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Mounds View City Council July 11, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 3 a public property shouldn't the public have a say in what happens to it. She asked the Council if • they could let the residents of this CitS~ help them make a decision that is going to impact the City for generations to come. Council Member Stigney acknowledged that they have a very different opinion to what Medtronic brings to the City versus the golf course adding that is all he has to say. Mayor Marty stated that he does not see Ms. Mueller's statement as an attack. He stated that she was just clarifying her understanding of the City's vision and value statement. Council Member Thomas stated that she does not consider it an attack adding that when someone suggests that the Council set aside their integrity and ethics when the project began, this is not the most positive statement to make. She assured Ms. Mueller that no one ever set aside their values or integrity adding that the Council discussed all of this and their publication throughout the entire process. She assured her that this was always number one. Ms. Mueller clarified that if a private interest were to approach the City with a proposal to purchase the Community Center and property for their development, has the City set a precedent where the City can do again whatever they choose, within this body of our City Council, and the same thing could happen again. She asked what would happen. if a developer wanted to purchase Silver Lake Park, could the City sell this public property as well. • Council Member Thomas explained that the City did not set a precedent. This is how a City functions everywhere. She explained that the Council does not consider an enterprise function in the same way that they view the parks. She stated that it involves an entirely different thought process and function. She assured Ms. Mueller that the Council did not establish any precedent that wasn't already established. She stated that the park analogy doesn't work for anyone up here at this point. Ms. Mueller stated that she does not have the benefit of everything involved, but as a resident of the City, what we consider public properly, she assumed was owned by the City, and it is her hope that this is not setting a trend. Duane McCarty, 8060 Long Lake Road, stated that his old Irish Grandfather used to talk to him about common sense and statements that he makes noting that he tries to adhere to his advice whenever he can. He stated that it appears to him that common sense seems to be lacking when he hears that Council didn't put it out for bid because they didn't own the land yet it certainly didn't stop them from chasing Medtronic around the block. 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Review Fire Department Building Plans -Fire Chief Zikmund. Fire Chief Zikmund explained that the purpose for the presentation this evening is to receive . feedback from the Council noting that next Monday he would be presenting to the Spring Lake