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request the City of Fridley to buffer the residential property. She commented on traffic circulation and suggested the City direct a letter clearly stating these concerns and suggestions. i Council Member Quick noted this property is m the Rice Creek Watershed Distract. Ms. Haake stated this is correct and that may raise additional questions. Jerry Linke, 2319 Knoll Drive, asked about the "tale of the 3/4 inch wrenches." Mayor Coughlin explained that it is a `joke gone awry." City Administrator Whiting stated it is a bit embarrassing and had to do with a recent discussion about Council requests for information which he is having difficulty keeping up with. He explained he drafted an information request form so Council could list their questions of staff. After putting that together, he explained he received three questions from Council Member Marty which he quickly reviewed and signed off to the appropriate staff to answer. One of those questions was what type of 3/4 inch wrenches the City has and where they are kept so staff responded but only later realized it was a joke. City Administrator Whiting stated he appreciates that Council Member Marty is comfortable enough with staff to pose such a joke and staff will learn more about Council Member Marty's sense of humor as they become more familiar with him. Mr. Linke asked how much this joke cost the City. City Administrator Whiting answered that it cost about $96 worth of time. He stated staff does not figure the cost with every request for information and the value of the request tends to lie in the "eye of the requestor." Mr. Linke stated he believes humor is good but he does not want it to go overboard. Council Member Marty explained he had two other requests for information but then City Administrator Whiting prepared the new form so he wrote those two prior requests on the form and then added a ridiculous request to the list. Council Member Marty stated he called the next day to review the answers for the first two requests and told City Administrator Whiting he had added the third request to lighten the atmosphere. At that time, Whiting indicated the third request was turned over to Public Works Director Ulrich so he assumed they understood it was a joke. It was only later in the day, when he received their prompt reply, that he found staff had inventoried all of the 3/4 inch wrenches. Council Member Marty apologized for this misunderstanding. There were no other requests or comments from the floor. 9. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Resolution 5330 Accepting Streets Committee Report 7N:\DATA\USERS\JOANB\SHARE\MINUTES\CC\1999\04-12-99.CC