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Mounds View City Council Regular Meeting • Dan Coughlin Chuck Whiting Associate of Metropolitan Municipalities Dan Coughlin Chuck Whiting Spring Lake ParklBlaine/Mounds View Fireman's Relief Association Gary Quick Chuck Whiting January 3, 2000 Page 5 Dan Coughlin National League of Cities Chuck Whiting Dan Coughlin Cable Commission Rob Marty Dan Coughlin (Alternate) Golf Course Committee Rob Marty Lynn Thomason • Mayor Coughlin reiterated that he would like to serve on the Economic Development Commission, which appointment would be officially approved by the Economic Development Authority. Council Member Thomason inquired if an alternate would be appointed to the Economic Development Commission. Mayor Coughlin stated the Economic Development Authority would specifically address these appointments. He explained that the Economic Development Commission may meet prior to the Economic Development Authority, therefore, he was seeking preliminary approval of his appointment to that body at this time. MOTIONlSECOND: Quick/Marty. To Approve Resolution No. 5394, a Resolution Appointing City Council Members and Clerk-Administrator as Representatives for City Commissions and Other Organizations, as Amended, and with the Stipulation that if Council Member Stigney Wishes to Change his Appointment, that Element of this Resolution Wi11 be Revisited at that Time. Ayes - 4 Nays - 0 Motion carried. 3. Selection of official newspaper, acting mayor, deputy clerk and official depository for 2000 - Givonna Reed Assistant to the City Administrator Reed stated Resolution No. 5398 contains the same information that was approved by the Council the previous year, including the selection of the Official Newspaper. She indicated staff has contacted the newspapers to determine their charges, per line, which is the method they utilize to bill the City. She explained that the Focus charges approximately .45 per line, approximately 40 characters in length, and the Bulletin charges approximately.42 per line. She indicated the St. Paul Pioneer Press computes their fees in a different manner, however, staff estimates the cost to be approximately 3.15 per line, which is approximately 20 characters in length. Mayor Coughlin pointed out that it was only on rare occasions that the City utilizes the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He stated the Focus newspaper appears to be more widely read by the residents of • Mounds View, and as the goal is to distribute as much information as possible, they should continue to utilize the Focus as the City's primary Official Newspaper.