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1 <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />REGULAR MEETING STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA ITEM 3A-C <br /> <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Roberta Colotti, CMC, City Clerk <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: July 8, 2024 <br /> <br />TOPIC: Resolution No. 24-95 thru 24-97 Regarding Petitions <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br />The City received three petitions on July 1, 2024. One is for an ordinance amendment and two <br />are for Charter amendments. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The three petitions must be reviewed by the City Council for technical sufficiency and legal <br />validity. This evening the three petitions are being submitted for technical sufficiency approval <br />by the City Council. The City Attorney is reviewing the petitions for legal validity, this report will <br />be submitted to the City Council at a future meeting date. <br /> <br />The petitions for the two Charter Amendments were reviewed for technical sufficiency against <br />Minnesota Statute 410.12 Amendments, Subd. 2. Petitions, and were found to meet the <br />requirements for all requirements including formatting and number of signatures. The number <br />of required signatures is five percent (5%) of the total votes cast at the last previous state <br />general election in the city. <br /> <br />The petition related to the Ordinance Amendment was reviewed for technical sufficiency <br />against City Charter, Chapter 5. Initiative, Referendum and Recall, Section 5.03. Determination <br />of Sufficiency, which requires at least five percent (5%) of registered voters at the time of the <br />last regular municipal election. The petition was found to meet the sufficiency requirements <br />including the formatting and required number of signatures. <br /> <br />Only the two Charter Amendments are presented to the Charter Commission for their receipt <br />and forwarding to the City Council. This is scheduled for the Charter Commission meeting on <br />July 8, 2024, scheduled to take place prior to the Council meeting. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Based on the successful review for technical sufficiency of the three petitions, it is <br />recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolutions certifying the technical <br />sufficiency of the petitions.