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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />Mounds View City Council January 14, 2013 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:03 p.m. <br />Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:03 p.m. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To take no further action and consider the matter closed <br />for Tires and More as the site was in compliance. <br />Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. <br />B. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 877, an Ordinance Amending <br />Chapter 405 of the Mounds View City Code to Increase the Size of the Parks, <br />Recreation and Forestry Commission from Seven to Nine Members. <br />Assistant City Administrator Crane requested the Council consider amending City Code to <br />increase the size of the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission from seven members to nine. <br />Staff recommended the Council discuss the amendment, waive the first reading and introduce <br />Ordinance 877. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Mueller. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance <br />877, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 405 of the Mounds View City Code to Increase the Size of <br />the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission from Seven to Nine Members. <br />Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. <br />C. Resolution 8043, Selection of the City's Official Newspaper. <br />Assistant City Administrator Crane explained she received bids from the Sun Focus, Shoreview <br />Press and The Bulletin, each with the ability to serve as the City's official newspaper as required <br />by State Statute for legal publications. She reviewed the circulation numbers for each vendor in <br />detail, explaining the Sun Focus and The Bulletin has very similar circulation numbers. Staff <br />recommended the Council select either the Sun Focus or The Bulletin to be the City's official <br />newspaper for 2013, with the Pioneer Press as a second option. <br />Council Member Mueller requested further information on the pricing. Assistant City <br />Administrator Crane reviewed this information further stating Lillie Suburban was slightly less <br />expensive but did not offer enough coverage in the City of Mounds View. <br />Mayor Flaherty questioned how many households there were in Mounds View. City <br />Administrator Ericson indicated the City had approximately 5,000 households. <br />Council Member Meehlhause was in favor of selecting the Sun Focus as this publication more <br />greatly supported the City of Mounds View and its events. <br />Mayor Flaherty agreed and requested the Sun Focus be encouraged to reach out to the additional <br />