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Mounds View City Council Regular Meeting November 15, 1999 Page 9 persons interested in assisting with this project would be provided with a list of names, as well as a script, and this would involve a two-hour time commitment. Mrs. Gunn stated the Council Members would receive their punch cards the following day. She indicated people who have participated in some manner with the Community Center or Parks and Recreation would be first contacted for call nights. She explained not everyone would be called, however, anyone desiring to donate to this fund may contact Terry Blattenbauer at the Mounds View Community Center, in this regard. Mayor Coughlin commented it was wonderful to have a benevolent fund for the youth. He stated children especially, should have the opportunity to take swimming lessons, be part of a "T"Ball league or the like, without having to worry about whether or not mom and dad are poor. He advised this was a wonderful opportunity to give to those who are needy in the community. He stated he had already received his pledge card, and that coffer number will go up. Mayor Coughlin took pause to respond to a previous statement made during the meeting. He advised that parliamentary procedure dictates you do not name a particular individual, if at all possible, when discussing items on any board, and this is why during his statements, he never puts forward individuals' names. He stated he finds continued attacks to be inappropriate. Mayor Coughlin stated, in regard to the Charter Commission budget, he was prepared to speak to this matter, after the City Attorney and City Administrator gave their reports. He advised he was prepared to state he was incorrect in his assessment of the Charter Commission's budget, in that items were billed to the Charter Commission, not only for their expenditures, but also for situations caused by the Charter Commission, which required the Council to seek legal advice. Mayor Coughlin expressed he is still concerned, having reviewed documents that go back most of a decade, that border battles continue, and slowly but surely the legal bills and staff time accrue. He explained that if history is a guide, nothing is really accomplished in this regard, except the exchange of words. Mayor Coughlin stated in regard to a demand for an apology, he would not speak to a previous motion, as this according to parliamentary procedure, is not in order. He stated it is his belief that his oath of office, to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and that of the State of Minnesota, demands of him, regardless of his personal beliefs, that if he sees or perceives something to be unconstitutional, it is his duty to act. He stated to do otherwise, he would be remiss in his oath of office, and he takes that oath very seriously. A. Administrator and Attorney Report on November 11, 1999 Charter Commission Meeting. City Administrator Whiting stated he and City Attorney Long attended the Charter Commission meeting on Thursday, to review with the Commission members the questions he had directed to the Commission in a letter he sent in August, and attempted to address some of the Commissioners' questions in return. He indicated there was a good discussion, which lasted almost three hours, and he had come to a clearer understanding of the Commission members' feelings and understandings of the issues.