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Mounds View City Council U5, March 12, 1984 <br />Regular Meeting <br />�:; t o . Page Four <br />------------------------------------------------------------------------ <br />Attorney Meyers clarified there is a lawsuit now on <br />one issue against the Met Council, and the City has <br />prepared an outline to address certain issues in view <br />of the Master Plan that has been adopted by both the <br />Met Council and MAC. The strategy would be to add <br />MAC as an additional defendent in the lawsuit, to <br />bring in the issue of the reliability and accuracy <br />of the plan. In order to proceed, the City would <br />have to get outside consultants to review the plan <br />and testify, and the City would have to be able to <br />produce evidence to attack the plan. <br />Motion/Second: McCarty/Doty to amend the previous <br />motion to ave Attorney neyers coordinate the legal <br />involvement of the consultants employed by the City. <br />3 ayes 2 nays <br />Councilmembers Linke and Hankner voted against the <br />motion. <br />Councilmember Hankner reminded the Council that they <br />had earlier agreed to go ahead and seek consultants <br />for the study, then look at the cost and determine <br />whether it would be feasible to proceed. She also <br />reminded them the Legislature is in session right now, <br />and to surface the issue now could reactivate the <br />whole issue. There is a task force from the Met <br />Council right now that is studying the need for an <br />intermediate airport, and they could call for an <br />environmental assessment. Councilmember Hankner <br />stated she feels the Council is moving too fast. <br />Councilmember Doty stated he felt this legislation <br />has been grossly ignored by the Met Council and MAC, <br />and the City should proceed. He suggested having <br />Attorney Meyers activate the MAC into the suit, <br />and getting a court opinion if they will accept a <br />consultants study as evidence. <br />Attorney Meyers advised that a preliminary motion <br />may be made to have the case dismissed. <br />Mayor McCarty reported the City has received one <br />response from the letters sent out, indicating <br />this consultant was interested in doing the study, <br />at a cost of $20-30,000, and requiring 90 days to <br />complete. <br />Councilmember Hankner pointed out she does not feel <br />the City has a consultant until the Council has <br />reviewed them and discussed it, and the action the <br />Council had taken earlier was to authorize Staff to <br />go out and obtain bids, then have the Council <br />determine a course of action. She cautioned against <br />spending the taxpayers money so giii.ckly without first <br />thinking things through. <br />If <br />Motion Carried <br />9 <br />• <br />