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Mounds= View City Council Page Five 40 Regular Meeting August 9, 1993 Julie Trude asked what the timeline is for the building expansion. Cruikshank stated that ground will be broke in October and final construction would be completed in February of 1994 . Orduno stated that no time is a good time and that the City is trying to comply with state and federal laws. The upgrade will cost more in. the future and in the meanwhile the City jeopardizes its viability by not being in compliance with the ADA requirements. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried B. Tim Cruikshank, Assistant to the City Administrator, reviewed Staff Report No. 93-584C regarding Resolution No. 4397 Establishing Issue Project Teams for FOCUS 2000 Public Forums. Cruikshank reported that over 100 people attended the July 21st and 22nd Focus 2000 public forums held at Edgewood Middle School to address the issues which concerned them for Mounds View's future. Several critical issues were identified and those issues have been combined to form five main topic issues. The topic issues are public transit systems, City government and demographics, housing and neighborhoods, environment, parks, recreation and leisure and growth, development and business. These issue topics will serve as the basis for the next step which is to • create Issue Project Teams. Cruikshank explained the charge of the Issue Project Teams. MOTION/SECOND: Wuori/Quick to Adopt Resolution No. 4397 Establishing 5 Issue Project Teams Developed from Issues Identified by the Participants of the FOCUS 2000 Forums Mayor Linke stated that he had attended both meetings. Linke reported that the meetings were well attended and that he was excited about the outcome of the meetings. Mayor Linke stated that he is looking forward to the outcome of the issue groups and stated that there is a need for approximately 35 persons to volunteer to be a part of a study group and to set aside a great deal of time for this task. Cruikshank explained that a report summarizing the issues will be mailed out to residents who attended the forum or who returned the comment cards by the end of the week. Study groups will be formed by mid-September. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried C. Mayor Linke stated that with regards to the setting of the Public Hearing considering Ordinance No. 528 , Repeal of Sunset Clause for Street Light Utility, the time would be 7: 08 p.m. on August 23 , 1993 , rather that 7 : 06 p.m. , because of two public hearings being continued • to that date from tonight's meeting.