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<br />Council Proceedings <br />City of New Brighton <br />Pursuant to notice thereof, a regular meeting of the New Brighton <br />City Council was held Tuesday, January 9, 1979 at 7:48 p.m., in the <br />municipal building, 803 5th Avenue N.W., New Brighton, Minnesota <br />Present: Mayor James Senden, Councilmembers Bob Benke, <br />Roger Blomquist, Jeanette Janecek, Fritz Werdouschegg <br />Absent: None <br />Also Vernon C. Pederson, City Manager/Clerk; <br />Present: Les Proper, Director of Public Works; <br />James F. Winkels, Director of Community Development; <br />Donald L. Lais, City Attorney <br />Minutes <br />Motion by Werdosuchegg, seconded by Benke <br />to approve minutes of December 27, 7:00 p.m. <br />and to change the starting time on the <br />December 27 , 7:30 minutes from 7:30 to <br />7:58 and to approve the minutes of Dec. 27, 7:58 <br />as corrected. <br />5 ayes - 0 nayes- carried <br />Special Order of Business <br />Mayor Senden gave the following organizational statement: <br />In preparation for the start of a new year, I try <br />to review the previous year, analyze the current <br />situation and then look to the future. <br />As I looked back over the minutes of our 1978 meetings, <br />I was struck by the great volume of work that had been <br />done. I found that the council had met an average of <br />four times each month. The minutes from those meetings <br />make a stack several inches thick and the agendas and <br />supporting materials more than fill a file drawer. The <br />sheer volume of the work done is certainly impressive. <br />The three new members of the council, in particular, <br />are to be congratulated for their productivity. <br />I can say without a doubt that this council has met more <br />times and for more hours in one year than any other New <br />Brighton council. And, this council has dealt with some <br />of the toughest issues to come along. For example: <br />The year-long struggle which ended with the approval of <br />the Crossroads Elderly and Family Housing projects. <br />The extra meetings and work to finish our Comprehensive. <br />Plan and forward it to neighboring cities and school <br />districts for review. And the extra efforts needed to <br />make certain that current development is consistent <br />with the proposed plan.