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Mounds View City Council February 10, 2003 <br />Regular Meeting Page 9 <br /> <br />Council Member Marty indicated he would like to give the Committee the opportunity to work 1 <br />on the issues. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Mayor Linke clarified there was a committee in the beginning but it fell apart and is being re-4 <br />established. 5 <br /> 6 <br />Council Member Stigney indicated there was a motion made and seconded to get rid of the 7 <br />YMCA with a 60-day notice at the last Council meeting of the year. He also indicated that 8 <br />giving a 60-day notice was discussed at the YMCA. 9 <br /> 10 <br />Council Member Gunn commented that, as a member of the committee, she would like to have it 11 <br />set up and get the first meeting going as soon as possible. 12 <br /> 13 <br />Council Member Quick indicated he did not say anything about throwing anyone out tonight but 14 <br />he believes that things need to be changed as the City is not getting the bang for its buck and he 15 <br />is afraid that this committee will fall into the $183.22 bracket and become a waste of taxpayer 16 <br />money. 17 <br /> 18 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 19 <br /> 20 <br />Council Member Marty indicated he has concerns with sending out the computer equipment for 21 <br />disposal without smashing the hard drives as he has heard that, even though hard drives are 22 <br />erased, the information is still there and can be retrieved. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Public Works Director Lee indicated he had anticipated this question and had asked Mr. Hess 25 <br />about that and was assured that all hard drives have been cleared of information. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Council Member Marty indicated that other cities thought that too and it was discovered later that 28 <br />information could be recovered. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Public Works Director Lee assured Council that the data has been removed and indicated that 31 <br />smashing the hard drives poses a hazardous waste issue from mercury contamination. 32 <br /> 33 <br />Council Member Stigney asked if the computers were functional and if they could be donated. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Public Works Director Lee indicated that the computers are not functioning. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Council Member Quick asked what were they used for. 38 <br /> 39 <br />Public Works Director Lee indicated all areas of City Hall. 40 <br /> 41 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Quick. To Approve Consent Agenda Item F But Requiring that the 42 <br />Hard Drives be Removed and Manually Destroyed. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Council Member Quick said he feels Staff needs to pull the hard drives and crush them. 45