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MOUNDS VII'W CITY COUNCIL <br />Spocial and Regular M01Ing <br />Open Meeting Law that is he.inq expressed fry, <br />0111eetings being called at frequent agenda <br />ra%� sessions when there is no cnaergenr.y involved <br />in the business being transacted, 2) meetings <br />held outside and inside City Ilall that are not <br />clearly announced and are being held at hours <br />when citrzens would find iL hard to attend, <br />3) waiving IJno reading of resolutions, flow <br />can you justify rLalm uvtl.s of keeping the <br />public informed when those things are not being <br />read'.+ The reading of a number doesn't inform <br />the c:onmuniLy of the business being Lransacted. <br />It doesn't take that lung to read. Also it <br />Wild leave no reason for people to leave <br />meetings held in this City feeling I.he,y had <br />wasted their lime in attendance and ds though <br />they rosily hadn't seen their gnvcrnntent work <br />for them. Also, 1 don't know if the Mayor and <br />Council del' awdre that many times the discussions <br />cannot be heard by its audience and especially lint <br />by the senior citizens or hearing impaired <br />citizens of which there are many! As public <br />officials I feel you should iannediillrly strive Lo <br />reinforce your respect for the Open Meeting Law <br />by preventing these prar.ticies from continuing. <br />Mayor McCarty pointed out to Mrs. McCarthy <br />that every item in the Council packet, including <br />., resolutions, was in a folder on a table in the <br />Council Chambers for public reviewal. Further- <br />more, the City CharLer allows dispensation of <br />reading resolutions by unanimous consent of <br />the Council and residents or always read on <br />request of anyone in the audience. Mayor <br />McCarty asked if Mrs. McCarthy had the records <br />(of the meetings that she was objecting to) <br />and if she knew when the meeLings were held. <br />Mrs. McCarthy replied she did not. <br />Mayor McCarty stated, "Then you are talking <br />about soniothing you know nothing about." <br />There were no more comments from the floor. <br />REGULAR MEETING CLOSED: 7:42 p.m. <br />PUBLIC HEARING OPENED: 7:42 p.m. <br />March 9, 19H1 <br />Page Three <br />Applicant requests approval of a preliminary 9. Public Hearing - Miller <br />Plat called Miller Industrial Plat and rezoning industrial Plat - 2400 Co. <br />Of the land which presently has sections of Rd. J - Preliminary Plat <br />R-1 acid B-2 to I-1 for development of an Review - Reaoning <br />+ti Industrial Park. Case 47-80 <br />o./ <br />