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• Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: • • CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION RECEIVING PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT AND CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION THEREON BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota ( "City") as follows: 1. On March 24, 2008, the City Council approved a first reading of an ordinance amending certain procedures for financing of public improvements with special assessments in Chapter 8 of the City Charter, and submitted such proposed amendment to the Lino Lakes Charter Commission ( "Charter Commission ") for review and comment, all in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 410.12, subdivision 5. 2. On August 12, 2008, the City received a proposed alternative amendment to Chapter 8 of the City Charter, initiated by a petition of registered voters pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 410.12, subdivision 1, 2 and 3, which amendment would authorize the undertaking of public improvements financed with special assessments in accordance with State law. 3. In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 410.12, subdivision 3, the City Clerk duly examined the petition within ten days after filing thereof, and after notifying petitioners of certain insufficiencies and examining a supplemental petition filed by petitioners within ten days after such notification, duly certified that the petition was properly attested and was signed by a sufficient number of registered voters (being a number equal to five percent of the total votes cast at the last previous state general election in the City). 4. In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 410.12, subdivision 4, the City Council has determined to submit the charter amendment initiated by the City Council and the charter amendment initiated by petitioners to the voters of the City at the special election to be held (as part of the general election) on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The election will be held and conducted in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota relating to municipal elections and the City's home rule charter. 5. Under Minnesota Statues, Section 410.12, subdivision 4, the City Council is required to fix the form of the ballot and submit charter amendments to the voters as in the case of the original charter. Further, as specified in Minnesota Statutes, Section 410.10, subdivision 3, if any part of a charter is submitted in the alternative, the ballot must printed be so as to permit the voter to indicate a preference. 6. The City Council has determined that the amendment initiated by the Council and the amendment initiated by petitioners are mutually exclusive, that therefore it is reasonable and necessary to submit the amendments in the alternative, and to fix the ballot form accordingly as specified in Minnesota Statutes, Section 410.10, subdivision 3.