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COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 10, 1995 what is happening in Lino Lakes. Ms. Sullivan said she felt that the groups are moving along very well. They are successful in coming together and are able to work together and take responsibility for the next step each week. A very supportive community is participating in the 20/20 Vision project. Ms. Sullivan presented a commitment agreement between the citizens and the City Council. She asked that each Council Member sign the commitment agreement indicating that the Council will consider the recommendations that the citizens are making via the 20/20 Program when future decisions are made by the Council for the City. Although the City Council will be signing a document not knowing what the recommendations will be, Ms. Sullivan assured the City Council that the recommendations will be well reasoned, sound and well thought out. She said if "push comes to shove" there is a steering a committee that will continue to function throughout the next yearto oversee the implementation of 20/20. If at any time, as the recommendations are being implemented, the City Council finds that something is not legal, or not appropriate due to changing circumstances, the 20/20 recommendations will be flexible and will change as other factors change. The steering committee will work with the City Council to help the citizen committees understand why a particular recommendation cannot not be implemented if that is necessary. In addition, the steering committee, with the support of the citizens, will work with the City Council to try and find another solution if the original solution does not work. Council Member Kuether asked why the City Council is being asked to sign the commitment agreement before the recommendations have been formulated. Ms. Sullivan explained that the commitment agreement means that the City Council is willing to allow the citizens to look at as they meet and make certain recommendations that will be addressed by the City Council. It is an assurance that the citizen committees are not wasting their time and that the City Council is committing their support to them. Mayor Reinert said that the basis for the entire 20/20 process is that decisions will be formed through consensus. He hoped that the citizens groups understand that there are certain circumstances such as state mandated programs that the City Council cannot ignore. Mayor Reinert mentioned that the City is now working with approximately 26 state mandated issues. He also noted that the legislature is considering a tax freeze. Mayor Reinert said he did not have a problem with signing the commitment agreement. PAGE 8