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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 6608 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE SUFFICIENCY OF REFERENDUM <br />PETITION PURSUANT TO CITY CHARTER AND PROVIDING FOR THE <br />DISPOSITION OF SAID PETITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY <br />CHARTER <br /> <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Section 5.07 of the Mounds View City Charter provides that an ordinance <br />adopted by the City Council may be subjected to a petition for a referendum prior to the date <br />when the ordinance takes effect; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 760 which is scheduled to take <br />effect on August 19, 2005, pursuant to the Mounds View City Charter; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 5 of the Mounds View City Charter a petition for a <br />referendum as to Ordinance No. 760 has been received by the City; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to the Mounds View City Charter, City staff has reviewed and <br />determined that the petition submitted to the City is insufficient due to the fact that the <br />number of valid signatures was less than the required number; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the referendum petition seeks a vote as to the final adoption of <br />Ordinance No. 760 which authorizes the sale of real property by the City of Mounds View to <br />the Mounds View Economic Development Authority; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council has received an opinion from the City Attorney which is <br />attached and set forth as Exhibit A to this resolution and incorporated herein by reference; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Attorney that an ordinance dealing with the <br />sale of land is an administrative act (among other reasons) of the City Council that is not <br />subject to referendum pursuant to Minnesota law; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council does not concur with the opinion of the City Attorney. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds <br />View that the recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this <br />Resolution as if fully set forth herein; and <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Mounds View <br />hereby finds the petition initially submitted on August 15, 2005, requesting a vote as to the