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Mounds View City Council May 9, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 21 • able to view the meeting on cable. She assured Council that they were very careful in securing the signatures and verifying the residents of the neighborhood. She stated that they are very willing to help in any way they can to be of assistance through this process. She assured Council that they are not trying to cause any problems. Mayor Marty referenced Ms. Amundsen's request for afollow-up letter and explained that the City is currently trying to find ways to cut costs at City Hall. Council Member Thomas stated that if the City can do multiple notices to the residents regarding public hearings it would only be appropriate to issue one notice providing Citizens with a status on the petition. Council Member Stigney agreed that notice should be given to the petitioners updating them on what has been done with the petition and the action Council has taken. Council Member Flaherty agreed stating that it is also important to go back and determine if there is something they could do that would be more palatable to the Residents. He stated that it is important to let the Residents know what is happening. He acknowledged how important this issue is to the Residents and commended the Amundsens' for taking the time and action on this issue. MOTION/SECOND. Thomas/Stigney. To approve Resolution 6520 Approving the Sufficiency • of Petition of the opposition of the 2005 Street Improvement Project. Ayes-5 Nays-0 Motion carried. I. Resolution 6498 Adopting the City Vision and Mission Statement, Goals Program, Values Statement and Rules of Conduct. City Administrator Ulrich stated that this came forward as result of the March 2005 meeting with City Department Heads. He provided Council with an overview of the City Vision and Mission Statements noting that they have been placed in resolution format for adoption. He stated that comments have been included on each item for their review. Mayor Marty noted that all of this was read at the Town Hall Meeting, which is currently being aired and replayed on Channel 16. He explained that they began the Town Hall meeting with a Citizen Survey and moved on to the goals and values. He stated that Residents could also pick up copies of the City Values and Mission Statement at City Hall. He stated that he likes that they added the two new goals introduced by the Citizens at the Town Hall meeting. Council Member Stigney stated that the goals program is something that City Council should be determining at their retreat. He stated that based on the items discussed at the retreat, goals 11 and 12 were not part of that discussion adding that the goal priority order has changed depending • on what Council wants versus Staff. He stated that he has some problems with the weights given. He referenced the Rules of Conduct stating that Council has no authority of enforcement.