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Mounds View City Council U ` January 28, 1985 Regular Meeting :� Page Two ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chuck Leschesky, of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and 6. Approval Dispatch, questioned why the City was establishing Consent AJW a policy regarding the release of city resident mailing lists, which he felt was withholding public information from citizens and was not legal. Motion/Second: Hankner/Blanchard to approve the consent agenda, minus Item G, and waive the reading of the resolutions. 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Mayor Linke replied that they would not be withhold- ing information, as any citizen is welcome to come into City Hall and get the information they would like off the computer listings and make what copies they need and pay the appropriate fees. He explained, however, that the Council had made the decision not to make the utility billings available as they could be considered confidential. He explained the request had come from a business who wanted the City to prepare a list of mailing labels. Attorney Meyers stated that allowing access to the utility billings could be the basis of a lawsuit against the City, and the information is considered to be private, and this proposed policy falls within the data privacy act. 0 Bob Beutel, 2555 Ridge Lane, stated he found it interesting to have a representative of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch present to bring up such an issue, when they don't normally choose to attend the Council meetings and question regular business. He asked that the coverage given the meetings be even. Motion/Second: Hankner/Quick to approve Item G of t e -consent and waive the reading. 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Director Thatcher made a presentation on tha 1985 7, Informational MSA project, and reviewed the procedures which fleeting - 1.985 will be followed and outlined what could be MSA Project expected. He pointed out that some driveways are presently wider that the maximum 22' allowable and advised the Council could either require them to conform to code or allow them to remain oversized. Duane Nelson, 5459 Quincy, asked if this project would tie into any development south of County Road H2.