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Mounds View City Council July 11, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 11 better deal that what was discussed in New Brighton. 1 2 Ms. Haake stated that she did ask for additional information on July 2nd regarding the referendum 3 and what the citizens need to do. She asked how many signatures would they need for the 4 petition. 5 6 City Administrator Ulrich stated that he did forward an email today noting that they would need 7 approximately 989 signatures. 8 9 Ms. Haake indicated that she was referred to Chapter 8205, Secretary of State for the Petitions, 10 noting that it states how the petition has to be worded and it does state that they could paraphrase 11 the question that would be on the ballot yet the City Charter, under 5.07, states that the wording 12 of the referendum by petition shall state at the head of each page the exact text of the measure to 13 be considered by the electorate. She asked if she should go by the City Charter 5.07 and include 14 the exact wording used on the petition at the top of the ballot. 15 16 City Attorney Riggs stated that this would make the most sense and is what was discussed in the 17 email sent by City Administrator Ulrich. He suggested that they use that form noting that it is 18 consistent and interpretive based on the Minnesota Rule 8205-1010. He stated that this would be 19 the safest and most credible approach because everyone will know and understand what they are 20 voting on. 21 22 Ms. Haake stated that a meeting is scheduled at Hillview Park tomorrow evening, Tuesday, July 23 12, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 pm. and also Thursday, July 14th, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for residents 24 to come out and sign the petitions. She stated that they also plan to walk the neighborhoods 25 noting that so far, based on the phone calls, she has heard feedback from residents who are 26 concerned about what she is doing and also wanted clarification as to what the referendum is all 27 about. She reviewed the calls with the Council noting that the results could prove to be very 28 interesting. 29 30 Cindy Sudeska, Hillview Road, stated that the golf course is nice to have adding that she also 31 believes that Medtronic is a good company. She stated that she is not against either of the 32 options noting that there is benefit with both. She stated that given a choice there is more 33 expenses with the golf course adding that to the south the City would probably see an increase in 34 general business for the area and agreed that there would probably be an increase in the area 35 traffic. She stated that she really believes that the people of Mounds View should have good 36 understanding of what a TIF District is adding that if they were to look at Medtronic’s financial 37 statement they would see that Medtronic’s profit for one year is approximately $2 billion, which 38 is their discretionary income and in comparison, the average income for the City of Mounds 39 View is approximately $40,000. She explained that if they were to further compare the $2 billion 40 in discretionary income for Medtronic to the discretionary income for Mounds View it would 41 equate to approximately $ .02. She stated that she wants what is fair and reasonable for both 42 sides and would like to see Staff do further exploration to find a fair deal that is good for both 43 sides. She expressed concerns stating that she could actually visualize taxes going up because of 44 Medtronic and she does not feel that she or any other resident should be expected to subsidize 45