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<br />Regular City Council Minutes - 3/31/03 <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />New Brighton, Anoka and Washington/Ramsey County <br />firing ranges, from a city-wide perspective, staff was not <br />recommending inclusion of an on-site firing range in the <br />building design at this time. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kough concurred with the staff <br />recommendation, recognizing the extensive amount of <br />research done by staff, himself, and other <br />Councilmembers; and while recognizing the advantages of <br />an on-site firing range, gave consideration to preferred <br />joint agency cooperation in keeping costs down (i.e., <br />initial cost and interest; lead clean up requirements; and <br />private use of facility). <br /> <br />Kough moved, Maschka seconded, deletion of a city- <br />operated firing range from proposed construction plans. <br /> <br />Councilmember Maschka opined that, with pending <br />budget constraints, potential joint ventures should be given <br />consideration whenever possible; expressed his support of <br />the motion; and addressed the added reduction in facility <br />maintenance expenses by deleting the on-site firing range. <br /> <br />Councilmember Klausing concurred that joint agency use <br />made sense at this time; and questioned whether a motion <br />was necessary at this time, seeking direction from the City <br />Attorney. <br /> <br />Mayor Kysylyczyn responded to Councilmember <br />Klausing's request for a legal opinion, by stating that it <br />was the Roseville City Council that was responsible for <br />signing contracts, and approving Joint Powers Agreements <br />(JP A); opining that he was under the impression that <br />approval of a future JP A was inherent in the motion. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kough responded that his intent was to <br />approve future JP A's for firing range use. <br /> <br />Councilmember Klausing continued to seek comment of <br />City Manager Beets or City Attorney Scott Anderson. <br />