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Mounds View City Council August 14, 2023 <br />Regular Meeting Page 9 <br /> <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Lindstrom. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9791, <br />Approving the Imposition of a Local Sales Tax and Authorizing a Special Election During the <br />November 7, 2023 Uniform Election. <br /> <br />ROLL CALL: Cermak/Gunn/Lindstrom/Meehlhause. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />F. Resolution 9794, Organized Garbage Collection. <br /> <br />City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council consider a Resolution that would establish the <br />negotiation period for organized garbage collection. He explained this has to be done in order for <br />the City to receive a price. He stated a minimum of 60 days would be set aside for the negotiations <br />but this could go longer. He noted the negotiation team would be made up of himself, the Public <br />Works Director and the Finance Director, along with the City Attorney. <br /> <br />Assistant City Attorney Ketchum discussed the history of this item noting staff conducted a survey, <br />town halls were held with the public and haulers were notified. He reported the Council’s priorities <br />had been written into the Resolution. If approved, this Resolution would start the 60 day <br />negotiation period. <br /> <br />Council Member Lindstrom stated if a petition was signed, when would this item go on the ballot. <br />City Attorney Riggs reported this would depend on whether or not this gets through the process so <br />it can get on the ballot this year. He anticipated this matter would get on the ballot for next year. <br />He explained the petition would need to meet the requirements for State law and the rules <br />established. <br /> <br />Council Member Lindstrom questioned when the petition would have to be submitted in order to <br />meet the requirements to be on the ballot for this year. City Attorney Riggs stated he would have <br />to look into this, noting the County had significant timeframes in order to get items on a ballot. <br /> <br />Council Member Lindstrom asked if there were other communities that have parallel tracked this <br />item with a petition going on. Assistant City Attorney Ketchum explained Bloomington had a <br />referendum and a proposed charter amendment. He stated he did not know the exact timeline for <br />these items and how they matched up with the Council’s adoption and implementation of <br />organized collection. He reported in that case, the petition did go to the voters after the charter <br />amendment went through the process we are describing. <br /> <br />Council Member Lindstrom stated this matter was a two ballot initiative. Assistant City Attorney <br />Ketchum reported it was his understanding the ballot question would have to go to a general <br />election vote and it would have to be submitted 17 weeks prior to the general election. <br /> <br />Council Member Lindstrom commented if this passed, the way the language was worded, and the <br />City enacted organized collection, voters would then have to vote for organized collection, which <br />would be done at another general election. City Attorney Riggs reported typically he does not