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help resolve drug problems in the future. Acting Mayor Stigney extended his appreciation to Police Officer Brennan as well. Acting Mayor Stigney stated he attended the May 13 Charter Commission meeting to review by laws which will be voted on at the next meeting. He stated they also received input on things the Commissioners want to change in the Charter which will be addressed on an item-by-item basis as time allows. Acting Mayor Stigney stated they reviewed recommendations from a League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) attorney regarding recommended changes to the Charter. Acting Mayor Stigney reported he filled in for the Mayor at the May 20, 1999 Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (AMM) conference which was their 25th annual meeting. He stated recent legislative actions were summarized and many past presidents were in attendance. Acting Mayor Stigney noted that one of the past presidents was City Attorney Bob Long who received recognition. Council Member Thomason reported that last week she met with residents of the area surrounding the theater, representative from the City, representatives of the theater group, and the developer. She explained the basis of the meeting was to alleviate traffic problems before they occur. Council Member Thomason thanked the Police Department for their diligence in directing traffic. She stated she has not received one complaint from that neighborhood which is due to the efforts of Lt. David Brick in placing road blocks, and Public Works Director Mike Ulrich for placing traffic counters. • City Administrator Whiting reported on his meeting with the Transportation Advisory Board of the Metropolitan Council to discuss the rule change on the Zep Manufacturing no-build zone around minor class airports. He reported it appears the change will not affect the City of Mounds View but they talked about the issue of airport noise, referenced Mound View's struggles, and seem to be acutely aware of the impact the airport has on existing development. He stated the rule change was approved to go through the Metropolitan Council for hearings and additional information is expected by mid-July regarding their noise "footprint" in areas where they exclude development, Zep Manufacturing. City Administrator Whiting noted the closed session which will be held later tonight to discuss the airport litigation and where issues will be addressed in more detail. City Attorney Long reported on the legislative process for the airport and advised the Bill cleared all policy committees in the Senate and House and reached the floor of both bodies. He explained that through discussion with State Representatives Haake, Larson, and Paulsen, they did agree with the Speaker of the House and Majority Leader to send the Bill to the Rules Committee so it is ready for immediate floor action in the Senate and House at the start of the next session. 4 C:\ADMIN\MINUTES\CC\5-24-99.CC