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<br />Councilmember <br />for its adoption: <br /> <br />introduced the following resolution and moved <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #08-09-XXX <br /> <br />RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF RAMSEY RESIDENTS IN REGARD TO PACT <br />CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT PREFERENCE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey has an obligation to provide for the health, safety and <br />welfare of its residents which obligation the City Council finds includes the betterment of its <br />residents by providing for a variety of educational opportunities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the PACT Charter School has been operating in the City of Ramsey since <br />2004, and provides an educationalaltemative for grades K-12; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey does not have another school within its City limits that <br />serves kindergarten pupils or grade 6-12 pupils; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Minn. Stat.~124D.1O Subd. 9.(3) ("Minn. Stat. ~124D") provides in part as <br />follows: <br /> <br />If a charter school is the only school located in a town serving pupils within a <br />particular grade level, then pupils that are residents or" the town must be given <br />preference for enrollment before accepting pupils by lot; and <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br /> <br />1) That Ramsey City Council endorses and supports the interpretation of Minn. Stat. ~124D that <br />requires the PACT Charter School to give enrollment preference to pupils that are residents <br />of Ramsey before accepting non-resident pupils by lot. <br /> <br />2) That Ramsey City Council encourages present and future education providers that are <br />located within the municipal boundaries of Ramsey to consider enrollment policies that give <br />preference to Ramsey pupils. <br /> <br />The motion of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was dilly seconded by Councilmember <br />, and upon vote being taken thereon, the following in favor thereof: <br /> <br />and the following voted against the same: <br /> <br />and the following abstained: <br /> <br />and the following were absent: <br /> <br />Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted by the Ramsey City Council <br />this the 23rd day of September, 2008. <br /> <br />-174- <br />