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Jan. 14, 2008 Section 8.09. Taxpayer Petition. Subdivision 1. Petition. When a proposed public improvement is to be funded in part through the City general fund, the taxpayers of the City may petition to stop the public improvements. Any registered voter of the City may sign the petition. The number of valid signatures on the petition must exceed 19% of the number of registered voters in the last City election to stop the public improvement. Subd. 2. Timing. Prior to the first regular City Council meeting occurring after the end of the 60 -day period described in Section 8.08, Subd. 2, the taxpayers must submit their petition to the City. If the petition is not submitted prior to that meeting, or does not have sufficient valid signatures, the public improvements are allowed. If the petition is timely submitted, with sufficient valid signatures, the City Council shall not proceed with the proposed public improvements. The City Council may not initiate the same or substantially similar public improvements within the next 12 months. Subd. 3. Public improvements approved. When proposed public improvements are allowed under Subd. 2, the City Council may approve the public improvements by resolution at any time during the next year. If, after bids are received on the public improvements, the proposed contract exceeds the estimates described in Section 8.05 above by more than ten (10 %) percent, the City Council may not award the contract for the proposed improvement. The City Council may rebid the public improvements once. Robert Bening 6788 E. Shadow Lake Drive Lino Lakes, Minnesota 55014 Page 2 of 2