04-08-1991 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD APRIL 8, 1991 (413)HIGHWAY 12 POSITION CONTINUED purposes of discussion, to reconsider the acceptance, and adoption .-)f the Planning Commission's recommendation on Highway 12 Corridor. Motion, Ayes -3, Butler azd Callahan, Nay. Motion passed. Butler stated that she did not wish to revise her motion. She said, "I adopted the recommendation in its entirety. If that is what the 'Pioneer' indicated, that is correct." Mayor Peterson stated that the problem now is that the newspaper said one thing,. and the letter to Long Lake indicated something else. She also stated that Council only accepted the recommendation at the March 2 =5, 1991, meeting, and that the document presented for adoption this evening, excludes the last paragraph of the Planning Commission's recommendation. Butler stated that the Planning Commission's recommendation was adopted, in its entirety at their March 25, 1991 meeting, and that, in her opinion, adopting and accepting are the same thing. Bellows added* that her understanding of Councilmember Butler's motion was just as Councilmembe-s Butler and Callahan understood. it. She added that the Planning Commission's recommendation included a statement about possibly merging with the City of Long L =ice because the Planning Commission was asked to'address that issue. Bernhardson stated that the last paragraph had been deleted from the re- formatted draft presented this evening, but that it could be added back in if that is Council's-wish. Jabbour 'ask-ad BarreL:t what the next stap i n this reconsideration process should be. Barrett responded, "It is my opinion that Council may either take a vote otz the motion as formed, to see if Council still wants to support that position.. or you m .J_ght,, in the alternative. propose an amendment to that motion and take a vote." I • Butler added, "My understanding of a motion to reconsider is that it, is effect, sets aside, and to some extent negates the motion that was made, seconded and adopted unanimously two weeks ago." Barrett s::ated that a :notion to reconsider re -opens the questions again so that Council is free to vote on the issue, and is not bound by the previous vote. It was moved by Jabbour, seconded by Callahan, that the motion made by Councilmember B--.tler, as understood by Councilmember Butler, stand as made, which adopts the Planning - 19 -