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January 22, 1979 Page 5 <br />Jerry Linke, 2319 Knoll Drive asked why the advisory panel could not report <br />to the Planning Commission directly. Mayor McCarty replied that he would <br />like them to report to the Council directly, since different expertise <br />would be required each time. Mr. Linke replied that the Planning Commission <br />could have the same list of names to draw from. <br />Councilmember Rowley stated that the information from the advisory committee <br />could be more beneficial at the Planning Commission level when the developer <br />first comes in. She added that it would make better sense to have the plan <br />go to the technical committee first, then the Planning Commission, then on <br />to the Council, rather than to the Planning Commission, City Council, advisory <br />committee, back to the Planning Commission and then back to the Council. <br />Mayor McCarty replied that he was thinking in terms of coordination, that <br />while the developer is going through the Planning Commission, the advisory <br />panel and committee will be working on the plan and will know by the time it <br />goes to the Council what the monetary cost will be. <br />Mr. Linke stated he felt there could be conflicts with the Planning Commission <br />recommending one thing and the advisory committee another thing. He suggested <br />that the information from the advisory committee go to the Planning Commission <br />first, and they would then make their recommendation to the Council. Mayor <br />McCarty replied that the Planning Commission and committee could work side <br />by side and that he would like to see two different recommendations. He <br />added that it is the Councils responsibility to make the decisions. <br />Howard Neisen, 5150 Irondale Road stated that he had been in government for <br />nine years, both with the City of Mounds View and the State. He stated that <br />he felt Mayor McCarty was going about the issue backwards and that the <br />guidelines and mechanics of the committee should be put down and clarified <br />on paper first, before asking for approval. He recommended that the Mayor <br />ask for approval to go ahead and draw up the guidelines and proposal for <br />the advisory committee, and then at a later date hold a public hearing and <br />vote on the committee. Mayor McCarty replied that in his own mind, he felt <br />that the words "principles and goals" cover what is meant. <br />Mr. Doty stated that the issue was getting bogged down and that the committee <br />would be simply an advisory one. He added that he did not want it to get <br />bogged down with open meeting laws. <br />John Pickar, 2299 Knoll Drive stated that he did not feel the Council should <br />accept Mayor McCarty's statement that the engineering firms used who could <br />have a financial stake in the outcome have difficulty in remaining unbiased <br />and that they tend to produce recommendations that look good to other pro- <br />fessional firms rather than what is good for Mounds View. Mayor McCarty <br />replied that he is looking for protection for the City and wants a double <br />check. <br />Bobby Deitz, 2612 Ridge Lane stated she did not feel comfortable having a <br />committee set up without knowing the guidelines or rules. She also stated <br />that she was concerned that the meetings be required to be open. She also <br />pointed out that the City hires professional firms to make recommendations <br />because they will accept the legal responsibility for their decisions, and <br />that she was afraid the City would get into legal problems with the advisory <br />committee. Mrs. Deitz also stated that she felt the advisory comunittee would <br />duplicate several things that the Planning Commission was already doing. <br />