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Regulaz� Cit� Cfluneil Meeti�g Mflnday, August 13, 2007 Page 3� 1 Roe moved, Pust secanded, su�pen.ding Councz� Rules to extend the mee�ing cur- 2 few to complete discussion o� this item, and Item 9.�' entitled, "Discusszon o� Pz�o- 3 cedu�e %r Filling �ousing and Redeve�op�n�nt Autho�rity Vacancies." 4 5 Ral� CaIl 6 Ayes: �h�an; Pus�; Kough; Roe; and Klausing. 7 Nays: None. 8 9 10 �� Councilmember Roe spoke in suppoxt o� the motion; opining �hat it was abvious the proposed deveiopment area was exempt. 12 Councilmember Pust addressed those in �he audienee and those listen- 13 �ng at home, opining that when�ver �and is changed and development 14 happens, the�'e were going to be e�vironmenia� impac�s. Cour�cil- 15 member �'ust not�d tha� ih� City and state had many rules to minimize I5 those adverse impacts; however noted that the C��y Council only had 17 authoarity to require environmental review under certain eari��r�a, and 18 opined that at the advzce o£ the City Attarney and �he EQB, the City 19 d�dn't have discretion to order an EAW in �his znstance. Council- 20 member Pu�� observed that simply saying w� wished we had such au- 21 thority and trying to act accordingly, and the City Council making an 22 at�empt to read ordinanc�s based on whatevex case appeared before 23 the�n, was noi wha� they were elec�ed to do. Counci�m�mbe�r Pust 24 spoke in support of the mo�ion, based an curren� Crty Counei� autho�-- 25 i�y, even i� she was in agreement with petitionexs on the merits. 26 2'i 28 29 30 31 32 33 �4 35 36 37 38 Roil Cali Ayes: Pus�; Roe; and Klausing. Nays: Ihlan and Kough. Matic�n carried. �, Discussion — Discuss a Pracedu�re �o�r Filling Hausing & Redevel� apment Autharity Vacancies Counczlmember Roe presented a draft resolution, incorporating C�ty Attorney and Mayor K�ausing review and eomment, regarding the HRA appo�ntment process, in aecordance with N�innesota Statute pro- visions for mayoara� appozntme;n� with a.pp�oval of the governing hody.