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COUNCIL MINUTES DRAFT August 13, 2012 91 92 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT 93 94 3A, Council Proposed Charter Amendment, 95 i. 2 "d Reading of Ordinance No. 05 -12, Amending Chapter 8 of the Lino Lakes City 96 Charter; and 97 ii. Resolution No. 12 -76, Calling for a Special Election on Proposed Charter 98 Amendment. 99 100 Community Development Director Grochala noted that the city council has proposed an amendment 101 to Chapter 8 of the City Charter and state law sets forth the process that is to be followed. The 102 council is proposing the amendment by ordinance to be sent for referendum. The amendment 103 ordinance was approved for first reading on March 12, 2012. It is presented for second reading 104 tonight; also presented is a resolution calling for an election on the amendment. 105 106 The amendment is based on an amendment proposed first by the Citizens Task Force in 2007. It has 107 been changed by striking the exempt zone language and by adding in a reverse referendum clause. 108 Under this amendment, property owners would still have the right to veto a project and citizens would 109 also have the right to petition for an election. 110 111 Council Member Roeser moved to waive full reading of the ordinance. Council Member O'Donnell 112 seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 113 114 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve 2nd Reading of Ordinance No. 05 -12 as presented. 115 Council Member Roeser seconded the motion. 116 117 The mayor offered comments on the proposed amendments. Only some cities in the state have 118 charters. The city's roads are usually first paid for by the developer of the land. When a road reaches 119 the time for reconstruction most cities move forward through their city government to get the 120 improvement done. It is usually paid for through bonding and everyone in town contributes equally to 121 the payment. In Lino Lakes road reconstruction is done by a vote of the entire city. The costs are the 122 responsibility of both the people on the street and the whole city. The situation has been that only one 123 project has passed the voting stage. The council is proposing a change to the City Charter to allow 124 improvements upon a vote of the people who live on the street and who will pay assessments. There 125 is language in the amendment that allows a city wide petition process to stop projects that just don't 126 make sense. He thinks the proposed process will be more equitable and fair. 127 128 Motion carried: Yeas, 4; Nays none (Council Member Stoesz absent) 129 130 Community Development Director Grochala explained since the council has authorized that the 131 proposed charter amendment move forward to the ballot, it is appropriate to consider Resolution No. 132 12 -76 that calls for a special election and establishes the ballot language. He read the ballot language 133 proposed for the record. The ordinance in its entirety will be available for public review. 134 •