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Mounds View City Council November 10, 2003 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br /> <br />Mayor Linke indicated there were two. 1 <br /> 2 <br />Mr. Hall indicated that he has signed the contract with the Lions and locked in for two years so 3 <br />there is no more negotiation with him. 4 <br /> 5 <br />Council Member Gunn indicated see did not see an issue with Mayor Linke participating in the 6 <br />discussion and vote. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Mr. Waste indicated that there would not have been an issue at all if the checks from the Lions 9 <br />were received on time. He then said he was to have received a check today from the Lions but 10 <br />that did not happen. 11 <br /> 12 <br />City Administrator Ulrich indicated the City Attorney has advised the City to keep the issues 13 <br />separate and the item on the agenda is the contract. 14 <br /> 15 <br />Council Member Stigney indicated he had no objection to the Mayor abstaining as he feels he has 16 <br />that right. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Council Member Gunn asked whether The Mermaid would have a person at the banquet center 19 <br />answering the phones. 20 <br /> 21 <br />Mr. Hall indicated that the phone and computer systems would be tied together and there will be 22 <br />someone there to answer the phones. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Council Member Marty commented that there was a difference in pricing between Roberts and 25 <br />The Mermaid and asked whether the higher prices would mean some residents would not be able 26 <br />to afford an event at the banquet center. 27 <br /> 28 <br />The Mermaid representative indicated that the menus are used very seldom as they usually 29 <br />customize every event based on their budget. She then said that they do a lot of events at the 30 <br />lower end including events for the school. 31 <br /> 32 <br />Jackie Waste indicated that she feels going higher than $22.00 for dinner prices the banquet 33 <br />center right out of the market because the City of Mounds View is a middle of the road suburb 34 <br />and, to stay booked every Friday and Saturday for weddings higher prices would hinder that. She 35 <br />then said that to make money at the banquet center, 40% of the business would need to be 36 <br />weddings. 37 <br /> 38 <br />Mayor Linke commented that Roberts would be forming an organization to handle this work if 39 <br />they are approved. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Mr. Waste indicated that the parties involved have worked together for years and worked 42 <br />together well. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Mayor Linke indicated that all of the other parties have existing jobs. 45