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Mounds View City Council December 8, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 2 • Mr. Thomas indicated that the Commission has had difficulty in maintaining a roster of 15 and, in attempting to deal with that issue, had a recommendation from the district court that the bylaws be amended and the roster changed from 15 to 11. He then indicated that the decision to do so was approved by unanimous vote of the 9 members present at the June 12`" meeting. Mr. Thomas indicated that when the proposed language change is substantial enough to make the underlining method confusing it is customary to use the replacement method. He then said there is nothing in statute to suggest how this is to be handled and noted there was a heading on the document indicating the text was new. David Jahnke of 8428 Eastwood Road indicated that he found it disturbing to hear some of the comments concerning the Charter Commission. He then reminded Council of the issues with the previous Chairman and asked that Council work on making amends with the current Chairman as he feels that Mr. Thomas is an honorable person and he has a lot of faith in him. Mr. Jahnke further commented that Mr. Thomas has made tremendous efforts to restore the relationship between the Council and the Commission and he would hate to see those efforts hampered. Mr. Jahnke indicated that he read an article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press that seems to indicate that the Mayor has his mind made up and is in favor of the change at the Community Center. Mayor Linke indicated he has not seen all the documentation but what he has seen up to this point makes his opinion that the City is not receiving the bang for the buck it should be for the amount of dollars invested. Mr. Jahnke asked the Mayor to keep his mind open and listen to the reports of Staff before making a decision. Mayor Linke indicated he would remain open to further information but commented the City used to bring in $90,000 per year when it had its own recreation department and the YMCA is only brining in $38,000 and the costs are about the same. Mr. Jahnke asked if Council Members Marty and Gunn were meeting with the YMCA. Mayor Linke indicated that they would be. Council Member Stigney asked whether the City Attorney would be addressing the Charter Commission questions during his report. City Attorney Riggs indicated he would be. 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS None.