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CITY OF RAMSEY - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - SEPTEMBER 22, 1975 7:30 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Mayor Cox. Present Councilpersons were Mr. Reimann, Mr. Mickelson, Mr. Gotham, Mrs. Oliphant, and Mayor Cox. Also present were Clerk/Treasurer Mr. Walker, Attorney Mr. Goodrich, and Engineer Mr. Raatikka. Pledge of allegiance to the flag was lead by Mayor Cox. Approval of Agenda: Two changes in t~e agenda were made; number 'one to ad~--the aPProval of the agenda, number two to add the approval of the previous minutes to the agenda. Motion by Gotham seconded by Mickelson to approve the agenda. Carried 5 to Oo August 25th Minutes: Correction to the minutes in the last para- graph; ~'~-g-~bte should read "carried ~ to 0." Councilman Mickelson had left the meeting early. A discussion was held on the summer recreation program which had no bearing on the minutes of August 25th. Motion by Mickelson, seconded by Oliphant to approve the August 25th minutes with the correction. Carried 5 to O. S_~tember 8th Minutes: Motion by Oliphant that the minutes be taken o~ the tape verbatim. Motion died for lack of a second. Motion by Oliphant to correct the Citizen Input portion of the September 8th meeting to read "there was a general discussion of discord between the Ramsey City Council and some of the citizens present at the meeting." Seconded by Gorham. Carried 5 to O. Motion by Oliphant, seconded by Gorham to approve the minutes of the Sept. 8th meeting with the correction - discussion to change local funds to Metro Waste Control funds in the Engineer's report on the CAB. This was determined to be what the Engineer meant. Motion by Cox, seconded by Mickelson to amend the original motion to reflect that the minutes should include that a discussion was held on a 5 member Citizen Committee to be formed to research areas related to a new municipal building as soon as possible, and be assigned specific questions relating to basic design, financing and public information activities necessary to carry out the total project. Amendment carried 5 to O. Original motion to approve the minutes with corrections. Carried 5 to O. Citizen I~: A general discussion was held between various citiWehs and the Council as to the merits of the taping of meetings and whether or not the tapes would be public records. No Council action was taken. Wild River Estates Plat: Motion by Mickelson, seconded by Oliphant to ~e~-y a request by--~. Campion for an extension of six months on the Wild River Estates plat to be denied after the present extension becomes invalid on the 2~th day of September. Carried 5 to 0. Newsletter Format and Content: Councilwoman Oliphant asked some quest'ions pertaining to 'the Standards established for the newsletter: Who sets the format for the newsletter? Who wrote the article on sewer projection? Who made it a Council statement? Who writes the newsletter and puts it together? Council people should be able to write in the newsletter on an equal time basis. Standards should be set. Mayor Cox stated that he was responsible for the article and felt that it was very informative to the public and timely.