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Mounds View City Council November 23, 2009 Regular Meeting Page 4 Council Member Stigney referenced the grant form that requires details of activities and expenses. Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane stated staff will submit a list of those activities. Council Member Mueller asked if the City uses part of this grant for Mounds View Clean Up Day. Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane answered in the affirmative. Mayor Flaherty stated this is a good grant to help with the City’s Clean Up Day. It was noted the City has been receiving this grant for about 15 years. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Stigney. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7526, Approving the 2010 SCORE Recycling Grant request to Ramsey County. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. E. First Reading of Ordinance 839, an Ordinance Amending Section 7.05 of the Mounds View City Charter Relating to the Five-year Financial Plan. Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane presented the recommendation of the Charter Commission to revise Section 7.05 of the Mounds View City Charter to require the Five-year Financial Plan be adopted by resolution instead of ordinance. If approved, the public hearing for second reading and adoption of this ordinance will be scheduled for Monday, December 14, 2009, at 7:05 p.m. Council Member Mueller asked if adoption by an ordinance instead of resolution would prevent members of the community from being able to petition a change to the Five-year Financial Plan. Clerk-Administrator Ericson stated the Charter Commission discussed that issue and it was not their intent that it be subject to a petition. He noted the Five-year Financial Plan is not a legislative action, but a working administrative document, and the budget and levy are not adopted or set by ordinance. City Attorney Riggs advised that initiatives are only available for legislative actions and adoption of the Five-year Financial Plan is better suited to a resolution. He offered language that would assure it is not thought that every ordinance is adopted after public hearings. Barbara Thomas, Charter Commission Secretary, explained the language was intended to be left ambiguous to allow more freedom should staff decide to adopt by ordinance in the future, as long as there is public input. She stated the Charter Commission meets again next week and can consider the language being suggested by City Attorney Riggs. Finance Director Beer noted an “s” was added to “public hearing” and asked if it was the intent to hold two formal public hearings. Ms. Thomas stated it is not intended to reflect multiple public hearings, but that this is an on-going regular occurrence. MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Mueller. To Waive the First Reading of Ordinance 839, Amending Section 7.05 of the Mounds View City Charter relating to the Five-Year Financial Plan.