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Item No: 7A <br /> 110 Meeting Date: July 14, 2008 <br /> Type of Business: CB <br /> Administrator Review: <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From: Jim Ericson, Clerk-Administrator <br /> Desaree Crane, Assistant City Clerk-Administrator <br /> Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing to Consider the Second Reading and <br /> Adoption of Ordinance 810, an Ordinance Amending <br /> Chapter 8, Section 8.06, and Chapter 12, Section 12.14 & <br /> 12.15 of the City Charter Relating to the Certification of <br /> Unpaid Property-Based Administrative Offense Penalties <br /> Background: <br /> The Charter Commission, at the request of the City, has been discussing possible Charter <br /> amendments to address a mechanism by which unpaid administrative offense penalties <br /> could be certified to the property taxes in a manner similar to a special assessment. The <br /> City Attorney has provided information, has attended a Charter Commission meeting and <br /> has been in consultation with the Commission during this process to assist with a <br /> satisfactory outcome. On June 12 of this year, the Charter Commission approved <br /> Resolution 2008-02, which is attached for your reference. <br /> Discussion: <br /> Attached is Ordinance 810 which incorporates the language adopted by the Charter <br /> Commission in Resolution 2008-02. This Ordinance was presented to the City Council for <br /> a first reading at the June 23, 2008, City Council Meeting. The City Attorney has <br /> reviewed the final resolution and is comfortable with the language with the exception of <br /> the five underlined words in Section 8.06 as shown below: <br /> "The City must provide an opportunity for a hearing regarding the method of payment <br /> before either the City Council or a neutral third party as specified in City Code." <br /> The City Council, City Attorney and Jonathan Thomas (Charter Commission Chair) <br /> discussed the language and the consensus was to revise the language as shown below: <br /> "The City must provide an opportunity for a hearing regarding the certification before <br /> either the City Council or a neutral third party as specified in City Code." <br /> • Recommendation: <br /> Staff recommends the City Council approve the second reading and adopt Ordinance <br /> 810, an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Section 8.06, and Chapter 12, Section <br />