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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 9, 2009 tobacco usage, his concern was that this would be temporary enforcement that would disappear when grant funds run out. He noted that the Sheriff's Department current does conduct compliance checks to ensure that businesses are not selling tobacco products to underaged individuals. The Council discussed the grant program with the consensus being that this additional enforcement will come at no cost to the City as it will be funded through a grant. Therefore, the Council supported the grant application with the understanding that the City would not support the cost of any additional staff that is hired once the grant fmiding rues out. The Administrator stated that while ahalf--time officer will be used for this program, there will be a shifting of these resources, rather than hiring new personnel. The program may delay the laying off of personnel rather than the hiring of new personnel. Mr. McGraw introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOL UTION NO. 2009-11-273 - SUPPORTING A GRANT APPLICATION BY THE RAMSEY COUNTY TOBACCO COALITION TO SUPPORT FOR ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS BY THE RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR UNDERAGE SMOKING WITH THE STIPULATION THAT THE CITY OF LITTLE CANADA WILL NOT PROVIDE FUNDING TO SUPPORT STAFFING FOR THIS PROGRAM ONCE GRANT FUNDS ARE DEPLETED The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Boss. Ayes (4). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. QUEBEC The City Administrator reviewed his report relative to the request of Mr. SOUND 'T'ed Zinner for the addition of a sound wall adjacent to his (~uebec WALL Apartment property along Country Drive. The Administrator reviewed the history of this situation wherein as part of municipal consent for the Unweave the Weave project, the City requested MN DOT to deletion of the short segment of wall adjacent to the apartments. At that time, the City felt that while the wall served no real purpose given the small segment proposed, MN DOT would not delete it given environmental justice issues. "the Administrator reported that MN DOT reviewed the City's request, felt that there were no environmental justice issues in play, and eliminated the wall section. Since that time, Mr. Zinner has expressed his displeasure with the elimination of the wall and has been seeking it reinstatement. The Administrator reported that MN DO"~f has indicated that they will not reinstate this wall section. They have indicated, however, that they have a 13