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Mounds View City Council May 13, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 13 Council Member Quick asked whether there was anything that would preclude this same thing from happening next year. He then said that last year Council made it clear that it wanted complete financial accountability on the festival a number of times and that has not happened as well as a request for the checkbook made. Ms. Marty said no one ever asked for the checkbook. City Attorney Riggs indicated that the financial reporting would still be required but there is no language in the document to require that the golf tournament return to Mounds View. Ms. Gunn indicated there has been no stonewalling and said the festival has not purposely kept information from Council. Council Member Quick indicated he has asked five times for the checkbook. Ms. Gunn indicated she gave City Administrator Miller what she asked for. Council Member Quick indicated he had asked Council Member Marty who is on the Festival Committee and Council Member Marty came up with figures out of his head which is when he asked him to provide solid figures. Ms. Gunn asked whether Council Member Quick would like information on the golf tournament or both. Council Member Quick indicated the agreement says both but the question concerned the golf tournament. He then commented that Council assumed that the profits raised were rolled back into the festival and were not aware that those funds were earmarked for other purposes. Mayor Sonterre indicated the contract will require the detailed level of information Council is seeking. He then said the specific request was not given to the Festival Committee. Council Member Quick commented that last year Council had asked for complete accountability and that has not happened which is why he is concerned. Council Member Marty commented that, as far as he is aware, the only Council Member that ever asked for the checkbook is Council Member Quick. Mayor Sonterre indicated that Council Member Quick had brought up the issue but it was Council directive to obtain that information. Ms. Gunn indicated separate checkbooks was her idea to make things easier to keep track of and now she is sorry she ever did it and noted the golf tournament is still part of the festival. Council Member Quick indicted he did not care how many checkbooks there are he would like complete accountability to keep things out in the open.