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Mounds View City Council June 12, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 18 Interim Administrator Ulrich indicated he could not provide a detailed answer, other than to state that staff was waiting for the Airport Legislation to be completed, which, as the Council was aware, occurred only a week and a half earlier. Council Member Quick inquired if staff had just received these billings. Council Member Marty inquired if staff had not received any bills prior to this time. Mayor Coughlin stated no. He explained that these amounts represented somewhat of a running total, and he had recently discussed this with Jim Strummond at the Airport reception. Council Member Marty stated Eller Media has agreed to pay $5,000, however, the legal bills exceed $20,000. He inquired if there was any possible means to collect the remaining amount from Eller Media. Mayor Coughlin stated City Attorney Long, Interim Administrator Ulrich and he were present at the meeting during which these negotiations with Eller Media took place. He advised that the Golf Course and Finance Directors negotiated an extremely good compensation package with Eller Media. He explained that the City is responsible for a portion of these legal fees, however, Eller Media has agreed to pay the City an additional several hundred thousand dollars. Council Member Marty thanked Mayor Coughlin from refreshing his memory in this regard. Mayor Coughlin extended praise to City Attorney Long, Finance Director Kessel, and Golf Course Superintendent Hammerschmidt for a phenomenal job in these negotiations. Interim Administrator Ulrich pointed out that the majority of these bills have been paid, and were not outstanding. He explained that this item was simply a request for authorization to transfer funds accordingly. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Marty. To Approve Staff’s Recommendation and Authorize a Budget Transfer of $79,614.22 from General Fund Reserves to City Council Budget Account No. 100-4100-3030, with an Additional $39,847.40 from General Fund Reserves to Central Services Budget Account No. 100-4160-3010. Council Member Marty inquired if this action would provide that these bills are paid in full, to date. Interim Administrator Ulrich stated in his awareness this was correct, with the exception of ongoing work that is outstanding on a couple of issues. Council Member Stigney stated in response to a resident’s inquiry, he had spoken with Finance Director Kessel that date. He stated this was a proposal to authorize transfers in the amount of $94,614 to bring the City up to date for Airport Litigation and Legislation. He stated he had inquired regarding the costs related to the Airport Litigation and Legislation during the last two years, being aware that this has been ongoing for several years, and Finance Director Kessel informed him that for 1999, and thus far in 2000, this amount was in excess of $131,000. He pointed out that the amount presented in the staff report does not represent total expenses related to the Airport Litigation, and he was uncertain how many years the City has been involved in this issue