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Mounds View City Council January 28, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 14 the cookie jar. He then commented he did not think it was necessary to have the City ask for repayment by Resolution. City Attorney Riggs indicated he had asked that the City request repayment by Resolution to provide a way to track the matter. Council Member Stigney clarified that the equipment ordered is what was received but the City paid for other than what was ordered. He then commented that there has been a lot of time, aggravation and money spent on this matter causing a big black mark on the City and he feels it is time to move on. Mayor Sonterre stated he disagrees with everything Council Member Stigney said and indicated he had a dated copy of a fax order that indicates the equipment ordered which was what was requested. He then commented that he never stocked or sold the equipment and had simply made the opportunity available to the City by providing a catalog. He further commented that the catalog did have 800 numbers available to contact for further information on the equipment and said, if Staff did not investigate, other than looking in the catalog, that is where the fault lies. Council Member Stigney commented the invoice that Mayor Sonterre had given the City reflected entirely different equipment than was received at the Community Center. Mayor Sonterre said he disagreed. Council Member Marty indicated the Mayor had also stated that he did not sell the equipment and knew nothing about the equipment but on the tape of the Park and Recreation meeting from February of that year Terry Blatenbauer was talking about the equipment and she stated that she had been into the store and the Mayor did have one of the pieces of the equipment in the store. He stated the broad statements that the Mayor keeps passing out do not seem to add up. He then indicated that the equipment was all for in home use and asked for a report on the usage and how the equipment is holding up. City Administrator Miller indicated she did not have that report with her this evening but noted she would talk with the Public Works Director and get it to the City Council as soon as possible. She also noted that, according to that documentation, it appears that the equipment is in good shape and she will put information in the packet for the work session or the informational packet. Council Member Marty indicated he had looked at the log book and the equipment is used about four (4) hours a day and it is designed for thirty (30) minutes to one (1) hour per day. He also noted he had been told the equipment had broken down and been repaired. He then stated he does not know why the Mayor keeps double talking and said that, if somebody had stepped up to the plate and accepted responsibility, this would not have cost the City so much in attorney's • fees. He further stated he does not understand why this matter had to be drug out to the 12`" hour and finished by Resolution.