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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 8:02 p.m., on November 12, 1974 at the Mounds View City Hall, 2401 Highway #10, Mounds View, Minnesota 55112 Present: Mayor Neisen Councilman Hodges Councilman Baumgartner Councilman Johnson Councilman Pickar Also Present: Clerk- Administrator Achen Attorney Meyers Engineer Bearden MSP (Hodges - Pickar) to accept the minutes of the regular meeting of October 28, 1974. MSP (Baumgartner- Hodges) to accept the minutes of the special meeting of November 6, 1974. Mayor Neisen read his letter of resignation. He expressed his sincere appreci- ation to the City of Mounds View for his opportunity to serve on the Council. He said he felt mixed emotions about leaving but that he was very happy to have a part in the growth of Mounds View. He noted that he would continue to be a spokesman for the community. Mayor Neisen stated that he had invited Linda Malvin and Gary Cox to this meeting because he wanted to discuss their campaign literature accusations. In regard to Cox' literature the Mayor stated that Mounds View has eleven, not eight full time policemen; that money is available for water meter deposit refunds and in fact a number of such refunds are among the bills for approval tonight; and that the administrator does not set employee salaries, rather all salaries are approved by a majority vote of the Council. 5 Ayes 5 Ayes In regard to Malvin's literatureshe stated that the administrator alone did not appoint the park director, the architect, and the planning consultant. All were appointed with Council approval. Mounds View operates under the city administrator form of government. A full time park director was determined to be in the best interest of the community rather than a part time director shared with neighboring cities. The state standard for police protection is one policeman for 1,500 residents, so Mounds View is well within the standard. The petition of Sunnyside property owners against the new street construction was not signed by a majority of the property owners. Use of escrowed sewer connection charges has been fully discussed at open Council meetings and information regarding their use has been and is available to all interested citizens. The Rice Creek property is part of the Ramsey County Open Space system and not Mounds View's own park system. Mayor Neisen stated that he was bringing these issues up after the campaign in order not to affect the election but to give citizens full and accurate information regarding the accusations. In response to a question from Councilman Baumgartner, he stated that both Mr. Cox and Ms. Malvin had been invited to the meeting.