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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA A Regular Meeting of the Mounds View City Council was called to order by Mayor Neisen at 8:03 P.M., on September 23, 1974, at the Mounds View City Hall, 2401 Highway #10, Mounds View, Minnesota 55112. Present: Mayor Neisen Councilman Hodges Councilman Baumgartner Councilman Johnson Councilman Picker MSP(Hodges Johnson) To approve the minutes of September 9, 1974. Residents Reguests and Comments from the Floor Also Present: MSP (Neisen- Hodges) To acknowledge and accept her report. Clerk- Administrator Achen Attorney Meyers Engineer Bearden Betty Moller, 7925 Spring Lake Road, Mounds View representative to the Rice Creek Watershed District Study Committee, gave a progress report on the Rice Creek Watershed District. There will be a decision made October 2, 1974, on the overall plan. She and the Committee request more input from local planning commissions and encourage citizens to attend and observe meetings of the study and advisory committees. Carol Baumgartner reported on the League of Women Voter's study cf the proper spelling of the name Mounds View. She presented examples from newspapers, legal petitions, business advertisements, and various documents showing conflicting spelling; sometimes spelled as one word and sometimes two words. She cited the petition to incorporate the Village of Mounds View which used the two -word spelling, and she recommended that the Council make a definite decision one way or the other. Her preference is the two -word spelling. Mayor Neisen stated that the attorney's opinion is that, based upon the papers for incorporation, the proper spelling is two words. Mayor Neisen noted that the word City should now be used in place of Village. MSP (Hodges Johnson) To officially adopt the spelling, City of Mounds View, and to direct the city administrator to change all signs, labels, and seals on equipment and buildings to so read. Mryor Neisen read a letter from Mark Achen accepting the position of Clerk Administrator. Mayor Ncioei, read a letter from Mayor Gayle Bromander of New Brighton requesting the Mounds View City Council to join his Council in urging Ramsey County to acquire the Brightwood Hills Golf Course. The Mayor stated that the course is a valuable recreational resource and many Mounds View residents rlready use it. 5 Ayes