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Director of Public Works Ulrich stated, in regard to the suspension or revocation of Waste Management of Blaine's haulers license, they had learned that another segment of Waste Management had purchased this branch, and had been submitting the reports. He stated they had apologized for not catching this,however,the hauler did not return any of their telephone calls. He stated the Recycling Coordinator had been retained in the merge and did not follow through with any of the telephone calls, although they were still routed to him, and had not made them aware of the purchase of that company. He stated that all was well, and there would not be any action required on this matter. City Administrator Whiting stated he had attended several meetings, including one with the Acting Ramsey County Manager,regarding the appropriate name for Highway 10,which is currently still a State Highway, but will be going to the County. He stated there was discussion regarding the issues normally associated in this type of project. City Administrator Whiting stated he had recently attended a Golf Course Committee Meeting at the golf course. He stated Mayor Coughlin had also attended that meeting. He stated he thought it would be worthwhile for the Council to spend a Work Session reviewing the golf course operations, the budget, and the effect of the lawsuit on the budget. He stated there were questions in these areas, however,they had not had enough time to focus upon them. He suggested the Council schedule a Special Work Session for the following Monday to provide for this review, and devote some time to the subject, as it is a unique operation within the City. He stated the subject should be addressed in a public session format, so that interested parties could attend. Council Member Marty inquired if the matter could be reviewed at the following Work Session.. City Administrator Whiting stated that Work Session would consist of the budget discussion, and thought this matter might require more time than that. He stated the golf course budget could probably be addressed in a solid three-hour meeting,however,in light of the complexities of the City budget discussion, they would probably only be able to discuss the golf course issues in fairly general terms. He stated that was a good Work Session to commence discussion, and there would be other Work Sessions within the month of September. He stated the questions were relatively simple, however, experience shows there would probably be some issues that would require additional contemplation. He stated if a Special Session was scheduled for the following Monday, they could also address the replacement of the Housing Inspector position. He stated, if not, he would add this discussion as a part of the budget discussion at the next Work Session on August 23. Council Member Marty inquired how pressing the golf course issue was. City Administrator Whiting stated the schedule with the golf course differed from other City functions, in that any different process they might determine to undertake would be required to be known by mid-winter. He explained when the golf course is operating, it is a seven-day per week, light beyond sundown operation, and it is difficult to find the time to do make any necessary changes. Council Member Marty inquired if this issue would fit into the budget discussion,or if it was a totally separate matter. City Administrator Whiting stated this was a separately funded, and there were issues previously discussed,regarding long term cash flow, and issues of that nature to be considered. He stated there was some frustration,in that they have not been able to spend as much time as they would like with the Council, on this particular matter. He stated, in light of the time of year, consideration of this discussion at future Work Sessions might conflict with the general fund budget. 5 C:\ADMIN\MINUTES\CC\8-9-99.CC