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Page 6 May 26, 1998 Mounds View City Council created by the theater development. Mayor McCarty stated that the theater traffic could be tracked and if it is found that the traffic is using the neighborhood streets that were not intended for this use, and it causes a safety issue on the street, the City will respond with some type of traffic control be it signage, etc. Mr. Padgin asked if the citizens would notify the police department when traffic situations from the theater project occur. Mayor McCarty said the City would know of problems before the citizens started making reports. He also encouraged notifying the Council by writing letters or coming to Council meetings. Lynn Thomison, 5301 Edgewood Drive, asked for a point of clarification from the Council. She asked for clarification on Item 4 of the letter that she had submitted to the City Council May 26, 1998. Is it Mounds View's obligation to spell out exactly what is necessary in the construction and the text of a petition, if the residents decide to pursue the sufficiency matters, she asked. Ms. Thomison asked if the City would be willing to help construct these documents. Mayor McCarty stated whenever there is a petition for either a referendum or an initiative the sponsoring committee should take it upon themselves to get the proper expertise to help them write the appropriate documents. Inclusion of the City staff in this process would put an improper stamp of approval and the results would be skewed. The Mayor recommended contacting the Charter Commission. Geri Evans stated she would be happy to respond to any questions that the citizens might have in regards to legal matters concerning the petition process in question. D. Approval of New Drywall Bid for Community Center Administrator Whiting gave his report as follows: It was discovered that the City is required to have prevailing wages on the site of the new community center. Because of this fact a new contract is needed between the City and the drywall contractor for this project. Staff is recommending that the currently contracted drywall firm be paid for services to date and a new contractor be hired to complete the job with a union crew. The City Attorney is reviewing the contract. The City,the architect and the construction manager are researching how the omission of this requirement came about. To be in compliance with the terms of the grant the City must abide by the prevailing wage requirements.