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Page 3 <br />September 28, 1998 <br />Mounds View City Council <br />APPROVED <br />On September 23, 1998, the Ramsey County Court heard a motion for a temporary injunction, <br />which the City of Mounds View brought to enjoin the Metropolitan Airports Commission from <br />proceeding further with the planned Comprehensive Plan Update of the Anoka County Airport. <br />Both Mayor McCarty and City Attorney Long were in attendance. The ruling had not come back <br />as of this City Council Meeting. Deadline for the ruling is October 8, 1998. <br />The issue of whether the City of Mounds View will win the temporary injunction hinges on the <br />following legal question: Whether or not the City would be "irreparably harmed" if the <br />temporary injunction is not issued. <br />In other words, MAC argued that even if Met Council goes onto approve the plan, it will be <br />several years before anything can happen because they have to do environmental studies before <br />they can even dig a shovel of dirt at the Airport. <br />Mounds View argued that the City would be "irreparably harmed" not only because the United <br />States Supreme Court cases on airport noise litigation, specifically on point that adoption of <br />comprehensive plans for airports are the proper moment in time in which to bring the action, but <br />• we also argued that the City would expend considerable tax-payer dollars if this plan is approved <br />and if there is no injunction. <br />The City is going to have to monitor this lengthy environmental process. If a year from now the <br />Court agrees with the City, that the whole plan should have been struck down because of the <br />Court order, that would be a waste oftax-payer's money that cannot be recouped. <br />Mayor McCarty commended the City Attorney for the work that he has done on the case. <br />8. REPORTS <br />MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Koopmeiners to move the October 5, 1998, Council Work Session <br />up one day to Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 6:00 p.m. <br />VOTE: Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried <br />Council Member Koopmeiners No Report <br />Council Member Gunn No Report <br />Council Member Stigney No Report <br />Mayor McCarty No Report <br />Clerk Administrator Whiting reviewed the agenda for the October 6, 1998 City Council Work <br />Session. <br />