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Mounds View City Council July 14, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 4 Council Member Quick asked where the City’s responsibility to inform ends and resident 1 responsibility to be informed begins. 2 3 Mayor Linke commented that the H2 redevelopment was on the front page of the newspaper but 4 there were residents at the meeting voicing concern that they were not aware of the proposal. 5 6 Council Member Gunn asked if the City could post notice at the apartments in the lobby. 7 8 City Attorney Vose indicated that the City has a standard practice for giving notice of important 9 events by posting notice and publishing notice to inform residents. He then said that he would be 10 concerned about taking action on a given issue and providing a different kind of notice for that 11 issue. He further commented that reconsidering the City’s policy on notification would be 12 appropriate but different notice for specific issues could lead to more confusion and he would not 13 recommend it. 14 15 Ms. Shelberg of 5045 Rainbow Lane indicated she was a cocktail waitress for 28 years and she 16 lives behind the Mermaid and a 2:00 a.m. closing will put more intoxicated drivers driving down 17 the streets causing problems and noise for them to deal with. 18 19 Council Member Stigney indicated the City has previously used the water bill method of 20 soliciting comments from residents so it would not set a precedent of doing something that has 21 not been done before. He then said that his motion is to put something on the water bill but he 22 would like to go farther by posting notice on the bulletin boards at the apartments, City Hall, and 23 the manufactured home parks and a notice in Mounds View Matters. 24 25 Mayor Linke asked what the percentage of response was. 26 27 Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that he remembered using the water bill at one time 28 to survey residents about internet usage and the response was in excess of 25%. 29 30 Council Member Marty asked how much it would cost. 31 32 Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that Staff would be able to generate the message 33 internally. 34 35 Ayes – 1(Stigney) Nays – 0 Motion failed. 36 37 MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Gunn. To Advertise in the Mounds View Matters and Solicit 38 Input from Residents on the 2:00 a.m. Closing and to Provide Notice on the Bulletin Boards at 39 the Manufactured Home Parks, Apartments, and City Hall. 40 41 Council Member Marty asked if Staff knew when the bulletin board would be repaired out front. 42 43 Public Works Director Lee indicated he would look into it. 44 45