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Mounds View City Council August 23, 1999 Regular Meeting Page 14 Mr. Doran requested earlier notification of the public hearing date. He stated he had just received his notification that date, and if it could be received a day or two earlier, it would help to bring people in to the meetings. Mayor Coughlin stated a public hearing to discuss the matter had been held several months prior, and the notices were sent out at that time. He stated he had also corresponded with Mr. Sonterre in this regard. Mr. Doran thanked the Council for their time. Mayor Coughlin thanked Mr. Doran for his comments. There were no further requests or comments from the floor. 10. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Public Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinance 635, an Ordinance to Enact a New Chapter of the Mounds View Code of Ordinances to Administer and Regulate the Location, Relocation, Installation and Reinstallation of Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way in the public Interest. Mayor Coughlin opened the Public Hearing for Items 10 A and 10 A-1, at 8:10 p.m. City Administrator Whiting stated there are three related ordinances on the agenda that evening, including the added agenda item 10 A-1, Ordinance 630. He explained that Item A is the Public Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinance 635, and after the public comment is taken, if the Council so chooses, they would vote to adopt this ordinance. City Administrator Whiting stated the same condition exists for Item C on the agenda, which is indicated as the Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance 640, however, is actually the Second Reading. He noted Item 10 A-1 is the Second Reading and continuation of the Public Hearing of Ordinance 630. City Attorney Long stated the ordinances presently before the Council had been discussed at several meetings. He explained Ordinance 630, the right-of-way ordinance, is the City's general right-of-way authority, and is modeled after the model right-of-way ordinance compiled by the League of Minnesota Cities. He explained that this ordinance provides cities more control over issues relating to the rights-of-way, including the recovery of cost to the taxpayers which might occur with the degradation of roads due to utilities, cable television companies, and other similar service providers. He explained that the Legislature had provided this to the cities as their authority to maintain some control over what goes into the right-of-way. He stated that Item 10A, Ordinance 635, is related in terms of providing the City authority to require a utility to underground their services. He explained that the adoption of Ordinance 635 would provide the City the authority to require undergrounding, however, the City would not be obligated to do so. City Attorney stated Item 10C, Ordinance 640, was an ordinance amending Title 900 in different areas, to make it consistent with the other two proposed ordinances, and is basically an housekeeping item, once the first two ordinances are adopted.