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Mounds View City Council August 22, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 47 • Ms. Hawke stated that a Councilmember remarked earlier it was known that an ordinance wasn't the right thing. She asked why it was even allowed and for them to follow it through with what they thought was the City Charter. Councilmember Thomas stated that she knew this might be a problem because she was familiar with this issue, with some of the administrative questions, so she knew this issue was going to come up. However, she did not know what the Council was going to decide, what the City Attorney was going to come down to, or what the final decision will come down to. Ms. Hawke asked City Attorney Riggs why he did not advise the Council earlier about this issue. City Attorney Riggs stated he did so on July 11. Ms. Hawke asked why he didn't then inform all the citizens so they didn't go to all the effort. City Attorney Riggs stated it was a preliminary opinion and was moot depending on the petition. He stated that when the petition came out he said immediately that the question was an issue. In addition relative to the PUD, he also cited a case and suggested they check that case. However, Ms. Hawke referred to a different case that existed before the Legislature adopted the Municipal Land Planning Act and Chapter 462. Ms. Hawke stated she believes there was a disservice made to the citizens because something was not definitely said. She said she really appreciates the petition circulators and the Council should too. She stated it is everyone's first amendment right to vote on something and she is sorry the • Council did not let them carry through with it. She stated the PUD is to be a zoning code ordinance so it will come around to be another ordinance. Ms. Hawke stated she will not spend money on court cases but will spend shoe leather. She stated she wants to be sure we do have the right to vote and believes the City could get a better price on the land and that the TIF District didn't have to be 25 years. However, that's opinion and she appreciates where the Council is coming from. Councilmember Stigney stated the TIF district with Medtronic is for 25 years and that seems to be a big problem. However, every TIF District in Mounds View is a 25 year TIF district. O. Resolution 6609 Approving the Hire of Heidi Heller to the Position of Planning Associate in the Community Development Department Community Development Director Ericson reviewed that on June 13, 2005, the City Council authorized staff to advertise for the vacant planning associate position in the Community Development Department. Staff received almost 50 applications, interviewed five candidates, and made an offer of employment to Heidi Heller contingent upon Council approval and satisfactory background checks. Ms. Heller would start at Step 1, which is $36,982 and begin employment on August 29, 2005, pending satisfactory background check. MOTION/SECOND. Gunn/Flaherty. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6609 Approving the Hire of Heidi Heller to the Position of Planning Associate in the Community