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• FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -15 June 23, 2004 INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued) Council member Lamb said that as the Council looks toward 2005, one of the goals is that almost every transaction that a resident can carry on with the City can be done electronically. The City would like to collect e-mail addresses from those residents who want to share them. The City guarantees that they will not be shared with anyone and will only be used for communication between the City and the residents. The more people who sign up, the more effective the City will be. This will also help cut costs. He encouraged everyone to send in their e-mail address so the City can build a better communication system with its residents. Administrator Worthington gave the City's e-mail address: ci.falcon-heights.mn.us. She said the City will save a great deal of money and will be able to communicate effectively with the community. She also described the City's web site and encouraged residents to utilize that resource tool also. Mayor Gehrz thanked the businesses in the City that are licensed to sell tobacco products for their diligence. Compliance checks were recently done and there was 100% compliance. She said there is a one bedroom model open in the senior building under construction at the • SE Corner. The model will be open Monday-Friday from 4-7 PM, and Saturday-Sunday from 2:30-4:30 PM. She said the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners, at their meeting on June 22, 2004, voted to go ahead with looking at a site for the 800 MHz dispatch system that would accommodate all four sites. Commissioner Rettman raised a concern about authorizing negotiations without setting parameters. The resolution they approved authorizes the County Manager to begin negotiations with Saint Paul, White Bear Lake and Maplewood. Falcon Heights was the only municipality that acted in support of a single site, with the parameters set by the City Council that costs be allocated according to call volume, a shared governance model and creation/maintenance of a standard for service. Falcon Heights' recommendation was voted down by the County Commissioners because they felt it was a little too specific. It did generate discussion about cost allocation. She thinks it was worth doing. The regular City Council meeting was adjourned at 9:00 PM. Respectfully submitted, Mary Shea Kodluboy Deputy Clerk • ~d