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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />JUNE 10, 1996 <br />JOINT COUNTY/ <br />ST. PAUL <br />PUBLIC <br />HEALTH <br />AGENCY <br />issued tickets for failure to stop at the sign. Vaugn <br />stated that he did not believe a stop sign should be <br />used to control speed, but felt the stop sign was <br />efficient for safety purposes given the trail and park <br />access issues. <br />Morelan asked if signage on the Old County Road C <br />curves should be flagged. <br />Vaugn reported that this has been done in other areas, <br />but he has not found it to be any more efficient than <br />the sign itself. <br />Fahey stated that unless there is action by the City <br />Council to order the removal of the Jackson /Lake <br />Streets stop sign, the sign will remain. <br />Morelan pointed out that there are good points on <br />sides, and felt one of the most important factors <br />public safety with the crossing from the trail at <br />intersection and access to Nadeau Park. <br />Given there was no motion, the stop sign at <br />Jackson /Lake Streets will remain. <br />both <br />is <br />this <br />Mayor Fahey read Ramsey County Commissioner Brenda <br />Thomas' letter dated May 14, 1996 outlining her <br />concerns with a proposal which would create a joint <br />Ramsey County /St. Paul public health agency. <br />Commissioner Thomas thanked the Council for the <br />opportunity to address them this evening. Thomas <br />informed the Council that she was opposed to the draft <br />joint powers agreement which would create a joint <br />Ramsey County /St. Paul public health agency. Thomas <br />reported that the Ramsey County Board has not taken up <br />this matter at all. Thomas referred to a letter she <br />sent Hal Norgard expressing concern that the process <br />has not included the Board, public officials, or <br />residents of the County's suburban communities. <br />Thomas outlined the long history of this issue which <br />was first proposed in 1944. Nothing happened at that <br />time nor when the merger was again proposed in the <br />1980's by the League of Women Voters. In 1991, the <br />State Legislature mandated the Ramsey County Local <br />Studies Commission to look at services provided by the <br />County and its 18 cities to see where there was <br />duplication of services and where these services could <br />be coordinated or consolidated. While other services <br />page 234 <br />