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, <br /> Item No: 7A <br /> Meeting Date: April 13, 2009 <br /> Type of Business: CB & PH <br /> Administrator Review: <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From: Jim Ericson, Clerk-Administrator <br /> Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing to Consider the First Reading and <br /> Introduction of Ordinance 819, an Ordinance Amending <br /> Chapter 7, Section 7.03, of the City Charter Relating to <br /> "Fees" <br /> Background: <br /> The Charter Commission has adopted a resolution to amend the City Charter in Section <br /> 7.03 relating to "fees". The amendments serve to clarify which fees are subject to annual <br /> increase limitations. According to Subdivision 1 of Section 7.03, any fee increased <br /> beyond the limits established shall be put to a vote of the residents at a general or special <br /> election. The limits, generally speaking, are as follows: <br /> Either the prior year tax levy dollar amount increased by a maximum of 5%, or <br /> the Minneapolis / St. Paul CPI plus 2%, whichever is less. <br /> The Charter Commission approved Resolution 2009-02d at their meeting on March 12, <br /> 2009. The resolution is attached for your reference. <br /> Discussion: <br /> Attached is Ordinance 819 which incorporates the language adopted by the Charter <br /> Commission in Resolution 2009-02d. This Ordinance is being presented for a public <br /> hearing and first reading on April 13, 2009, with a second reading and adoption presently <br /> scheduled for April 27, 2009. <br /> Recommendation: <br /> Staff recommends the City Council hold the public hearing and approve the first reading <br /> and introduction of Ordinance 819, an ordinance amending Chapter 7, Section 7.03, of <br /> the Mounds View City Charter. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> CoAkkAi FAP-Wk-CeIN <br /> James Ericson <br /> Clerk-Administrator <br />