Community Development Director Grochala noted that the city council has proposed an amendment <br /> 101 to Chapter 8 of the City Charter and state law sets forth the process that is to be followed. The <br /> 102 council is proposing the amendment by ordinance to be sent for referendum. The amendment <br /> 103 ordinance was approved for first reading on-March 12, 2012. It is_presented for second reading <br /> 104 tonight; also presented is a resolution calling for an election on the amendment. <br /> 105 <br /> 106 The amendment is based on an amendment proposed first by the Citizens Task Force in-2007. It has <br /> 107 been changed by striking the exempt zone language and by adding in a reverse referendum clause. <br /> 108 Under this amendment,property owners would still have the right to veto a project and citizens would <br /> 109 also have the right to petition for an election. <br /> 110 <br /> 111 Council Member Roeser moved to waive full reading of the ordinance. Council Member O'Donnell <br /> 112 seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. <br /> 13 <br /> 114 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve 2nd Reading of Ordinance No. 05-12 as presented. <br /> 115 Council Member Roeser seconded the motion. <br /> 116 <br /> 117 The mayor offered comments on the proposed amendments. Only some cities in the state have <br /> 118 charters. The city's roads are usually first paid for by the developer of the land. When a road reaches <br /> 119 the time for reconstruction most cities move forward through their city government to get the <br /> 120 improvement done. It is usually paid for through bonding and everyone in.town contributes equally to <br /> 121 the payment. In Lino Lakes road reconstruction is done by a vote of the entire city. The costs are the <br /> 122 responsibility of both the people on the street and the whole city. The situation has been that only one <br /> 123 project has passed the voting stage. The council is proposing a change to the City Charter to_allow <br /> 124 improvements upon a vote of the people who live on the street and who will pay assessments. There <br /> 125 is language in the amendment that allows a city wide petition process to stop projects that just don't <br /> 126 make sense. He thinks the proposed process will be more equitable and fair. <br /> 127 <br /> 128 Motion carried: Yeas,4;Nays none (Council Member Stoesz absent) <br /> 129 <br /> 130 Community Development Director Grochala explained since the council has authorized that the <br /> 131 proposed charter amendment move forward to the ballot, it is appropriate to consider Resolution No. <br /> 132 12-76 that calls for a special election and establishes the ballot language. He read the ballot language <br /> 133 proposed for the record. The ordinance in its entirety will be available for public review. <br /> 134 <br /> 3 <br />