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Mounds View City Council January 2, 2001 Special Meeting Page 2 Council Member Marty requested on Page 6, Paragraph 3 the spelling of Berg be changed to Berk. Council Member Marty also noted for the record Mayor Coughlin had provided changes to the minutes to be submitted to the recording secretary. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To approve the December 11, 2000, City Council Minutes with the noted changes. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Mayor Sonterre abstained from voting as he was not present for the meeting. 5. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS: Council Member Marty presented former Mayor Coughlin with a plaque thanking him for serving as Mayor for term years 1999 and 2000. 6. REPORTS Former Mayor Coughlin thanked Council for the plaque and stated it has been an honor for him to have been able to serve the residents of Mounds View as Mayor. The job of Mayor has been the most rewarding job he has had. Mayor Coughlin requested Council allow him to thank several people. Of the residents of great character he pointed out David Jahnke who stands out in his mind as being a very honorable man. While Mayor Coughlin and Mr. Jahnke did not always agree their interactions have been the most notable of his term. This Council and Mayor Coughlin were accused of doing things behind the scenes by an individual and Mr. Jahnke, in the middle of being at Council Chambers to “take the mayor’s head off”, stood up in the midst of his opposition and said that he was opposed to what was being said. After voicing his opposition to the accusations, Mr. Jahnke said he could see nothing that was being done by Council that merited the accusation that was being thrown. Mayor Coughlin sent Mr. Jahnke a letter stating that in his short time as Mayor it was one of the most noble things he had witnessed. Mayor Coughlin believes Mr. Jahnke is representative of the best angels of our nature here in the City of Mounds View and his hat is off to him. Former Mayor Coughlin thanked Staff especially those that get no or very little public acknowledgement of their actions. Former Mayor Coughlin thanked Mike Ullrich the public works director. When Former Mayor Coughlin began his term as Mayor he set as one of his goals to have Mr. Ullrich employed somewhere else before his term was up. Former Mayor Coughlin has since apologized to Mr. Ullrich and has found Mr. Ullrich to be one of the most honorable, decent human beings he has ever had the opportunity to work with. Mr. Ullrich is also a very humble individual who has the difficult job of taking the decisions of the Council and defending them even when he may not want to defend them. It is his duty to carry forth the wishes of the Council and he has done so very well and Former Mayor Coughlin acknowledged him for doing so. Mayor Coughlin thanked all of the Staff for being good decent people and doing the best job they can for the City of Mounds View. Former Mayor Coughlin also wanted to thank Bob Long and the rest of the members of Kennedy and Graven who have done a very good job representing the City of Mounds View. He and his