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1 <br />COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 26, 1993 <br />murder. Ms. Ostergren said that Officer Keller told her that <br />there was no complaint, no police report filed and no court order <br />in place. The Association attorney's opinion is that Council <br />Member Neal could be held accountable for his actions. <br />Ms. Ostergren said that the City wants the Association to start <br />the PDO process over again. She said this process is unnecessary <br />and is like handing the City bullets since numerous decision <br />makers reside on the lake. Ms. Ostergren quoted Mayor Reinert's <br />statement, "when attorneys are brought into a matter everybody <br />looses". She said that the Association would like to avoid that <br />situation. Ms. Ostergren noted that Mayor Reinert had said that <br />the City is involved in 12 lawsuits. She said she has heard <br />recently that five (5) more lawsuits are being considered. In <br />reference to the boat launch vandalism, Ms. Ostergren quoted <br />Mayor Reinert as saying, "a person is not guilty until proven <br />guilty". She said that the City recognizes the ambiguity of its <br />ordinances and the differences in legal opinion yet the letter <br />from Mr. Schumacher said that the City would take action in the <br />very near future and the Association is not to use the boat <br />launch. She asked what happened to not guilty until proven <br />guilty? Ms. Ostergren said that Mayor Reinert wanted to do what <br />was in the best interest for the citizens of the City. She asked <br />Mayor Reinert if he considered the City taking legal action <br />against the Association over a boat launch that affects less than <br />1% of the population of the City in the best interest for the <br />citizens of the City? She asked if the City was willing to post <br />bond of $10,196.00 for non usage of the property for this summer, <br />$200,000.00 for the Moscatelli home that may not close because of <br />pending litigation and the amount of damages to the developer and <br />builder because of loss of purchase agreements? Ms. Ostergren <br />said she was appalled as a tax payor to be funding so many City <br />lawsuits. She also asked if the City Council was using their own <br />money instead of the City's money, would they be so willing to <br />engage in a frivolous lawsuit? Ms. Ostergren said that the <br />Reshanau Park Estates Homeowner's Association has asked the City <br />to be a party to mediation and she strongly urged the City to <br />take advantage of the offer. A copy of the entire text of Ms. <br />Ostergren message and the addendum will be made a part of the <br />City file. <br />Martha Walmsley, 6978 Black Duck Drive - Ms. Walmsley read from a <br />prepared statement. She will send a copy to the City Clerk to be <br />included in the permanent file. She discussed her concerns with <br />some of the City's processes. She noted an issue raised at the <br />April 21, 1993 work session regarding the statement that the <br />Association had violated road restrictions by bringing cement <br />planks in on City streets. Ms. Walmsley said that the <br />Association does not own a boom truck and the delivery company <br />PAGE 6 <br />137 <br />