07-08-2024 - Council Meeting Minutes

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Council Minutes -10- July 8, 2024 The City Attorney stated that in 2002, there was a State Court of Appeals decision that challenged a Charter proposal in the City of Richfield, which is a Charter City, in the land use planning area. And as a result of that decision, the Court of Appeals said that Charter Initiative and Charter Amendments in the area of land use planning are largely preempted by the Municipal Planning Act and the Metropolitan Land Planning Act Chapters 469 and 473. He said that this and other legal cases over the last 20 or 30 years will be reviewed. He stated that he is not prepared tonight to offer up deep analysis, because these the petitions were recently received. But it's necessary to take that second step. A. Motion to adopt Resolution No. 24-95, Regarding Technical Sufficiency of a Petition Unde City Charter, Chapter 5. Initiative, Referendum and Recall., Section 5.03. Determination of Sufficiency, for an Ordinance Requiring Developers to Provide Documentation of Proven Experience, Financial Health, Licensing, Criminal Background, and Reputation Subject to Approval. I RESULT: CARRIED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Ruhland SECONDER: Lynde AYES: Rafferty, Cavegn, Lynde, Ruhland and Stoesz B. Motion to adopt Resolution No. 24-96Regarding Technical Sufficiency of a Petition Under Minnesota State Statute 410.12 for a Charter Amendment, Adding a New Section 1.04 to Charter Chapter 1, "Segregation Prohibited"' RESULT: CARRIED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Ruhland SECONDER: Lynde AYES: Rafferty, Cavegn, Lynde, Ruhland and Stoesz C. Motion to adopt Resolution No. 24-97, Regarding Technical Sufficiency of a Petition Under Minnesota State Statute 410.12 for a Charter Amendment, Adding a New Section 12.15 to Charter Chapteration of Pace of Residential Development" RESULT: CARRIED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Ruhland SECONDER: Lynde AYES: Rafferty, Cavegn, Lynde, Ruhland and Stoesz 4v. PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT No Report