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V AW CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - Jznu%i, 26, 1976 STAFF REPORTS, CORRESPONOE]CE & ANNOUNCEITNTS (Cont'11: 2. City Attorney: Claim of James L. Sorden. on the recommendation of Mr. Gillio, Councilman McReynolds moved, seconded by Councilman Helgesson, to deny the claim of James L. Sorden for costs of damages to his vehicle and direct the City Clerk to forward the claim to the Town's insurance carrier. Nation carried unanimously by roll call vote. E. SPECIAL ORDERS: 1. Public Hearing - Ordinance for Introduction: Ordinance amending LAH )uaicipal Code to provide for public facilities zoning. Councilman McReynolds moved, seconded by Councilman Helgesson and carried unanimously to continue the public hearing on this matter to the Council meeting of February 4th. 2. Consideration of letter concerning contention of Brown Act violation: Mayor Grabowski read a letter from Planning Commission Chairman with reference to a conversation she had with Councilwoman Riller during a break in the Council meeting, of December 17th in which Mrs. Miller had implied that there might be a violation of the Brown Act involving the Planning Commission. The Mayor stated that, because this was a charge made by a public official in public, that he felt the matter should be discussed before the public. He asked Councilwoman ttiller if she would like to respond to the allegation. Councilwoman Miller stated that the letter from Mrs. Carico failed to mention what had been said before and after the statement, and was therefore taken out of context. She also noted that she had not been informed of this letter prior to her receiving her Packet material, and felt this should have been discussed with her prior to the meeting. She stated that it had not bec-n her intention to intimidate anyone, as the letter appeared. ,ouncilwoman Miller said the letter had no srbstance, since no charges had been filed with the District Attorney; that after talking with the City Attorney she had concluded that an error had been made out of procedural ignorance, which she had intended to discuss with ,trs. Carico. T+ayor Grabowski stated that he still did not know whether, in fact, a violation of the Brown Act had occurred. Councilman Cheney said that if them had been a violation, and Councilwoman ?filler had made such a statement, then this was intimidation. He felt the record should show Dirs. Carico's letter and that Councilwoman Miller had denied the charge. 3. Request for Building Site Approval: LANDS OF STECWR, File #6060-7S, Sandis ; Assoc., Engineers: "tr. Crowe stated that the subject property was in the Three Forks area, and that the Planning Commission had recommended approval of the request subject to conditions recommended by Staff and as amended by the Commission. -7-