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Mounds View City Council August 28, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 17 • Mr. Doty asked if the Council provided input into the ordinance. City Attorney Long stated the Council asked them to prepare it and then the Council voted on it. Council Member Quick stated this is not a question and answer time for the person at the dais with the City Attorney, noting that Mr. Doty has made his comments. Mr. Doty stated this is a situation where they had applied in time but the form was dated wrong, as has recently occurred with City staff on other issues. He suggested this is a "heavy issue" and not one the Council would just want to pass. He suggested the Council and Charter Commission should look at this together. Acting Mayor Stigney stated he supports allowing the Charter Commission to have an opportunity to look at this and believes there was inadequate discussion at the Council level. MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Marty. To Accept Charter Commission Resolutions 2000-11, 2000-12 as the intention of the Charter Commission to comply with the 60-day period but erroneously dated the resolutions. Ayes - 2 Nays - 2 (Thomason and Quick) Motion failed. Mayor Coughlin was not present for the vote. MOTION/SECOND: uick/Thomason. To Re~ect Charter Commission Resolutions 2000-11, Q J 2000-12 and the request for the extension, as the proper documents were not submitted with the given time period. Acting Mayor Stigney stated he feels this would not give the residents something to vote for. Council Member Quick stated it would give the residents the opportunity to vote on it and the Council should not take that opportunity from them. He noted the Charter Commission has had ample time to deal with this issue Acting Mayor Stigney stated it was approved by the Charter Commission on July 13 and there was no August meeting due to the lack of a quorum. He stated the actual document was just misdated so it is up to the Council's discretion to allow the Charter Commission to review the document and provide recommendations if there should or should not be any changes. Council Member Marty stated if this is dragged on, it delays putting the question on the ballot. City Attorney Long reviewed the timing issue, stating his understanding the date for submitting language for the November election is September 19 so granting the 90-day extension would be beyond that date. He stated if the Council wants this on the November ballot, the only way to . assure that happens is to not grant the extension. Council Member Marty stated he would like the people to have the opportunity to decide without the need for a special election.