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Council Member Quick stated that when these streets were replaced, he would venture that 95 percent of the people living in Mounds View today would not be there. He stated attitudes, ideas, and concerns could be greatly altered. Council Member Stigney stated he agreed. He stated at this point in time, the residents on Spring Lake Road, and County Road I, preferred to have their road done without MSA standards, however 25 years from now, this might completely change. He added that this does not lock the City into anything in his understanding, rather, it allows for the choice. He stated he believed that choice should be given to the residents at that time. He stated in the meantime, it would accrue a large mass of money, which can be utilized for maintenance and construction of other roads. Mayor Coughlin stated for the record, he was opposed to the Municipal State Aid status of Spring Lake Road. I. Discussion Regarding the Information Request Policies of the City of Mounds View. Mayor Coughlin stated Council had been provided, as an addition to their packet, a staff report in regard to a set of situations, involving a particular resident and Commission Member requesting information from the City. He stated this matter had been discussed at a Council Retreat with Carl Neu. • Mayor Coughlin stated the situation had arisen wherein an individual requested information in a very hasty manner, and did not hke the way the request was handled. He stated, this mdividual contacted a Council Member who made the request for them, thereby circumventing a set policy of the City, which is, in his opinion, wrong. He stated that if a staff member did an "end run" around a policy, they would be "hung out to dry." He stated he had added this item to the agenda, as he desired to not only reiterate the present policy, which was essentially to set up some form of order to the City in regard to the handling of these matters, and who sets the priorities of the City. He stated one of the elements of his campaign was, in as much as a government entity can be run as a business, he desired it be run as a business. He stated a person with a title or a resident who demands information immediately, and goes around set policies for charging for the associated costs, runs the risk of anarchy at City Hall. Mayor Coughlin stated that the City Administrator had indicated he was resigned to the issue, and when there is a demand for information from the City, the policy be to set all else aside, and provide that information. Mayor Coughlin inquired what happens when the next person, three minutes later, demands their information. He inquired if the priorities of staff would once again be shifted, therefore nothing would be accomplished. He stated, in his opinion, some form of working policy should be set in the interim until the matter was resolved. He stated, once this policy is set, the entire Council, will be in keeping with Section 6 of the Charter, first sentence, "This Council as a body will carry out the administration of the City." He stated that it is not incumbent upon one Council Member, or a minority of Council Members to dictate authority, or to unilaterally decide what . policies can or can not be enforced. 29 C:\ADMIN\MINUTES\CC\8-09-99.CC