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Mounds View City Council June 12, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 6 confusion in the matter, he would suggest someone contact the Charter Commission Chair. He stated everyone was present at this meeting, and expected to be televised however, they were not because the Video Producer was not present. Mayor Coughlin stated he believed it was incumbent upon the Chair of the Charter Commission to contact the City, rather than vice versa, adding that the Video Producer was not a mind reader. Mayor Co ughlin reported he had participated in the I-35W Corridor Coalition Buildout Study, which involved working with a variety of the principals in the seven cities of the Coalition attempting to determine some of the points of interest in our respective cities, and how we, as communities, can work together in our efforts to ensure that our plans are compatible. For example, one city might be considering a factory on their border, while their neighboring city might be planning single-family housing development in the same area, and the objective of this discussion was to attempt to coordinate efforts so all were pulling in the same direction. He stated this meeting was a good time. He indicated Community Development Director Jopke, and Planning Commission Chairperson, Jerry Peterson had also attended, and he thanked them both for taking the time to represent Mounds View in this regard. No further reports were considered. 7. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approve Just and Correct Claims. B. License Approval. C. Set Public Hearing for June 26, 2000, 7:05 p.m. to Consider Business License Renewals for Establishments that Sell Intoxicating Liquor. Mayor Coughlin asked the Council if anyone would like to remove Items for discussion. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Marty. To Approve the Consent Agenda for Items A, B, and C, as presented. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Mayor Coughlin requested Community Development Director Jopke provide a brief update regarding the Highway 10 Steering Committee proceedings. Community Development Director Jopke stated the Committee has meet twice in the past few weeks. He indicated the Committee examined the previous studies that have been done on Highway 10 at their first meeting, as well as some of the plans that have been developed. He stated there was a presentation by Bill Moorish of the University of Minnesota Design Center pertaining to arterial roadways and some different ways to look at it. He stated this was a very informative meeting in terms of reviewing the background of this issue, and the Committee concluded that the past studies have essentially identified the issues, which appear to be