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CONSENT AGENDA <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Pearson, to approve the <br />following items on the Consent Agenda. <br /> <br />1) Receive Permits Approved in June 2003, and Permits Approved Year to Date <br />2) Receive Memorandum and Application from Turn in Poachers for Exempt Permit <br />3) Note Committee Meeting Minutes <br /> a. Economic Development Authority (EDA)/Regular/June 9, 2003 <br /> b. Planning Commission/Regular/June 5, 2003 <br /> c. ?lanning Commission/Special Meeting/June 25, 2003 <br />4) Approve City Council and Council Committee Meeting Minutes <br /> a. Personnel Committee/Regular/June 24, 2003 <br /> b. City Council/Work Session/June 24, 2003 <br />5) Adopt Resolution #03-07-184 Approving Cash Disbursements Made and Authorizing <br /> · Payment of Accounts Payable Invoicing Received During the Period of June 28, 2003 <br /> through July 11, 2003 <br />6) Adopt Resolution #03-07-185 Approving 1st Partial Payment to Hydrocon, Inc. for <br /> Improvement Project #03-21 (Sunwood Drive Lift Station) <br />7) Adopt Resolution #03-07-186 Approving 9th and Final Payment'to Magney Construction, <br /> Inc. for Improvement Project #00-29 (Pumphouse No. 3) <br />8) Adopt Resolution #03-07-187 Authorizing the Execution of an Interagency Agreement <br /> with the Metropolitan Council for Participation of the T.H. #10 Alternative Urban <br /> Areawide Review <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Elvig, Pearson, Cook, Kurak, <br />and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />COUNCIL BUSINESS <br /> <br />Case A: <br /> <br />Franchise Fees and the North Metro Chamber of Commerce's Actions of <br />Distributing a Political Flyer <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig made the following statement: "Mr. Mayor, I am disappointed and <br />disgusted with the actions of a local organization. The North Metro Chamber of Commerce <br />distributed a political flyer stating that this Council was going to pass new franchise fees. I've <br />checked with the Mayor, most of the City staff, and with my colleagues sitting here with me and <br />the Chamber did not research their facts. They didn't ask one question of anyone within this <br />City's staff befbre they went and spent a fair amount of their member's money and making <br />accusations about something they knew nothing about. The North Metro Chamber boasts about <br />being a business oriented organization. In business, you're forced deliberate, very complex <br />equations regarding revenues, expenditures and outside stimulace that you may or may not have <br />control over. The point is, you do your homework before you ever take action on an issue. This <br />Chamber's lack of research, coupled with their actions of disthbuting a sensationalized mailer of <br /> <br />City Council/July 22, 2003 <br /> Page 5 of 33 <br /> <br />P25 <br /> <br /> <br />