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Mounds View City Council March 8,1999 Regular Meeting Page 4 abatement council, which would be a committee that would deal with sound, and other airport related issues in the community. City Administrator Whiting advised that in the Legislature there is discussion regarding the creation of such committees for all reliever airports in the system. He indicated however, the Metropolitan Airport Commission is interested in just having this done in Mounds View, and they would have to wait and see how those two options proceed. He stated that he would be bringing this item before the Council at the next Work Session, for the review of some bylaws pertaining to how other airports have put together such committees, and to determine the direction the Council would like staff to take in this regard. He stated they would deal with the Metropolitan Airport Committee again, in late April. City Administrator Whiting stated the April 5 Council Work Session has been rescheduled to March 29. He indicated that this matter had not been placed on the agenda, however, the original meeting had been scheduled in error, and the formal request to reschedule would create a conflict. He explained that if the Council Members can change their plans to meet on March 29, this would be acceptable, and if not, the meeting can take place on April 5. Mayor Coughlin stated it was the consensus of the Council to hold the Work Session on the date originally scheduled. City Administrator Whiting indicated the City utilizes a service for the distribution of the • Mounds View Matters, and while they attempt to distribute it to the entire community via a map, occasionally, they miss an area of town, and staff is not aware of this. He requested that if residents discover their neighbor has received the Mounds View Matters, and they have not, they contact City Hall, and staff will provide them with a copy. He pointed out that the City pays for many copies of this newsletter, and would prefer to have them all distributed. City Attorney Long stated he agreed with Mayor Coughlin's comments regarding the efforts of the Airport Committee. He advised that the next step in this process was to obtain approval of the Transportation Committee. He indicated that the Airport Committee has been working with Senator Novak's office to coordinate and time this matter, so that the bill would go through both policy committees in the House of Representatives, which must be done by March 19. City Attorney Long advised that the Senate has until the end of March to approve the Airport Bill, and the Airport Committee has been working with Senator Novak's office to make sure that the Local Government Affairs Committee and the Transportation Committee of the Senate are also scheduled. He indicated this meeting would occur during the week of the 29th, or late in the week of the 22"d, and they would meet both deadlines. He added that they have obtained commitments from the committees to have this matter heard, and it is moving smoothly at the moment. No further reports were considered. 6. CONSENT AGENDA • A. Approve Just and Correct Claims B. Approve Resolution No. 5318, Authorizing the City to Participate in the Reliever Airport Reform Coalition.