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Mounds View City Council November 24, 2003 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br /> <br />City Attorney Riggs indicated that, technically, that provision is not binding upon the Council. 1 <br />The statute that applies is an acquiescence to say you have received the Charter amendment. He 2 <br />then said that there are waiting periods, if adopted that allow challenge by residents. 3 <br /> 4 <br />Ayes – 4 Nays – 1(Stigney) Motion carried. 5 <br /> 6 <br />Ayes – 4 Nays – 1(Stigney) Motion carried. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Council Member Quick asked who the judge is. 9 <br /> 10 <br />B. Resolution 6140, a Resolution Approving a Newsletter Advertising Policy 11 <br /> 12 <br />City Administrator Ulrich indicated that the newsletter advertising policy was updated and 13 <br />Resolution 6140 would approve those updates. He then said that Staff would limit advertising 14 <br />before content as a matter of practice. 15 <br /> 16 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Marty. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6140, a 17 <br />Resolution Approving a Newsletter Advertising Policy. 18 <br /> 19 <br />Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 20 <br /> 21 <br />C. Golf Course Manager’s Quarterly Report 22 <br /> 23 <br />Mayor Linke indicated that Ms. Burg was elected to the New Brighton City Council and will take 24 <br />office in January. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Golf Course Manager Burg indicated that the number of rounds did not increase as had been 27 <br />expected. She then said that the average round was $20.00 per person and to meet the 28 <br />projections that number needed to be $23.50 per person so Staff intends to look at changing rates 29 <br />and restructuring fees to meet that point. 30 <br /> 31 <br />Golf Course Manager Burg indicated Staff intends to try to brand the golf course as the premium 32 <br />executive course and that should not be hard to do. She then indicated that Clear Channel 33 <br />intends to move forward with the billboards by approaching the state in a different way and Staff 34 <br />believes that would be following the recommendation of Governor Pawlenty to seek creative 35 <br />ways of financing. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Golf Course Manager Burg indicated that there were a few unanticipated projects at the golf 38 <br />course this year. One of those was to repair the ninth green the other was to install a catch basin 39 <br />to catch grass clippings. She then commented that a lot of Staff time went toward repairing the 40 <br />ninth green but it is now repaired. She also indicated that the drought cost them over 1,000 hours 41 <br />for part time and full time staff with watering due to the sandy soils it had to be done every day. 42 <br /> 43 <br />Golf Course Manager Burg indicated that there were 33,000 rounds of golf, 17,000 buckets of 44 <br />balls, and 3,400 cart rentals. 45