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Mounds View City Council August 22, 2011 <br />Regular Meeting Page 5 <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:46 p.m. 1 <br /> 2 <br />Mike Read, 2408 Lois Drive, indicated he did not want to pay increased fees or taxes. However, 3 <br />he did want the expense spread evenly between the residents and businesses. He questioned how 4 <br />Council allowed 25% of the City’s property to be tied into TIF districts. City Administrator 5 <br />Ericson indicated the TIF districts allowed for successful commercial developments in the 6 <br />community. These districts would be decertifying in 2013, 2014 and 2015. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Mayor Flaherty added that he felt it was a greater value to have Medtronic within a TIF district 9 <br />than to lose the development within the City. 10 <br /> 11 <br />Hearing no additional public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:50 p.m. 12 <br /> 13 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Gunn. To Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 863, 14 <br />an Ordinance Implementing a Franchise Fee of 4% on Center Point Energy Natural Gas 15 <br />Operations within the City of Mounds View and publish an Ordinance summary. 16 <br /> 17 <br />ROLL CALL: Hull/Stigney/Mueller/Gunn/Flaherty. 18 <br /> 19 <br /> Ayes – 3 Nays – 2 (Hull and Flaherty) Motion carried. 20 <br /> 21 <br />D. Resolution 7819, Authorizing a Step Increase for Officer Nathan Garland, 22 <br />Mounds View Police Department. 23 <br /> 24 <br />City Administrator Ericson stated Police Officer Nathan Garland has successfully completed his 25 <br />first six months and according to the LELS agreement a Step Increase was in order. Staff 26 <br />recommends the Council approve the Step Increase as recommended with an effective date being 27 <br />September 2, 2011. 28 <br /> 29 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Stigney. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7819, 30 <br />Authorizing a Step Increase for Officer Nathan Garland, Mounds View Police Department. 31 <br /> 32 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 33 <br /> 34 <br />8. CONSENT AGENDA 35 <br /> 36 <br />None. 37 <br /> 38 <br />9. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS 39 <br /> 40 <br />Finance Director Beer answered the Council's questions related to claims. 41 <br /> 42 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Approve the Just and Correct Claims as presented. 43 <br /> 44 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 45