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Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to adopt Resolution #97-09-280 adopting assessment for Improvement Project #97-16 (Bituminous overlay Ford Brook Estates West of T.H. #47). Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Beyer, Beahen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to adopt Resolution #97-09-281 adopting assessment for Improvement Project #97-17 (Bituminous overlay Barthel's Rum River Acres and Barthel's Rum River Acres 2nd Addition). Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Beyer, Beahen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #3: Report from Canvassing Board City Administrator Schroeder reported there were 9,134 registered voters in the City of Ramsey. Twenty-six people registered on the day of the special election, bringing the total number up to 9,160 registered voters. A total of 595 people voted in the election with 396 voting yes and 199 voting no. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to accept and ratify the report received from the Canvassing Board. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Beyer, Beahen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #4: Impact of Charter Amendment City Administrator Schroeder stated that developments after January 1, 1997, are affected by the newly voted-in Charter amendment. As Council has discussed, there are many troubling aspects to the language of the amendment. With the retroactive date of January' 1, that's almost nine months prior to the election. During this nine-month period, several activities have occurred which may be impacted by this retroactivity. An example of such concern is Alpine Estates. He presented the following chronology: October 8, 1996 - Council authorized disposition of the property; December 6, 1996 - The City received bids for the property; December 10, I996 - Council authorized sale to KC Land Company; January 14, 1997 ~ Purchase agreement approved, disposition ordinance adopted; April 8, 1997 - Preliminary plat approved; May 27, 1997 - Final Plat/development agreement approved - rezoning introduced; June I 0, 1997 - Rezoning adopted; June 24, 1997 - Charter petition received with 1/1/97 effective date; September 12, 1997 - Property closing held - City completed sale of property; September 22, 1997 - Charter election. Mr. Schroeder pointed out that the obvious concern is that a development process was completed prior to this election which negates this development process and will have a financial impact upon the parties to the process. He noted correspondence between Harstad Companies (the purchaser/developer for Alpine) and the City Attorney regarding this issue. Basically, Harstad has put the City on notice that this action will result in a damage claim. It is expected that a City Council/September 23, 1997 Page 10 of 23 I I I I I I I I I' I I I I I I I