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Mounds View City Council Page Three <br /> Regular Meeting UNAPPROVED April 26, 1993 <br /> the decision to release the information to the papers. Mr. Frits stated <br /> that perhaps the newspaper did not print the article correct or it was given <br /> to them wrong. Mr. Frits stated that the newspaper article reported the <br /> date wrong of the incident incorrectly. Mr. Frits stated that it could not <br /> have happened on October 14 because Mr. Frits stated that he knew where the <br /> gentlemen's car was on November 14 and the whereabouts of the gentleman on <br /> that date. <br /> Mr. Frits stated that the Focus had done an article on this situation, but <br /> why wasn't there any information in the Bulletin, the official newspaper or <br /> in the Minneapolis or St. Paul paper. Why didn't this make the news? The <br /> people in Mounds View need to be informed as to what is going on in the <br /> community. <br /> Mr. Frits then stated that on the outside sign it reads, "Just Where Is <br /> Mounds View Going" . Mr. Frits stated that this visioning process is a way <br /> to get input from the citizens. Mr. Frits stated that he received a nice <br /> brochure in the mail stating that the City was going to set up seven or <br /> eight task forces to see what the people in Mounds View want for the future <br /> of their community. Mr. Frits stated that the City of Mounds View has spent <br /> approximately $8, 000 on professional surveys. Mr. Frits wanted to know how <br /> the City of Mounds View can trust the residents of Mounds View to come up <br /> with what Mounds View wants for the future, when they apparently had no <br /> trust in the professional people they hired to conduct the surveys. Mr. <br /> Frits wanted to know how much money it takes to see what the people of <br /> Mounds View want. Mr. Frits stated that the people of Mounds View have <br /> stated what they want for the City, but the Council doesn't listen. <br /> Mr. Frits stated that one year ago he asked the City Council if there would <br /> be a hearing on the sidewalk on Long Lake Road and Mr. Minetor stated that <br /> if the residents weren't paying for it, a public hearing need not be held. <br /> Mayor Linke commented on the items that Mr. Frits had brought up. Linke <br /> stated that Samantha Orduno would find out about the decision made to not to <br /> extradite regarding the elderly gentlemen. Linke further stated that Dick <br /> Meyers, a former City attorney, charged the City $50. 00 per hour and that <br /> his protige, Mark Karney, still charges the City $50.00. The reason the <br /> price is low is that Mounds View was one of the first cities that Mr. Meyers <br /> practiced in. Linke stated that there had been talk about raising the fees, <br /> but nothing has come forward. <br /> Mayor Linke stated that there was a hearing on Long Lake Road and that <br /> residents were encouraged to meet individually with Mr. Minetor and his <br /> staff if there were concerns about the sidewalk. <br /> Mr. Frits indicated that there was a public hearing on Long Lake Road, but <br /> not on the sidewalk. Mr. Frits said he came before the Council at a Regular <br /> Council Meeting and asked if there was going to be a hearing on the <br /> sidewalks for Long Lake Road and that Councilmember Wuori commented that <br />