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COUNCIL MINUTES March 24, 2008 APPROVED MI47 Resolution No. 08-35, Approving a Peddler's License for 48 Turco Construction Approved 49 50 Resolution No. 08-36, Approving a Peddler's License for 51 Minnesota Window and Siding, Inc. Approved 52 53 54 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT, AL ROLEK 55 56 There was no report from the Finance Department. 57 58 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAN TESCH 59 60 Consideration of Ordinance No. 05-08, Amending Chapter 8 of the Lino Lakes City 61 Charter (Public Improvements and Special Assessments), for 1St Reading and referral to 62 the Lino Lakes Charter Commission, Gordon Heitke 63 Reading and roll call required 64 65 City Clerk Bartell reported that after receiving the report of the Citizens Task Force to Review 66 Charter Provisions Pertaining to Local Improvements in July 2007, the council approved the first 67 reading of a charter amendment ordinance and referred the same to the Charter Commission. The 68Charter Commission elected to draft a substitute amendment that was submitted to the council in •69 December of 2007. 70 71 In February, the council received information from the city's bond counsel and financial advisory 72 regarding legal implications of the Charter Commission's substitute amendment. The Council 73 reviewed all the proposed amendments (from the Citizens Task Force, the Charter Commission 74 substitute, a proposal from city resident Robert Bening, and State Statute 429). Additional 75 information was received regarding the impact of the various charter amendments on the city's ability 76 to issue tax-exempt bonds for improvements. After that discussion, the council directed the 77 preparation of a charter amendment ordinance based on the original Citizens Task Force proposal but 78 with the exempt zone language removed. 79 80 If approved for first reading, the ordinance would be referred to the Charter Commission and their 81 statutory review period would begin. 82 83 Council Member O'Donnell moved to dispense with full reading of the ordinance. Council 84 Member Gallup seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 85 86 Council Member Gallup moved to approve the 1st reading of Ordinance No. 05-08 as presented. 87 Council Member Reinert seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Motion carried as 88 follows: Yeas, 4; Nays, 0; Absent, 1 (Stoltz). 89 90 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAVE PECCHIA .91 92 There was no report from the Public Safety Department.