What does this MR do and why?

Contributes to https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/556674

Problem

Currently GitLab relies on the Redis cache to identify the presence of branches and tags in the repository. Maintaining this cache is expensive for large projects.

Solution

Trigger a ListRefs call to Gitaly to load all necessary branches/tags per project. Use results of this call for branch/tag presence checks.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/556674+

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Related to #556674