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1 MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 23, 1980 PAGE 2 2. All of Hollywood Court including the alley 3. St. Marys, Fry, Maple Knoll Drive and Garden Avenue west of Snelling 4. Fairview Avenue 1,300 feet north of Larpenteur on both sides 5. Tatum 1,300 feet north of Larpenteur 6. Lindig Street on water side, including culdesac. Upon a vote being taken the following voted "aye": Councilmembers Steele, Brown, Eggert and Larson, and the following voted "nay": Mayor Warkentien. Motion carried. 6i. c~ FAIR PARKING (cont.) Clerk Administrator Barnes reported to Council regarding the estimated ESTIMATED costs of the police contract for 1981. He quoted a letter from the 1981 POLICIN( Ramsey County Sheriff which indicated the estimated cost of law en- COSTS forcemeat for the City of Falcon Heights for 1981 would be $222,319.00, an increase of $29,547.00 (15.6%). Councilmember Steele suggested investigation of .the following possible solutions to the high cost of policing: (1) contact legislators to request introduction of a bill to limit the annual percent of in- crease for such services as policing (similar to the levy limit which applies to municipalities), (2) contact the League of Minnesota Municipalities for support of a possible bill to limit the precentage of increase, (3) approach the City of Lauderdale regarding possible point policing, and (4) contact other communities to see if there is interest in a Regional Joint Powers Policing Agreement. During the policing discussion Mayor Warkentien drew attention to a letter from the Reverend Marion Pocker, Pastor of the Falcon Heights United Church of Christ, regarding the lack of policing in that area during certain hours, and commenting on the resulting problems such as vandalism, reckless driving, etc. As a result of the discussion it was agreed that Mayor Warkentien would contact Representative Mike Fritz, the Clerk Administrator would contact the League of Municipalities and that Councilmember Brown would discuss the matter with the Mayor of Lauderdale. Prosecuting Attorney Ronald Riach's 1980 second quarter report was PROSECUTORS noted. REPORT NOTED Mayor Warkentien reported that the first meeting of the North Suburban N. SUBURBAN Cable Commission will be held oa July 31, 1980 at 7:00 p.m. at the CABLE COMM. Roseville City Hall. The meeting will be attended by Councilmember TO HAVE FIRS' Eggert, Representative from the City of Falcon Heights. MEETING Attorney Van deNorth informed Council that a revised ordinance HEAD SHOP prohibiting the sale of drug paraphernelia is being proposed by ORDINANCE TO the City of Eagan as the present Eagan Ordinance was not upheld by BE DRAFTED the 8th District Court of Appeals. Council was of the opinion that Falcon Heights should have such an ordinance, therefore, Council-