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COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 14, 2003 APPROVED Am.185 W186 City Administrator Waite Smith indicated she has not received any calls from the public, although 187 they have made it clear more information was available, and they have made their presentation to all 188 four City Councils, all of which were televised. 189 190 Councilmember Reinert stated with respect to Councilmember Carlson, he would move to close the 191 meeting, believing anyone who wished to address this has had opportunity to do so, and would be 192 allowed to speak to it during the next meeting even if not a public hearing. 193 194 Councilmember Reinert moved to close the public hearing. Councilmember O'Donnell seconded the 195 motion. 196 197 Councilmember Dahl commented that as they have heard, things are changing and have already 198 changed. She stated hearing comments will not slow down the Council's decision, they just give the 199 citizens a right to speak, and the Council's slow decision making process is not due to residents. She 200 expressed that since this is changing all the time, she would prefer to give them an opportunity to 201 speak, and would recommend leaving it open. 202 203 Councilmember Carlson stated she does not have a real strong feeling one way or another, and 204 citizens can speak for four minutes anyway even if not a public hearing; the only reason to leave it 205 open is for those that do not know the other process. She indicated the Council would vote in two 206 weeks either way. 207 dlik08 Mayor Bergeson agreed that this is a process, and there will be other opportunities to speak. 209 210 Motion carried. Vote: 3 Ayes, 2 Nays. Councilmembers Dahl and Carlson opposed. 211 212 Consider Resolution No. 03-52 Amending Joint Powers Agreement for Cable Commission, 213 Linda Waite Smith — City Administrator Waite Smith summarized the staff report. 214 215 Councilmember Dahl moved to Adopt Resolution No. 03-52 amending the Joint Powers Agreement 216 for North Metro Communications Commission. Mayor Bergeson seconded the motion. 217 218 Motion carried unanimously. 219 220 Resolution No. 03-52 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 221 222 Consider Resolution No. 03-51 Calling on the Minnesota Legislature to preserve local 223 government control, Linda Waite Smith — City Administrator Waite Smith summarized the staff 224 report. 225 226 Councilmember Dahl asked if this was in regard to the item Andover sent to Lino Lakes. City 227 Administrator Waite Smith indicated Andover worked with other organizations to develop a 228 resolution to send to the legislature. 229 230 Councilmember Dahl asked if that was what they were voting on tonight. City Administrator Waite A2231 Smith stated they were voting on letting local government maintain control of local government 32 decisions. 5