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Mounds View City Council December 13, 1999 <br />Regular Meeting Page 34 <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin stated this item was discussed at some length at the previous Council Work <br />Session. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Thomason/Marty. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 5396, a <br />Resolution Requiring Cable Broadcasting of City Business Conducted at Open Public Meetings. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney stated as the Council was aware, all of the commissions and <br />committees that are appointed by the Council are currently being broadcast on cable television, <br />therefore, the only body that is really affected by this item is the Charter Commission. He <br />commented that there has been some friction between the Charter Commission and the City <br />Council, and it has been pointed out that the Charter Commission meets in separate <br />subcommittees, which makes the broadcasting of meetings an awkward process, and he was <br />uncertain how it could be handled. <br /> <br /> Council Member Stigney stated the Charter Commission is not a commission appointed by the <br />Council, but rather a body appointed by a Ramsey County Judge. He explained that this is a <br />separate body that directly represents the residents of the community, and as such, they have a <br />vote in terms of whether or not they wish to have their meetings broadcast. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney stated because of the way they are structured, and the information they <br />have to present to the community at this time, the Charter Commission has held off broadcasting, <br />requesting broadcasting, and accepting the request to be broadcast on cable television. He stated <br />their vote should be honored, and they should not have to answer to the Council. He stated the <br />proposed resolution is simply a means to show authority, therefore, he does not support it. <br /> <br />Council Member Marty stated when he ran for office, he pledged to provide as much City <br />information to the citizens as possible. He stated he is also a member of the Charter <br />Commission, and he was originally reluctant with regard to this policy, for similar reasons as <br />those indicated by Council Member Stigney, however, the decisions of the Charter Commission <br />can also affect every citizen in the City. He stated he did not view this matter as a power play, <br />but rather as information that could be germane to every citizen in the City. He advised that if <br />citizens wish to view the Charter Commission meetings, which are open meetings, they should <br />have the opportunity to do so. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney stated he believes the Charter Commission would be more that happy <br />to advertise and gain as much publicity as they can, to support the changes they are proposing to <br />make to the Charter. He explained however, it would be awkward to attempt to broadcast the <br />meetings when there are two subcommittees meeting in separate places simultaneously. He <br />explained that when the discussions have been formalized, the Charter Commission as an <br />entirety, would likely request the City to broadcast the meetings, so that they can disseminate <br />some information, and would wholeheartedly support it at that time, however, the decision <br />should be theirs. <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin stated this policy resolves a variety of issues, and certainly attempts to provide <br />information to the residents, which is something he campaigned upon heavily. He indicated that <br />he has attempted to distribute as much of this information as possible through cable <br />broadcasting, to provide an opportunity for those who are not able to attend the meetings to learn <br />what is occurring from the initial stages right through to the final product. <br />
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