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Mounds View City Council March 13, 2000 <br />Regular Meeting Page 3 <br />I attended a meeting facilitated by Representative Barbara Haake last Friday pertaining to safety <br />issues involving Highway 10. Representatives from MNDot and Ramsey County were there <br />along with the principal of Edgewood Middle School, Police Chief Bill Clark, Public Works <br />Director Mike Ulrich, and Councilwoman Lynne Thomason. Also in attendance were three <br />young teenagers, two of which were present when the thirteen-year old was killed recently. May <br />items were discussed and lots of good information came out of that meeting. My thanks to <br />Representative Barbara Haake for setting up that meeting, and also thanks to everyone who took <br />time out of the Friday evening to be a part of that group. <br />Finally, I would like to extend a word of thanks to Roger Stigney for filling in for me this <br />evening." <br />Acting Mayor Stigney reported he attended the Charter Commission meeting, at which there was <br />discussion pertaining to the clarification and enhancements of three Charter amendments, in <br />attempts to make them less ambiguous. He indicated there was also consideration of some <br />changes to the Charter Commission Bylaws, which are required to be completed during the <br />month of March. <br />Acting Mayor Stigney reported the Council/Staff Retreat would be held on Thursday, March 23, <br />at 5:00 p.m., in Council Chambers, rather than the Northland Inn where the previous Retreat was <br />- held. He stated this meeting was open to the public, and requested the Council direct the City <br />Administrator to post the appropriate notification. <br />Council Member Marty indicated this Retreat was tentatively scheduled to take place at the <br />Community Center, in order to provide the Council Members with a tour of the new showers and <br />locker rooms at the facility. <br />Acting Mayor Stigney stated the Council Members could tour the Community Center, after <br />which they could return to Council Chambers for the meeting, in order that it be broadcast. <br />Council Member Marty indicated there would be no City business conducted at the Retreat, <br />therefore, he would prefer it be held at the Community Center. He stated he appreciated the <br />candidness that has come forward in the past Council/Staff Retreats, and believed that in light of <br />some of the editorials that have appeared in the local papers pertaining to airing of the City's <br />"dirty laundry", this candidness and openness might not be as forthcoming. He explained that <br />staff might be less likely to offer their criticism in order to fine-tune the Council Members as <br />they had at the previous meeting. <br />Council Member Marty indicated the previous Retreat was very informative, in that he had <br />believed the Council was doing better than they actually were, however, they were apparently <br />falling into some of the traps that occurred in the past that they were attempting to avoid. He <br />pointed out that one of the Department Heads who has attended Council Meetings for a number <br />of years indicated the meeting prior to the retreat was the worst he had ever seen. He stated this <br />information has provided the Council with a wake up call, and the Council has been attempting <br />to utilize this criticism to improve. He advised that this frank discussion would not occur if they <br />were to meet in the Council Chambers, in that everyone would be more inhibited in front of the <br />