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Page 3 UNAPPR ovED September 28, 1998 Mounds View City Council On September 23, 1998,the Ramsey County Court heard a motion for a temporary injunction, which the City of Mounds View brought to enjoin the Metropolitan Airports Commission from proceeding further with the planned Comprehensive Plan Update of the Anoka County Airport. Both Mayor McCarty and City Attorney Long were in attendance. The ruling had not come back as of this City Council Meeting. Deadline for the ruling is October 8, 1998. The issue of whether the City of Mounds View will win the temporary injunction hinges on the following legal question: Whether or not the City would be "irreparably harmed" if the temporary injunction is not issued. In other words, MAC argued that even if Met Council goes on to approve the plan, it will be several years before anything can happen because they have to do environmental studies before they can even dig a shovel of dirt at the Airport. Mounds View argued that the City would be "irreparably harmed" not only because the United States Supreme Court cases on airport noise litigation, specifically on point that adoption of comprehensive plans for airports are the proper moment in time in which to bring the action, but we also argued that the City would expend considerable tax-payer dollars if this plan is approved and if there is no injunction. The City is going to have to monitor this lengthy environmental process. If a year from now the Court agrees with the City,that the whole plan should have been struck down because of the Court order, that would be a waste of tax-payer's money that cannot be recouped. Mayor McCarty commended the City Attorney for the work that he has done on the case. 8. REPORTS MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Koopmeiners to move the October 5, 1998, Council Work Session up one day to Tuesday, October 4, 1998 at 6:00 p.m. VOTE: Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried Council Member Koopmeiners No Report Council Member Gunn No Report Council Member Stigney No Report Mayor McCarty No Report Clerk Administrator Whiting reviewed the agenda for the October 4, 1998 City Council Work Session.