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Mounds View City Council June 27, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 8 would occur approximately a week and half after the approval on July 11th and it would be thirty 1 days after publication that the ordinance would be effective, which would be in the middle of 2 August. 3 4 Barbara Haake clarified that their timeframe for submitting signatures would be between July 5 15th and August 15, 2005. 6 7 City Administrator Ulrich confirmed. 8 9 MOTION/SECOND. Stigney/Gunn. To approve the First Reading of Ordinance 760 10 Authorizing disposal by Sale of the Real Property Comprising The Bridges of Mounds View 11 Golf Course owned by the City of Mounds View to the Mounds View Economic Development 12 Authority. 13 14 Ayes-4 Nays-1 (Marty) Motion carried. 15 16 I. Resolution 6571 Approving Minnesota Statute Chapter 152, Article 2 Tax 17 Increment Financing and Requesting Approval by Ramsey County and the 18 Mounds View School District. 19 20 Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated that they had TIF legislation that was 21 before the Legislature during the 2005 session. He stated that Staff recommends that the City 22 formally approve the TIF Legislation by signing the certificate of approval and adopting 23 Resolution 6571, and request approval by Ramsey County and the Mounds View School District. 24 25 Council Member Thomas asked if they are actually approving Minnesota Statute or is this the 26 legal terminology that they are required to use. She asked if different wording could be used 27 noting that she was not aware that they had this kind of authority. 28 29 City Attorney Riggs clarified that the State requires their approval and confirmed that the 30 Council does have the authority. 31 32 Brian Amundsen, 3048 Woodale Drive stated that he has a couple of questions regarding this 33 transaction adding that he is curious as to why this has to happen this evening. He referenced the 34 June 20th public hearing stating that he had requested the Council ask the State Auditor how 35 much property, in total, a city should have in TIF. He stated that he does not know if Council 36 was ever given that answer prior to adopting additional property that is now being moved into 37 TIF. He recalled seeing two or three Council Members nodding yes, that this would be a point of 38 information the Council would like to have noting that he believes this would be critical to know 39 before adopting an acceptance to go into additional TIF. He stated that his next question is in 40 regards to boundaries noting that there is a current TIF District comprised of the SYSCO 41 property and the driving range that is currently situated with the golf course. He indicated that 42 this is TIF District 3, which expires in 2013 or 2014. He stated that he asked how a TIF District 43 could be created on top of a TIF District. He noted that Ehlers had tried to explain that one 44 district would be tax exempt and one would not be. He stated that he thinks the legislation in 45