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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 00-EDA126 . . . -, Rl':SOLUTION NO. OO-LDA-126 :vIOUNDS VIEW H 'ONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY CITY OF MOllNDS VIEW COl :NT'{ OF RAMSEY STATE OF Ml\JNFSOTA RESOUTTfON Rl-::l'vl0VI\:C; A ?vlFMHER OF THE MOUNDS VII.:"V EC()i\OMIC DEVELOPi'vlLNT COMtvHSSION WIIEREAS. thc City of r\lounds Vic\\' has Lrc:akd by ordinance an advisory Economic Development Commission (ED(,) to [Idvise the ;'vlounds Vicw Economic Development Authority (Authority); and \VHLRLAS. the composition or the LDC is scL I()rth in City Code Section 40~.m. subd. I. and provides the --[tlhc Commission shall be composed or seven (7) equal voting I11cmbcrs. including three (3) business reprcs('ntati ves and JtHlr (.:I-) rcsidents. appoi nted by the .\uthority President \vilh the approval or the i\uthnrity Board of COllllnissioners "; and \VIIEIU-j\S. Ms. Julie Olson was appointed to rill onc of the three business rcpr('sentatiw positions on the I ~DC; and WI IERE/\S. thc City of i\Iounds View has received corresponclence lI"om tllL'New Hrighton-:'vloullds Vinv /\re.1 Chamber of Commerce .Ittachcd as Exhibit ^. that states that i'vls. Olson shuuld be remo\'('d rrom this business reprcsentative position based on her conduct as charter commission chairperson because shc can 110 longer d'fectively represent the busincss community on the EDC; and WlILRLAS. members orthe EDC are appointed to hllfill the purpose set J(xth in City Codc Section .:1-08.02. as \Veil as tht' duties sd I()rth in Section 40X.(l9; and WHEREAS, the EDe. being an advisory body to the Authority. particularly as to business matkrs throughout the local community. requin:s the support of the business community to perftmn the UK" s intended purpose and duties as dclined by city ordinance. and as such IllUSt havc the SUPp\lll of the lucal business community; and WI-lFRr-:/\S. based on the correspondence rrom the Ncw Brighton-Mounds Vil'\" Area Chamber of Commercc attached at Exhibit A, requcsting the removal of Ms. Olson as JnEDC mcmber, the Authority has dderminl'd that :'vIs. OISllJ1 can no longer ethx:tivcly represent the business cnmmunity and therdt)l"c c~ll1not perttll"lll hcr duties as an EDC member. 1\UW. TI-IERLFORV. BE IT RLSOLVED by the Commissioncrs of the ;Vloul1ds View Economic De"elopment Authority .IS J(lllows: S.lR-17xx'x\ I Ml:2()~-21 . . . ] . rh~ letter attached at L::-;bibit A tu this Resulution states that Ms. .Julie Olson should be rel110ved Ih)[n thL' business r~presentati\'(~ position un the EDe because she no longer has the support ur the lucal business cumlllunity. and as such \villnut allow the EDC tu effectively represent the interests of the business community within the ('ity ufMuunds View. " The recitals tu this Resolution. all attachments, and this Resolution constitute the written charges required by ('ity Code Section 408.06. subd. 2. ., .'. The Authority rinds that the lack of suppurt ti..n-Ms. .Julie Olson in the business L"\lml11unity \\ ill not permit her to rulrill her appointed duties or an EDC COl11mission membL'r nm the intended purpose of the LDC as ddined by city ordinance, and as such. :'vls. Olson's inability to perti.mn her dutics constitu[cs .iust cause for her removal pursuant to City Code Section 4mUJ6. subd. 2. -L !\'1s. Olson has \vaived. pursuant to the hand-cklivered memo set I~)l'th at F:-;hibit 8. her entitlement to a public hearing concerning this matter. as is available pursuant to City Code Section 40lUJ6. sllbd. 2. ). ThL' Authority herehy removes Ms. .Julie ()lso11 as a member of the Mounds Vie\v I':cllnomic Development Cllll1ll1ission. Adopted by the \1ounds View ECllnoll1ic Development Authority. l'vlounc\s View. Minnesota this lOth day or April. 20()(). ,\Tn:s'(': ~ ~......... ~../ -.~! .... ~_., (/; (_.<) //./ ;'(-' ", j t. .C_I' ' I IJ'ffC<, i._ " . .; d.O..[2[_.\ _'^---' \\ D<~;~ ('llughlin. Presidcilt~ ) -..------ " .~-- ....-........ /-~-; ~ .// . ~/ . ~&--- Michaell Hrich. Interim Executive !)irector SJR.17XX'Xv I i\1l.:2(1~.21 -, . NelV Brighton · Mounds View Area Chamber of Commerce Mayor Dan Coughlin City of Mounds View 240 I Highway 10 Mounds View, MN 55112 Dear Mayor Coughlin and City Council, We understand that the Economic Development Commission consists of several seats held by city residents and two seats held by local business owners. One seat is held by Julie Olson. After the recent letters to the editor with the reference to Adolph Hitler we feel that Ms. Olson should be removed from this seat. Clearly her attitudes do not ret1ect the business community nor do we want this type of publicity for l\!lounds View and its businesses . We support your efforts to Cable cast the Commission meeting including the Economic Development Commission and the Charter Commission. Because of this it is extremely important to us that the community does not associate Ms. Olson's attitude with the business community. This seat on the Economic Development Commission should be held by a business owner in Mounds View who pays business rate taxes, franchise fees and supports the need for the city to move ahead in a positive productive manner. Sincerely, ~--- Carol "e' Pres' nt New Brighton - Mounds Vie,>\! Area Chamber of Commerce . 