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MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 8, 1977 Page 4 Councilman Labalestra reported that a meeting was held on Monday, December 5, 1977 with Governor Perpich concerning the Job Corps. Como-Falcon Community Coalition members Michael Fritz and John Labalestra were present at the governor's house at the invitation of the governor. The main points of the discussion are as follows: 1. The governor informed the committee members that if no other acceptable site was discovered, the Job Corps would be allowed to locate at the old Bethel College site. 2. The governor said that he had created a committee to investigate other possible sites. Michael Fritz asked and the governor accepted the request that Robert Moder be appointed a committee member. 3. John Labalestra handed the governor a list of 13 possible sites for the newly appointed committee to examine. 4. The site committee, headed by Mr. Richard Brubacher State Chief Administrator, narrowed the selection of sites to four: a. St. Paul Hotel b. Children's Hospital, St. Paul c. St. Paul Depot d. Minnesota Mutual Insurance Bldg. 127 JOB CORP 5. John Labalestra asked the governor how he expected the Job Corps program to be successful without the backing of the community. The governor said he hoped the community would back the Job Corps. 6. Michael Fritz mentioned that there has never been a successful Job Corps located in a residentual neighbor- hood. 7. Mr. Fritz also pointed out that visitors to the Job Corps sites have presented many problems in the past. 8. John Labalestra stated that the City of Falcon Heights is hard-pressed to meet escalating police protection costs and that the city could not afford the additional costs of added police protection which the Job Corps program may necessitate. 9. John Labalestra also mentioned that businesses catering to the Job Corps students may cause a devaluation of property values in the business district.