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Mounds View City Council September 26, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 28 Mr. McCarty stated if the ability to sell the property is overturned by the voters, what can we 1 expect and anticipate. 2 3 Councilmember Flaherty stated he appreciates Mr. McCarty’s hard work and he knows the 4 meeting protocol is to funnel everything through the Mayor who needs to recognize the members 5 to make a comment. He stated the blank stares may be in waiting for the Mayor to recognize 6 them for a comment. Councilmember Flaherty stated he knows he could talk with Mr. McCarty 7 all night long but the “shots across the bow” commenting about blank stares, are not appropriate 8 and beneath Mr. McCarty to even bring up. 9 10 Mr. McCarty stated Councilmember Flaherty should be addressing his comments to the Mayor. 11 He stated he will not in any way apologize or back off his comment about the “stonewall stares” 12 because this Council has not given them answers. He stated they should go back and look at the 13 film. Mr. McCarty stated he is asking for an answer from the Mayor as the presiding officer and 14 if a Councilmember wants to confer with the Mayor and give their ideas on what the answer 15 would be, he has all night long. 16 17 Councilmember Stigney stated he fails to see where this item has any place on the agenda at this 18 time and pointed out that the discussion before the Council is a resolution disposing of golf 19 course memorial items. Now Mr. McCarty has come up, asked questions, and changed the whole 20 thing. He stated that if Mr. McCarty wants to discuss this during public comments that would be 21 the place to do it. Or put it on the agenda, or discuss it with the City Administrator but not take 22 over this Council meetings by asking a bunch of questions that have nothing to do with the 23 agenda. 24 25 Mayor Marty stated Mr. McCarty is raising the issue to see how the Council will respond. He 26 stated that is why he would not vote in support of disposal of golf course property, because we do 27 not know where this is going. He stated as far as “blank stares,” the Council does look and 28 attend to citizens. Mayor Marty stated he has stood before other councils and they did not pay 29 attention to him and while maybe this Council does not have answers on the tip of their tongues, 30 if the Council is looking at you, they are aware of you. 31 32 Mr. McCarty invited the Council to review the August 22, 2005 meeting tape when he put a 33 paper up here in respect for the three minute gag rule. With regard to whether or not he has the 34 right to ask these questions, it surprised him to no end that long tenured Councilmembers still 35 have not read the City Charter with respect to the citizen’s right to address this Council on any 36 issue before the Council whether it’s during the public comments and requests section or not. It 37 includes every item the Council deals with on the agenda that the Council shall not prevent 38 citizen comments or requests on those subjects and it is not restricted only to that portion of the 39 agenda at the beginning of the meeting. 40 41 Mr. McCarty asked about the disposal of golf course equipment. He stated the Council has had 42 fair warning that the Council should be considering what will happen to him as a tax payer. He 43 stated he will ask again and then give up knowing he won’t get an answer again. Mr. McCarty 44 asked what will happen if the voters prevail and this Council, the City, is enjoined from divesting 45