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Mounds View City Council July 11, 2005 <br />Regular Meeting Page I1 <br />better deal than what was discussed in New Brighton. <br />• Ms. Haake stated that she did ask for additional information on Jul 2na re ardin the referendum <br />Y g g <br />and what the citizens need to do. She asked how many signatures would they need for the <br />petition. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated that he did forward an email today noting that they would need <br />approximately 989 signatures. <br />Ms. Haake indicated that she was referred to Chapter 8205, Secretary of State for the Petitions, <br />noting that it states how the petition has to be worded and it does state that they could paraphrase <br />the question that would be on the ballot yet the City Charter, under 5.07, states that the wording <br />of the referendum by petition shall state at the head of each page the exact text of the measure to <br />be considered by the electorate. She asked if she should go by the City Charter 5.07 and include <br />the exact wording used on the petition at the top of the ballot. <br />City Attorney Riggs stated that this would make the most sense and is what was discussed in the <br />email sent by City Administrator Ulrich. He suggested that they use that form noting that it is <br />consistent and interpretive based on the Minnesota Rule 8205-1010. He stated that this would be <br />the safest and most credible approach because everyone will know and understand what they are <br />voting on. <br />Ms. Haake stated that a meeting is scheduled at Hillview Park tomorrow evening, Tuesday, July <br />12, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 pm. and also Thursday, July 14~', 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for residents <br />to come out and sign the petitions. She stated that they also plan to walk the neighborhoods <br />noting that so far, based on the phone calls, she has heard feedback from residents who are <br />concerned about what she is doing and also wanted clarification as to what the referendum is all <br />about. She reviewed the calls with the Council noting that the results could prove to be very <br />interesting. <br />Cindy Sudeska, Hillview Road, stated that the golf course is nice to have adding that she also <br />believes that Medtronic is a good company. She stated that she is not against either of the <br />options noting that there is benefit with both. She stated that given a choice there is more <br />expenses with the golf course adding that to the south the City would probably see an increase in <br />general business for the area and agreed that there would probably be an increase in the area <br />traffic. She stated that she really believes that the people of Mounds View should have good <br />understanding of what a TIF District is adding that if they were to look at Medtronic's financial <br />statement they would see that Medtronic's profit for one year is approximately $2 billion, which <br />is their discretionary income and in comparison, the average income for the City of Mounds <br />View is approximately $40,000. She explained that if they were to further compare the $2 billion <br />. in discretionary income for Medtronic to the discretionary income for Mounds View it would <br />equate to approximately $ .02. She stated that she wants what is fair and reasonable for both <br />sides and would like to see Staff do fizrther exploration to find a fair deal that is good for both <br />sides. She expressed concerns stating that she could actually visualize taxes going up because of <br />• Medtronic and she does not feel that she or any other resident should be expected to subsidize <br />