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CITY OF <br />FALCON HEIGHTS <br />2077 W. LARPENTEUR AVENUE FALCON HEIGHTS, MN 55113 -5594 PHONE (651) 644 -5050 FAX (651) 644 -8675 <br />August 18, 2003 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />To: Ramsey County City Administrators and Managers <br />From: Heather Worthington, City Administrator, Falcon Heights <br />Re: Potential closing of the Ramsey County Suburban Court in Maplewood <br />As you know, the Ramsey County District Court has stated that they will be closing the <br />Maplewood Court in early September due to budget constraints and their determination <br />that the court facilities are "inadequate ". Several of us met with Chief Judge Mott, and <br />Ramsey County Commissioners Reinhardt, Wiessner, and Bennett on Monday, August <br />11 at the White Bear Lake Training Facility. City administrators /managers, police chiefs, <br />and prosecuters were present at this meeting, and several suggestions for alternate <br />revenue sources for the court were made by attendees. The court also has concerns about <br />the security of the Maplewood facility, as well as a need for additional staffing once the <br />new Law Enforcement Center (LEC) comes online in the Fall. Those present expressed <br />concern about keeping the facility open, and those points are reflected in the attached <br />resolution. <br />After discussions with several managers and administrators, it has been suggested that <br />cities adopt the attached resolution (or some form of it) as soon as possible in response to <br />the possible closing of the Suburban Court. <br />The next meeting scheduled for this group is on August 25, 2003, location TBA. We <br />urge you to give this resolution consideration before that date, if possible, or shortly <br />thereafter. <br />If you have questions about this, please feel free to contact myself, or the following <br />attendees of the August 11`h meeting for perspective: <br />Mark Sather, White Bear Lake City Manager, 651/429 -8526 <br />Matt Fulton, New Brighton City Manager, 651/638 -2100 <br />Rick Getschow, Lauderdale City Administrator, 651/631 -0300 <br />Wally Wysopal, North St. Paul City Manager, 651/770 -4450 <br />HOME OF THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AND THE U OF M ST. PAUL CAMPUS <br />-2- <br />