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• Page 10 UNAPPROVED October 13, 1998 Mounds View City Council voters and we're obligated to fulfill that promise, and I feel that the voters have been let down by putting the burden on them to keep this thing going." McCarty told Ms. Berke the City was doing the best that it could to minimize the Community Center's impact on the citizens'taxes through revenue producing activities at the Community Center and to try and find the most cost effective way the City can to manage the Center. Julie Olson expressed her concern that the City was limiting itself to only three management options for the Community Center; that other management avenues were not being explored. Cam Obert reminded the staff the Community Center is just what its name implies, a center for the community to support its citizens. He stated the citizens should not be splitting hairs on management dollars but should, in fact, be happy that the people of the City will have a place to support one another through community activities. You cannot put a price tag on the benefit it will have for the community, he added. Dan Conklin, 8468 Spring Lake Road, stated: Talking about "water over the dam" wasn't doing • the City any good. He stated he would be in favor of having the YMCA operate the Community Center. Whiting Suggested having a Council Work Session to discuss the Community Center management options next week because he would not be able to attend the next City Council meeting. MOTION/SECOND: McCarty/K000pmeiner to hold a Council Work Session, Monday October 19, 1998, at 6:00 p.m. to discuss Community Center management options. VOTE: Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 The motion carried G. Report on District Judge Decision regarding MAC Airport Plan followed by Closed Session of the Council to review Litigation. Attorney Long gave his report as follows: The District Judge has granted a temporary injunction issued on behalf of Mounds View stopping the Metropolitan Airport Commission from proceeding with its plan for the Anoka County Airport through the Metropolitan Council process until such time as a full trial is held on the merits of the case. One of the findings is that the party that the injunction is awarded to will most likely to succeed on the merits in the trial. Judge Finely stated: "Because of the statute and the • order we alleged of course that MAC's proposed plan was in violation of the statute which prohibits a minor-use airport from being upgraded to an intermediate-use airport using public