929 Old Highway 8 NW. Suite 500 New Brighton Village Center New Brighton, MN 55112 Phone: (651) 631-1906. Fax: (651) 631-0087 E-mail: nbmvcofc@aol.com . . . 408.06 VACANCIES: Subd. 2. Removal from office: Any member of the Commission may be removed from office for just cause and on written charges by at least four-fifths (4/5) of the entire Authority. Such member may be entitled to a public hearing before such a vote is taken. An appointed member may also be removed by the Authority for nonattendance at commission meetings if a commissioner is absent from five (5) regularly scheduled meetings per year or from three (3) consecutive meetings, without the consent of the commission. (Ord. 542, 6-27-94) As the Economic Development Commission Member in question, and my entitlement to a public hearing before a vote is taken for my potential removal from office for an alleged just cause of "freedom of speech as a citizen." I hereby wave the public hearing. attachment included Julie Olsen Vice Chair Economic Development Commission cc: Mike Ulrich Bob Long Aaron Parish Rick Jopke Page 1 of3 . From: Dan Coughlin <dcoughli@isd.net> To: JULIE OLSEN <GEM. REAL TOR@worldnet.att.net> Date: Friday, July 30, 1999 8:30 AM Subject: Reason why Linkes and Oberts get into office Julie, I am late for work but I wanted to pass this copy of an email question and answer on to you seeing that the vast majority of the initial note stems from a reaction to you and other charter members at the last meeting. I must say that although everyone is subject to their own opinions, letters like the one I received (at the bottom of my response) and having folks like Bill Doty accuse me of "not listening" and "doing only what you want;" and those like Mr. Oman who somehow think that I am completely out of touch and not a "person sitting in these seats instead of way up there." - those unkind accusations (teeth kicking contests I call them) truly take all of the joy and energy out of this job. Suffice to say there is damn little joy and energy in it to start with.... but having people like those make huge and broad assumptions about me is harmful to the discussion and hurtful to me. . As you can obviously attest having run meetings now at the Charter Comm. and being part of the EDC - this job is hard and involves much, much more than showing up at a meeting. I will make the assumption here that I am the best prepared member of the council on almost all issues simply because I read absolutely everything AND I ask questions of staff and others prior to meetings so to be able to move things along and dialogue at a deeper level. I take large offense at the insinuation from several charter commission members that I wasn't listening and didn't care about them. The dirty little secret in this town is that whenever the council does anything outside 100% agreement with someone, we are accused of having an "agenda" or "not listening to the people" Case in point is that Bill Doty - someone who has never talked or written to me about ANYTHING much less term limits - made the accusation in public, on camera, that somehow I didn't give a shit about the issue and that 1 was simply trying to shut him down. . Pardon the french, but GOD DAMN IT.... I was the one who has been working behind the scenes to get rid of this issue. Although you may take exception with some elements of my motion made last Monday -I GAVE THE COMMISSION WHAT THEY WANTED!!!!! Oddly enough everyone, including you, still continued to kick teeth in after that. It was a proper place and setting for the council to give direction to the city 8/1/99 . administrator. Actually if pressure from the council was made behind the scenes it could have been argued by some (obert & linke types) that we truly were working with an agenda and outside of the public view. The only way that the argument would stop and the legal mumbo-jumbo would be neutered was to have the council order things to be done. That takes legal and city staff out of the picture REGARDLESS of their personal or professional opinions. They were given an order and now must follow it. Trust me, they are. I want to ask of you both as a friend first and fore most, as