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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD APRIL 3, 1991 (|13)HIGHWAY 12 POSITION CONTINUED purposes of discussion, to reconsider the acceptance and adoption of th'i Planning Commission’s recc.nmendati .in on Highw-y J- Corridor. Motion, Ayes-3, Butler and Callahan, Nay. Motion passed. Butler stated that she did not sh to revise her motion. She said, ‘‘I adopted the recommendation in its entirety. Ii that is what the ’Pioneer' indicated, that is correct. Mayor Peterson stated that the problem now is that the newspaper s.aid one thing, and the letter to Long Lake indicated something else. She also stated that Council only accepted the recommendation at the Mtrch 2f). 1991. meeting, and that the document presented for adoption this evening, e.xcludes the last paragraph of the Planning Commission’s recommendation. Butler statad that the Planning Commission's recommendation was adopted, in its entirety at their March 2f>, 1991 meeting, and that, in her opinion, adopting and accepting are the same thing. Bellows added that her understanding of CounciImember Butler's motion was ju.st as CounciImembers Butler and Callahan understood it. She added that the Planning Commission's recommendation included a statement about possibly merging the City of Long L»ke because the Planning Commission w.is asked to'address that issue. Bernharason stated that the last paragraph h.ad been d--leted from the rC“formatt»?d draft presented this evening, but that it could be added back in if that is Council’s wish. ne<t st-'p in thisJabbour asked Barrei-.t what the reconsideration process should be. 3arrett responded, "It is my opinion that Council may either ^^1(0 a vote on the m.ition as formed, to see if Council still wants to support that position, or you might, in the alternative. propose an amendment to that motion and take a vote." Butler added, "My understanding of a motion to reconsider is that it, in effect, sets aside, and to some extent negates the that was made, seconded and adopted unanimously two v/eeks ago." Barrett stated that a motion 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 w.ss moved by Jabbour. seconded by Callahan, that the motion made by CounciImember B-tler, as understood by Counci Imember Butler, stand as made, which adopts th'i Planning - 19 - S' ■«, M.