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Mounds View City Council January 9, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 16 and void immediately. Director Ericson stated that is correct. 1 2 Ayes-3 Nay-1 (Marty) Motion carried. 3 4 M. Resolution 6709 Selection of the Official City Newspaper, Acting Mayor, 5 Treasurer, and Official Depositories for 2006 6 7 Assistant to the City Administrator Crane stated that the Focus and The Bulletin have both 8 submitted proposals to be the City’s official newspaper for 2006. The Council selected The 9 Bulletin as the City’s primary newspaper in 2005. She advised that The Bulletin’s rates continue 10 to be slightly less and both newspapers accept legal notices via e-mail. She advised that last year 11 and in years previous, the Council selected the St. Paul Pioneer Press as the City’s secondary 12 newspaper. Although the Pioneer Press did not submit a proposal this year, it would be 13 acceptable for the Council to select the Pioneer Press as the City’s secondary newspaper. 14 15 Councilmember Stigney stated his support to continue with The Bulletin and the St. Paul Pioneer 16 Press as stated in the resolution. He stated he also supports Kurt Ulrich serving as the City 17 Administrator, Mark Beer as the Treasurer, and Mary Tatarek as the Deputy Treasurer. 18 Councilmember Stigney stated he is willing to continue to serve as the Acting Mayor unless 19 another Councilmember would like the experience. 20 21 Mayor Marty stated for a few years The Bulletin was the City’s newspaper but the Focus 22 provided better coverage of Mounds View issues. Now both The Bulletin and Focus do a good 23 job of City coverage and both have e-mail and fax capabilities. Mayor Marty stated that it is 24 based primarily on the dollar amounts and The Bulletin is a little cheaper. He stated he can 25 support The Bulletin as long as they keep giving the City good coverage. Mayor Marty noted this 26 is reviewed each year. 27 28 Mayor Marty stated he is glad Councilmember Stigney is again wiling to serve as Acting Mayor 29 in 2006. 30 31 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Marty. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6709 Selection 32 of the Official City Newspaper, Acting Mayor, Treasurer, and Official Depositories for 2006. 33 34 Ayes-4 Nays-0 Motion carried. 35 36 8. CONSENT AGENDA 37 38 Councilmember Flaherty asked to remove Consent Agenda Item D. Mayor Marty asked to 39 remove Consent Agenda Item F. 40 41 A. Set a Public Hearing for 7:05 p.m. on Monday, January 23, 2006 for the 42 Second Reading on Ordinance 767, an Ordinance Implementing a Franchise 43 Fee on Xcel Energy Electric and Natural Gas Operations within the City of 44 Mounds View for the Year 2006 45