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Raceiv]na Feasibility. Re~ort..i~nd Settfno Public Hearina For Sealcoatina <br />~Drov~m~_nts For 9~ne Following Areas: <br /> <br />~85-4 <br />#85-5 <br />#85-6 <br />#85-7 <br />#85-8 <br />#85-9 <br />#85-10 <br />#85-11 <br />#85-12 <br />#85-13 <br /> <br />Jaspar Street Area <br />Whispering Pines Plat #3 <br />161st Avenue NW and Llama Street NW <br />Gorham's Sandy Acres <br />156th Avenue NW <br />High Point Addition <br />Oakridge Estates <br />Pineview Estates <br />Sorteberg's First Addition <br />167th Avenue NW <br /> <br />Councilmember Cox requested that the proposed resolutions be read. <br /> <br />Mayor Heitman stated that Councilmember Cox should proceed to read the <br />resolutions. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cox refused to do the reading and stated that now, if the <br />resolutions are not read, they cannot be acted on. <br /> <br />Mayor Heitman stated that Councilmember Cox's statement is correct. <br /> <br />Councilmember Sorteberg inquired as to why Councilmember Cox wants the <br />resolutions read. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cox stated that he doesn't believe in the way the Charter is <br />designed and it should be addressed. Councilmember Cox stated that this <br />Council can request that the Charter Commission initiate an amendment to the <br />Charter. <br /> <br />Mayor Heitman noted that the Charter Commission has been requested to review <br />the resolution reading requirement in the Charter and a special meeting has <br />been scheduled for Thursday, February 28, 1985. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cox stated that there was some discussion on February 26, 1985 <br />regarding adopting, at the beginning of Council meetings, a blanket motion to <br />waive resolution reading; this procedure will negate the intention of the <br />Charter to give rights to the minority. Councilmember COx also pointed out <br />that one councilperson can conceivably stop action on a resolution because the <br />charter does not specify who reads the resolution when a request has been <br />made. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Reimann and seconded by Councilmember Cox, for <br />discussion, to request that the Charter Commission review Charter requirement <br />regarding reading of resolutions prior to adoption and to report back to City <br />Council with a recommendation that is in the best interest of the citizens of <br />Ramsey. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cox stated that in the past, if anybody wanted a resolution <br /> February 27, 1985 <br /> <br />Page 7 of 21 <br /> <br /> <br />