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Mounds View City Council September 24, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 10 Attorney Riggs indicated that he has had discussions with Mr. Beer on this matter, but he has not 1 researched and provided an official opinion for Council with regard to the requirements of the 2 Charter. 3 4 Valerie Amundsen said that the Charter is to protect the citizens and they respect that. However, 5 Staff was directed to look into the legalities, and they understood that there were no legal issues 6 with it. 7 8 Richard Sonterre of 5060 Red Oak Drive said that he has been a big proponent of not repeating 9 the points already stated, but would like to say that he is disappointed that this is now an issue, 10 because the Task Force was led to believe that all legalities regarding the proposed financing 11 package had been reviewed and there were no issues. 12 13 Mr. Sonterre said that the Task Force would like to get at least something done in 2008 because 14 it is time to do so. 15 16 Mayor Marty said that the reason the 2008 project was picked, was due to the small size and the 17 achievability of it. It is the smallest project in the program. 18 19 Sandy Dewing said that the Finance Committee discussed more than one option, but did discuss 20 this option as the preferred one. Ms. Dewing said that this was the Task Force recommendation 21 and they did not recommend going to referendum, and she would like all language for a 22 referendum removed from the document, as the document is a recommendation from the Task 23 Force. 24 25 Public Works Director Lee indicated that looking at the schedule for the 2008 project is a 26 concern because the process needed to be started in August of 2007. It is possible to do so, but 27 the timeframe is tight, so his recommendation would be to wait. He then said that, as it is set up, 28 construction would not be able to start until late July, and that is unfavorable timing for the 29 project and that concerns Staff. 30 31 Council Member Mueller corrected the program length from 18 to 10 years, at the bottom of 32 Page 8, remove the last sentence, and remove the tax levy referendum from the document as that 33 is not the Task Force recommendation. 34 35 Council Member Flaherty said that it is his understanding that this document was supposed to be 36 simple and should be revised to be so. On Page 2, the language on trailways should come out; 37 Page 3, PCI remove the additional verbiage on pavement rating; Page 7, pedestrian bicycle 38 accommodations should be removed as it does not seem necessary with this document; mail box 39 groupings he took out everything other than the U.S. Post Office has final approval; Page 8, 40 remove extra language on the cost of McDonald’s, etc.; Remove language regarding the 41 referendum. 42 43 Council Member Flaherty indicated that the point was to be brief, so as not to confuse the points. 44 More information is available if someone would like to have it. 45