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Mounds View City Council February 28, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 13 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 6. REPORTS Council Member Thomason reported on February 16, she attended the Planning Commission meeting. She indicated the Planning Commission approved the Bylaws, and also approved the final draft of the Comprehensive Plan, which was submitted to the Council for consideration at this time. She stated there was a public hearing pertaining to the billboards that are proposed at the Bridges Golf Course. Council Member Thomason reported she attended the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting on February 23, where there was discussion pertaining to the weight and cross training equipment for the Community Center. She advised they have received some very nice low bids on this equipment. She stated there was a clarification of their budget summary, and they would be holding a Focus Group in March to gather input for the summer playground programs. Mayor Coughlin reported that in the last two weeks he has attended the Capitol approximately 5 times, in regard to the Airport Legislation. He extended a personal thanks to State Senator Steve Novak and State Representative Barbara Haake who are both working on this legislation. He stated this was a very short Session, with much on everyone’s mind, and he commended those individuals for energy beyond mortals in putting forth the effort required to push this through. He also extended his appreciation to his business partners for allowing him to take 5 out of the last 10 working days off, in order to represent the City at the Capitol. Mayor Coughlin reported he met with a group of individuals interested in the Pleasant View Drive light proposal, adding that a fair number of those in attendance would be speaking to this issue later in the meeting. He stated there was some concern raised with regard to the light, and he attended this meeting to listen to the discussion. He indicated he had called for a survey of the residents the previous year, which is not standard practice in this process, in order to obtain some insight into their feelings in this regard, and they would present some of this information to the Council. He indicated this was all he would offer on the subject, as he had been in the minority on the vote, and it was a standing rule that he would not speak against the vote of the majority. Mayor Coughlin reported that he, Rick Jopke, Aaron Parish, and a representative of the Metropolitan Transit Commission met in regard to the proposed bus route changes that will be affecting Mounds View. He advised that the public comment extends through Wednesday, and anyone that has not expressed their opinion with regard to the changes should contact the Metropolitan Transit Commission and provide that information. He added that citizens may also contact City Hall, and Community Development Director Jopke would forward their comments as well. Mayor Coughlin indicated that because there was a potential for losing a significant amount of the bus routes in Mounds View, he had suggested they develop circulars, smaller busses that would travel around the municipality and surrounding area, to pick people up and take them to Park and Rides. He stated this was in the interest of accommodating those individuals who had purchased homes because they were in close proximity to a bus route, and do not wish to purchase a vehicle simply to drive to a Park and Ride. He advised that they considered this to be