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Mounds View City Council June 20, 2005 <br />Special Meeting Page 14 <br />• owned by the residents and it was the City who had control of this and the future use of this land <br />should be determined by the resident's and not only by the Council. He stated the billboards <br />were compatible for the golf course, but not for Mounds View. <br />Mayor/President Mariy stated to poll the Council would not be justified because they were not <br />yet ready to take a vote. <br />Council MemberBDA Commissioner Stigney stated he was a taxpayer and his predisposition <br />was to do the very best for the overall taxpayer. He stated he would make up his mind as to what <br />he thinks was best. <br />Council Member/EDA Commissioner Thomas replied she did not have a predetermined position. <br />Council Member/EDA Commissioner Flaherty stated he had not made up his mind and asked <br />them to be allowed to gather all of the information and make a decision. He stated the citizens <br />made him a representative for the City and that was what he was going to do. He stated he would <br />make the best decision he could for the City. <br />Council Member/EDA Commissioner Gunn stated she was not the swing vote and she had a <br />mind of her own. She indicated she needed to hear from everyone so she could make a decision. <br />She stated they were all going through the numbers and the information. <br />Mayor/President Marty stated he had in the past stated that based on the information he had at <br />different points that he could not vote for this deal, but now they were getting more information, <br />pieces of the puzzle were coming together, but he still wanted to hear from the residents. He <br />stated when he has met with the Medtronic representatives, he had always told them that <br />whatever deal came in it had to be the best deal for the citizens and if he did not feel it was the <br />best deal, he would not vote for it and at this time, he was still waiting to hear from everyone and <br />he was still gathering information which was still coming in. He noted, personally, on a decision <br />of this magnitude, he would not feel uncomfortable at all for this to go to a resident vote. <br />Jim Gould, 7879 Spring Lake Road, stated it appeared the Council/EDA had painted themselves <br />into a corner and asked who would pay the $312,000 staff time if this did not go through. City <br />Administrator Ulrich responded right now the amount was at $314,000, which would be the <br />responsibility of the City if this did not go through. <br />Mr. Gould expressed concern that the bill would keep going up and the taxpayers would end up <br />paying for it. He expressed concern about the increase in traffic. He expressed concern about the <br />increase in planes at the airport. He stated the City needed to look at the recreational asset the <br />golf course was to the community and it would be better to hold onto the land because the land <br />value would always be there and there was no rush to get rid of it right now. He stated the golf <br />course probably got utilized a lot more than they realized. He believed this was a conflict of <br />interest for Council Member/EDA Commissioner Gunn also. <br />• <br />