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Mounds View City Council November 26, 2001 Regular Meeting Page 4 Mayor Sonterre indicated that Council had not asked URS to present hypothetical situations to the public and Council and suggested holding the payment to URS until more work was done to make the proposal realistic. Council Member Thomas indicated she was not happy with any of the plans provided by URS. She then commented that she thought the City was clear when it told URS that the City wanted safety issues addressed and wanted to foster a downtown feeling. She then indicated that she did not see anything that Council had specifically asked for actually addressed in the proposals. She further indicated that she would like to make a motion to send the options back to URS and ask them to address the priorities given to them because she is uncomfortable paying them until they do the job they were asked to do. Mayor Sonterre indicated that the City was under time constraints when this process started but said that Ramsey County had determined that a mill and overlay would not hamper redevelopment opportunities because that redevelopment would not take place prior to 2005 which means that the City is no longer being pressured by Ramsey County to provide a plan by the end of the year. He then commented he feels the City should do a more thorough investigation into any proposed redevelopment plans. Council Member Thomas suggested a friendly amendment to Mayor Sonterre's motion to approve Item 6A to request that the options provided by URS be sent back to them and ask them to address the safety issues and other issues they were originally asked to address with their proposals. Mayor Sonterre amended his motion to approve Item 6A without Check Number 107081 to URS and to direct Staff to ask URS to re-examine the priorities of the City for the County Highway 10 redevelopment and come back to Council with a new and better plan. Council Member Stigney asked what was being sent through Mailbox Express for $76.82. Finance Director Hansen indicated that fund 730 was the sewer department for shipping but indicated he was not sure what was shipped. Council Member Marty inquired as to why the City was paying Sunrise United Methodist Church $14.00. City Administrator Miller indicated that amount was an employee contribution. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. Council Member Stigney made a point of order that he did not think it was correct procedure for Roberts Rules of Order to make a motion for approval of the item before discussing it because discussion is needed to determine the type of motion that should be made. He then indicated that at the last few meetings the procedure has changed.