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Exhibit 11-1 EXHIBIT 11 Building Permit/Plans DATA PRACTICES ADVISORY You may be required to submit building plans with your building permit application so that the City of Mounds View can determine whether or not your building permit application should be approved. If you do not submit plans when they are required, your building permit will not be approved. The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act establishes a presumption that all government data are public and are accessible by the public for both inspection and copying unless there is a federal law, a state statute, or a temporary classification of data that provides that certain data are not public. Minnesota Statutes, Section 13.01 defines “government data” as being all data collected, created, received, maintained, or disseminated by the City. The Government Data Practices Act allows building plans to be classified as nonpublic ONLY if they contain the following information: Security information defined by Minnesota Statutes, Section 13.37 as being “government data the disclosure of which the responsible authority determines would be likely to substantially jeopardize the security of information, possessions, individuals or property against theft, tampering, improper use, attempted escape, illegal disclosure, trespass, or physical injury.” AND / OR Trade Secret information defined by Minnesota Statutes, Section 13.37 as being “government data, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique or process (1) that was supplied by the affected individual or organization, (2) that is the subject of efforts by the individual or organization that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy, and (3) that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use.” Building plans submitted to the City are generally public information. If the plans are copyrighted, they will be made available for viewing by the public but will not be allowed to be copied unless a release is obtained by the City from the copyright holder. If you believe that your building plans qualify for the classification of nonpublic data as described above, you must provide documentation verifying your claim. The Responsible Authority for the City of Mounds View will determine whether the plans qualify for nonpublic data classification within 10 business days of the request. If you do not agree with the determination of the Responsible Authority, you may file an application for a temporary classification of nonpublic data with the Commissioner of Administration.