well as mayor and the chair of council meetings that you try to remain cool, calm and collected during the meetings. Julie, I will admit to you that although I was planning for several days to find a way to get the term limits issue back on track - once the "all government officials are corrupt bastards" group started accusing me of a variety of things, I truly considered simply not making my motion and let the whole damn thing just spin its wheels. At a personal level I had to wonder why the hell I should stick my neck out for the same people who apparently view me as some sort of corrupt, uncaring, disengaged city leader. . But, in contrast to all of the accusations thrown at me by Ruth Berke and others, I set aside my personal feelings and indeed try to do what is best for the city. I resolved that although it would be personally gratifying to "screw" those who take every ounce of fun out of those meetings - the issue wasn't about me or them...it was about getting the charter stuff cleared up and behind us. And so, I made the motion and restated it over and over and over for Roger until I could basically recite it by memory. You may take exception with me on this due to different perceptions- but do not lose sight of the fact that Roger voted against the motion which went a long ways to dealing with this and that Gary who has been against this stuff voted for it. I may have worked hard behind the scenes to find a way to get that motion made - but Gary and Lynne passed the damn thing. . I have sacrificed far more for this underfunded, thankless job than for virtually anything else in my life. My family needs me. My work and employees need me. I love to garden but even that one single hobby that I love so dearly is sacrificed on the altar of this position. I go to meetings that last hours and hours just to make sure our city is properly represented - and that regional planning doesn't go on without us or around us. I have used up almost all of my vacation days to do city work - testifying day after day at the state capitol in regards to the airport noise issue. That was not how I wanted to spend my vacation days I can assure you. If I want to spend a day with my family now, I must do it without pay - a further sacrifice on my family's part for the goal of having me mayor. I hope you can at least see why being attacked on camera really does kick my teeth in and destroys any desire I have to continue to sacrifice for this cranky, negative city. 8/1/99 Page 2 of3 ~ . . . . Page 3 of3 And so, in the end I see the reason why people who "care" never last long in these positions usually. The costs are way too high personally and the rewards are slim and even those are torched and burned when false and uneducated accusations get thrown at me. I am really, really trying Julie. I'm killing myself trying. I get only a few hours of sleep because I'm trying so much. You might not agree with me on everything. I don't agree with me on everything (due to compromises made) but I beg of you to at least respect - and get others in your circle to respect the fact that I'm trying to be a good egg here. I am not McCarty and I sure the hell am not a Linke. I'm still learning the ropes - but I really am trying to make a difference and listen to people. I am concerned that if groups in this city continue to shoot even those who have a glimmer of hope that things can be made better we will ultimately drive off the good and decent representatives and we will again be left with the Linke's, Obert's and Gunn's of the world making decisions. I am weary of this job right now. My little children could certainly use me at home on Mondays. I remain in this position because I truly believe that I can make a difference and I have the intellect and wisdom to get things done. Please understand that my commitment to working with you and the rest of the residents is now at a level where I am placing this job close to the level of my own family. But if I continue to be accused by the likes of Bill Doty and others that somehow I too am just part of the problem - then I will screw the whole thing and you and the residents can fend for yourselves against the likes of Obert and Linke. With my "babies" needing me so desperately - it won't take much more for me to simply walk away from this. I don't want to - nor would it be good for the city whatsoever - but I will if I continue to have my teeth kicked in and have me and the council disrespected. Forgive the length of this letter. I am just so weary about this stuff I needed to vent it. I'm not going to enter into a major dialogue regarding this with you or anyone simply because I don't have any more time or energy to discuss it. I simply wanted to be understood. Dan 8/1/99