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Regular City C®uneil eating 1VI®nd ay, July 23, 2007 Page 12 ity to proceed on such a controversial issue, without Council consen- sus; and further opined that this was due to a lack of leadership. Councilmember Pust, in response to Councilmember Ihlan's indica- tion that the City was contractually bound for Quick Take Eminent Domain proceedings, suggested that members of the public personally review contract language, Section 3.2, and the City's legally binding obligations. Councilmember Pust opined that the City Council could have breached the contract at that point; however, the Council maj or- ity determined that it was prudent to comply with the terms of the contract. Councilmember Pust defended her vote to proceed with Quick Take Eminent Domain actions; and noted that no one was forc- ing the City to make this settlement; and opined that each Council- member needed to make their own decisions on what they personally thought was in the best interest of the City, with taxpayers having the right to hold each Councilmember accountable. Mayor Klausing opined that the settlement agreement seemed to fol- low the Twin Lakes project itself, and compared idealized goals pre- ferred to be realized and realities now before the City Council. Mayor Klausing further opined that each Councilmember was doing what was best in their opinion, unfortunately, situations often degenerated into personal politics. Mayor Klausing further opined that, while each Councilmember may reach a different conclusion in their own way, it was his intent to vote in support of the proposed settlement agreement as presented. Councilmember Ihlan encouraged the City Council to consider hiring independent counsel before taking action on the settlement agreement, to allow pursuit of other options. Councilmember Pust opined that such consideration would be moot point at this time, and spoke in opposition to such a motion, noting that the, noting the timeframe provided in Item # 1 of the terms of the settlement offer. Mayor Klausing spoke in opposition to pursuing independent counsel; noting that there was a history of allegations of "tainted" legal coun-