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MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 22, 1999 PAGE 10 • have liked to have made changes, but hindsight is 20/20. Mayor Coughlin stated we have before us is essentially the end of the line and I do not want at this point the City to die on this hill on principle. Mayor Coughlin respects the right to stand on this issue. Mayor Coughlin believes we need to move forward on this, to take our lumps and move on. Mayor Coughlin, with this said, stated he will support this resolution. Mr. Smith stated we have worked in good faith with the City, and the staff, with the Council, and with the citizens of this City. We have not always agreed, but we have come to an agreement, it is written and is a legal document. Mr. Smith stated they have waited for a period of time to get Highway 10 access. Mr. Smith stated he does have a legal right to use County Road H-2. Mr. Smith stated he does not want to do that. Mr. Smith stated he has been working on the schedule for four or five months in regards to the bid process, approving plans, and so forth. Mr. Smith would like to go on record as being of a representative of Mr. Anthony and Carmike Cinemas that, if, in fact, we plan to delay, we will look for compensation from the City from legal standpoint. Mr. Stigney asks if a delay to the next Council meeting cause initiation of legal action on your part. Mr. Smith stated this would initiate legal action. David Jahnke, 8428 Eastwood Road. Mr. Jahnke would like to ask the Mayor that this is a foregone conclusion, no matter how it is looked at. Mr. Jahnke stated he has been to most of the meetings when we had this battle. Mr. Jahnke stated he is aware of Mr. Stigney's principle, and Mr. Jahnke firmly supports that. Mr. Jahnke stated it is a foregone conclusion. Mr. Jahnke asks on resolution, is there a three -minute deal on resolution. I think that we have, if need to be, more time. Mayor Coughlin stated it is the Chair's decision whether or not you are granted more time than three minutes. Essentially as a rule, three minutes, but if need be Mayor Coughlin can grant additional time. Mr. Bruce Brasaemle, 5127 Long Lake Road. Mr. Brasaemle stated his respect for Councilman Stigney's matter of principle. It is important also to realize that from the realignment and signal at the corner of Edgewood and Highway 10. Whether or not you were ever for the Community Center, whether or not you were ever for the theater project, the fact of the matter remains both are being developed and/or are developed, and they are going to create some traffic issues with the corner of Edgewood Drive and T.H. 10. Mr. Brasaemle would encouraged the Council to do perhaps what might be difficult in swallowing principle if need be and move this forward so that there are no further delays, not to mention the fact that he does not think it would be wise to open up the City to liability if the developer of the theater should choose to pursue that. Mr. Brasaemle would like to reinforce the matter of this being the benefit to the Community Center, in addition to the theater project. Mr. Brasaemle does not know whether the current split as far as paying for this project is appropriate, although he stated that the City should cover at least 50% because of the Community Center, but whether or not 3/4 is appropriate, or 1/4, again as Mayor Coughlin has said, that is something that was decided and has been basically put in your lap, your hands are tied. This is unfortunate in some ways, but I think it is time to move on. I would encourage you to pass this