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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />Regular City C�u�ci� Meeii�g <br />MQmd�y, J�Iy 23, 200'1 <br />Page 12 <br />ity tio proceed on such a cont�ravearsia� issue, without Council consen- <br />sus; anc3 further opined that this was due to a lack t�f ieadership. <br />4 Counciimember Pust, in response to Councilme�nber Ihlan's indica- <br />5 tion -�hat �he City was eontractual�y bound for Quick Take Eminent <br />6 Domain proceedings, sugges�ed that members a� the public personally <br />7 �ev�ew eontrac� language, Sec�ion 3.2, and �he Czty's legal�y binding <br />S ob�igations. Counci�membe�- Pust opined that the City Counc�� cauld <br />9 have breached �he contract at �hat point; however, �he Council major- <br />10 ity det�aramined �hat it was pzudent to comply w�t� the tenns o� the <br />11 contract. Councilmember Pust defended her vote io proceed with <br />1� Quick Take Eminent Domain actions; and noted that no one was forc- <br />l3 ing th� City �o make this se�tlement; and opined �hat each Council- <br />14 memb�x needed to make their own decisions on what they personally <br />15 �hought was in ihe best interes� o� �he Ci�y, wiih taxpayers having the <br />16 right to hold eaeh Councilmember accountable. <br />17 <br />�8 <br />l� 9 <br />20 <br />2 l. <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />�o <br />3 �. <br />Mayor Klausing opined that the settlement agreement seemed to fo�- <br />low the Twin Lakes project itself, and compared idealized goals pre- <br />ferrcd to be realized and realities now be�ore the Ci�y Counci�. Mayor <br />K�aus�ng fiirther opined that �ach Councilmembe�r was doing wha� <br />was best in their opin�on, un�oriunately, situation� often degenearated <br />in-�o personal politics. Mayor Kla.using �uriher opined that, while each <br />Counci��nember may �each a di�ferent conc�us�on �n their own way, it <br />was his inten� to vote in support of the proposed set�lement agreemen� <br />as presented. <br />Councilme�nber �hlan encou�raged the Czty Counci� to consider hiring <br />independent counsel before taking ae�ion on the settlement agreement, <br />�o allow pursui� o� other options. <br />32 Counciimember Pust opined that such eonsideration wauld be moat <br />33 point at this time, and spoke in opposition to such a mo�ion, no�ing <br />34 tha� the, na�ing �he timeframe p�rovided �n �tem #� o� �he �erms o� the <br />35 setilernent offer. <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />Mayor Klausing spoke in opposition to pursuing independen� counse�; <br />not�ng that the�e was a hxstoxy o� al�egations of "tainted" legal coun- <br />