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Mounds View City Council June 5, 2000 <br />Special Meeting Page 3 <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin stated the Highway 10 safety and redevelopment issues are ongoing. He <br />extended an invitation to citizens to attend this meeting or view the proceedings on television. <br /> <br />9. RESIDENTS REQUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR <br /> <br />Bill Dody, 3049 Bronson Drive, stated the two ordinances currently before the Council <br />represented a major issue for the City. He inquired if any individual had come to the City <br />Council to specifically request the Council consider these matters at a Council Meeting or Work <br />Session. <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin stated to his knowledge, this had not occurred in that forum. <br /> <br />Mr. Dody inquired if there were a number of citizens who, under any circumstances, had come to <br />the Mayor or other Council Members to request the Council consider a City Manager form of <br />government. <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin stated yes. <br /> <br />Mr. Dody inquired regarding the specific number of individuals who had made this request. <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin stated although he would not necessarily place a number on this, however, <br />several individuals had expressed an interest, much of which stemmed from discussions directly <br />related to the tragic death of the 13 year-old on Highway 10. Council Member Marty stated this <br />was his experience as well. <br /> <br />Mr. Dody inquired if these individuals had requested to have a City Manager because of this <br />tragedy. Mayor Coughlin stated this was correct. <br /> <br />Mr. Dody requested the names of these individuals. Mayor Coughlin stated he would not desire <br />to use their names publicly until he has obtained permission to do so. <br /> <br />Mr. Dody inquired if this was secret. Mayor Coughlin stated no. He pointed out that he must <br />respect the privacy of these individuals who did not specifically indicate that they would desire to <br />be discussed publicly. <br /> <br />Mr. Dody inquired if these individuals did not desire their identities to be known. Council <br />Member Marty stated he had not specifically questioned these individuals in this regard. <br /> <br />Mr. Dody explained that he was simply attempting to obtain some background on this matter, as <br />it represented a major change for the City. He advised that when the Charter was developed, <br />many forms of government had come forward, however, no cities the size of Mounds View had <br />adopted the City Manager form of government, and the City has not changed significantly since <br />that time. He inquired if there was some urgency that required the Council to pass this ordinance <br />at this time, without significant community input or demand for this. <br /> <br />Mr. Dody indicated that in the past, one individual had indicated to him that he would consider <br />changing to the City Manager form of government, and this was former Mayor Duane McCarty.