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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Special Meeting
November 8, 1979
Mounds View City Hall
2401 Hwy. 10, Mounds View MN 55112
Mayor McCarty called the Special Session of
the City Council to order at 5:05 p.m.. at
City Hall on November 8, 1979.
Roll call was taken and it was noted that
Councilmember Forslund was absent due to a
vacation which she was taking from the City
during the week of November 5. Also present
at the Council meeting were Bob Ehlers, the
City's Bond Consultant, and the City Admini-
strator.
The City Administrator had noted to the City 3. PURPOSE OF MEETING
Council and persons present that this meeting
had been called by three members of the City
Council for purpose of discussing information
related to the Charter. He went on to say that
Mr. Ehlers had been contacted by himself and
was asked to attend the City Council meeting to
discuss a letter which he had sent to the City
Council concerning Chapter 8 of the Charter
(Special Assessment Chapter).
Mr. Ehlers, the president of Ehlers Associates, 4. DISCUSSION WITH BOND
Inc., the City Bond Consultant, was asked to CONSULTANT CONCERNING
attend a meeting to discuss his letter which he PROPOSED CHARTER
sen t, dated November 5, 1979. Mr. Fhlers raised
several questions concerning the proposed language
found in the draft of the Charter Commission which
is to have a Special Election on December 4. The
course of the discussion was that there were some
concerns raised by Mr. Ehlers over the assessment
language to the budget and to the language found
in Chapter 7 of the draft Charter concerning a
long -term financial plan. (Mr. Doty, the Chairman
of the Charter Commission, and Mr. Loeding, the
Vice Chairman of the Charter Commission, partici-
pated in the discussion with the City Council in
trying to clarify some of the language of the
Charter).
After much discussion over Charter language
Mr. Ehlers suggested that wording such as, "Not
withstanding that the project was not included
in the five year capital plan began the first
sentence in Chapter 8 for clarification_
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
The Council asked the chairman of the
garter Commission if a Special Session
auld be called to make suggested changes
In the Charter language. Mr. Doty, the
Charter Commission Chairman, stated that
he felt that there was no real need to amend
the Charter at this time. When pressed by
Councilmember Ziebarth on whether a Special
Session would be called, Mr. Doty responded
that he would not call a Special Session for
the suggested modification.
Councilmember Ziebarth raised the issue about
the printing of the City's Charter and it's
distribution to the public. Mr. Ziebarth
was concerned that the public would need and
should be assured of receiving copies of the
proposed Charter. Further, since the Charter
Commission had not taken upon itself to print
and distribute the proposed Charter that the
City Council should. Ziebarth moved that the
City Council absorb the cost of the printing
of the proposed Charter and take it upon it-
self to distribute to the public through the
mail, a draft of the Charter. Further, that
the City fund this activity through the use
0-., if the contingency fund. Rowley seconded the
.notion.
MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting
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4 ayes
0 nays
Mayor called for any further business of
the City Council. The City Administrator
noted to the Council that all of the Election
Judges had been acquired, as well as, neces-
sary alternates.
There being no further business, Rowley moved
to adjourn the Special Session of the City
Council of November 8, 1979, and it was
seconded by Ziebarth.
4 ayes
0 nays
The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
41111—
Jef e W. Nelson
City Administrator
5. ADJOURNMENT