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rnzNU2•rs <br />c~cy c~u~,~;.i <br />Jan. 9, 19f35 <br />Val.ento Valento stat~d that: taxes i.n MinnesoCa ar.e 21% higher than other <br />(Cont,) states i.n t:he tlnion. !~Si.nnesota has a less than average amount oL <br />taxes spent on f:ire protection, housi.ng, pri.sons and the onl.y ai.rport <br />in the crorld not usins; nubl.i_c fund,. <br />Mirmesota spe.nds 42% more on welfare pr.o~rams and ~i9%, more than any <br />other state on :i.nterest payments on publi.c debt. <br />Mr. Valento fe.1t that the property tax program should be over.hauled <br />and thac i.t ~vould be ovcr the next several year.s. <br />Vatento also reported t:hat Minnesota has the second h~i.ghest i.ncome <br />tax i.n the nati.on wi.th Del.aware's hi.gher. floc•re ver., Delaware does <br />IIOC f11VE S81.CS t8}C. <br />Va].enCO st~ted that if i.ncome tax rel:i.ef :ie; not: gi.ven do~ai the roacl, <br />the State wil,l not be compeCi.tive. <br />Valento stated that his job would be to cut unnecessary spending and <br />provi.de tzax reli.e[. <br />Mr. Val.ento informed the Council that i.f. he can be of servi.ce to <br />them to contact him. <br />1?].emning The City has three vacanci.es on the Planning Commi.ssi.on for tk~e yee.irs <br />Commission ].985, 1.986 and 1987. The City has receivecl Eour apPlications for <br />Appoin[:ments these positions, those bei.ng from Mr.. Peter Costa, Mr. Roy T'rench, <br />P~r< I3i.11. Davi.son and Mr. Thomas Durr.ay. <br />A~enda <br />Item No. E~ Mrs< Scalze aslced if the City should t~e int:ervi.ewi.ng these applicants <br />as the Lea~;ue of: S•lomen Voters has su~;~;ested i.n the past. <br />It w~s noted th~t. three of the appli.cants are incumbents on the <br />Commi.ssion and P1r.. Durray ~i.s lcnown to most oi the Counci.l.. <br />~~[r.s, Scalze questioned idr. Costa and P~r. French about theis attendance <br />at Planni_n€; Commissiun meeCings. <br />Mr, Costa explainec.l that the reason tYiat he missed four meeti.ngs last <br />year was because he was horne worlci.n~;. Costa statect that he pr.obab7.y <br />only mi.ssect 10 meeti.ngs i.n 15 year.s. <br />[~tr. French explaincd that he missed f.ive mectin~;s because he was <br />out-of-COwn £or. three of the meet:i_ngs and worl<i.ng [or tRie other two. <br />Mrs. S~al.ze ,tnted tliat she f.eels that the ~i.mput from t1~c £lannin~ <br />Commission is cruc:ial. to the Counci.l. and Ch~at. is the 1eve1 that <br />decisi_ons ,hou].d be made. <br />Pa~e -4- <br />