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Mounds View City Council Apri125, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 3 • Duane McCarty, 8060 Long Lake Road, stated that in 1976 there was a Citizen's group that was concerned about a specific project and took their concerns to the Mayor and City Council. He noted that the City had several experts involved in the project and after reviewing it was determined that the only thing necessary was to dry up the wetlands in the area. He stated that the Citizen's group was involved but the City prevailed and won. He explained that one of things that developed from this incident was the City Charter. He further explained that residents, Bob Barkus and John Curry, put together a petition for a Charter Commission and wrote the City Charter, putting in place citizen's rights. He stated that it is very important for the Council to be familiar with and understand Chapter 1 through Chapter 12 and they, as citizens, must be able to see a solid knowledge of the City Charter from City Council and City Staff. He urged Council and Staff to review the document and have a clear working knowledge of the document. Mayor Marty agreed that it would be a good idea for the Council to review the City Charter and suggested that the issue should be referred to an upcoming work session. 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Proclamation declaring the week of May 15 through 21, 2005 as "NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK." Mayor Marty read the Proclamation declaring the week of May 15 through 21, 2005 as "National • Public Works Week." He called upon all citizens and public organizations to recognize the Public Works Department and the contributions they make on a daily basis to make this City a safe and pleasant place to live. He thanked the Public Works Department for taking such good care of the City. He stated that during this time period the Public Works Department is sponsoring a City cleanup day on May 14, 2005. He stated that flyers would be sent to the residents outlining the kind of rubbish, trash and appliances that could be brought to the Public Works Facility and reviewed with Council. He urged the residents to participate and help to keep the City of Mounds View clean and safe. 7. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS. Council Member Flaherty referenced pages 3-4 and asked how many beverage companies do they have supplying the clubhouse. Mary Burg explained that they have an exclusive contract with Pepsi for the soft drinks and a contract with East Side Beverage for clubhouse food. She further explained that they do utilize Capital Beverage on occasion because they have not been able to get all of the products they want from one company. Council Member Flaherty referenced page 6, Jim Patch Sales Company, shows a purchase for replacement brushes for the street sweeper. He expressed concerns stating that $711.00 is a bit • expensive for a brush and asked how old is the sweeper.