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Mounds View City Council March 10, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 15 Golf Course Manager Burg indicated that the course is implementing checking drivers license and noted that, if Council approves the point of sale cash register program it would allow for swiping of driver's licenses in an effort to verify. Mayor Linke indicated that he has been at other courses that require a thumbprint for a check over a certain dollar amount. Golf Course Manager Burg indicated it would be simple to implement a thumb printing policy for check writing at the golf course and said that would be discussed along with other verification information. Council Member Stigney asked whether the insufficient funds checks were put through the maximum number of times. Finance Director Hansen indicated that all of the checks were but through at least twice. Council Member Stigney asked why the City could not be reimbursed for the false fire alarms and police alarms. Finance Director Hansen indicated that state law allows the City to certify false fire alarms to the property taxes as leverage for collecting but that is not true of false police alarms. He then explained that, in the case of Calvin Academy, the business owner is not the property owner so the City would be certifying the amount created by the business to the property owner. Mayor Linke suggested getting in touch with the owner of the property to let them know what is going on and tell them that the next step may be certifying to the property taxes. He then recommended contacting Dan Anderson of Kraus Anderson Realty Council Member Stigney suggested that all of these items could be taking to conciliation court at one time and that may be something to consider. He then asked about the contested legal fees and whether there was any chance of collecting them. Finance Director Hansen explained that in the past the City did not require an agreement from the developer to pay the legal fees associated with a development and these legal fees occurred under that old policy so the City does not have leverage to collect the fees. He further commented that the City does now require that any legal fees incurred as a result of the development request be paid by the developer. He then reviewed the outstanding legal fees and explained the situations. City Attorney Riggs further clarified that the City has taken steps to correct the situation so that this does not happen in the future. He then said that the City may have options with the Red Oak Estates matter when it develops in the future to require that the outstanding legal fees be paid. Council Member Marty recommended the City take no further action with Red Oak Estates until the City is reimbursed. He then said he would like to have Staff contact Calvin Academy and tell him to pay the outstanding amounts or the City will not respond to calls.