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1 1 1 ��/l �~xw 1991 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS FEBRUARY 11 '` ^~ 1991 � MAYOR HAROLD-BISEL I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ALL OF YOU HERE TONIGHT, AND ALSO TO THOSE WATCHING AT HOME ON CHANNEL 16. FOR THE NEXT FEW MINUTES I WILL BE DELIVERING THE 1991 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS. LAST YEAR I CAME TO YOU WITH MY FIRST ADDRESS AS MAYOR OF THE CITY. LOOKING BACK, 1990 WAS A BUSY YEAR--MANY TIMES EXCITING AND CHALLENGING; SOMETIMES DISAPPOINTING BUT ALWAYS REWARDING. I COMPLIMENT THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND WILLINGNESS TO PUT IN MANY MANY EXTRA HOURS OF MEETINGS AS WE ADDRESSED THE ISSUES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WAS PLEASED SO MANY OF YOU TOOK THE TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULES TO COME TO THE COUNCIL MEETINGS AND EXPRESS YOUR CONCERNS. ONE OF MY OBJECTIVES LAST YEAR, AND WILL CONTINUE THIS • YEAR, IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH YOUR COUNCIL, BOARDS, AND STAFF. YOU ARE ALWAYS-WELCOMED HERE. IN 1990, WE WANTED TO BRING GOVERNMENT CLOSER TO YOU. WE ACCOMPLISHED THAT GOAL BY TELEVISING EVERY COUNCIL MEETING. AS THE YEAR PROGRESSED WE ADDED THE PARK BOARD AND THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MEETINGS. (I WISH TO THANK BRIAN ROLLER AND TOM FRASL FOR MANNING THE CAMERAS FOR ALL THOSE MEETINGS. ALSO, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE •US INPUT ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR TELECASTING.) IN ADDITION TO BRINGING YOU THESE MEETINGS ON CHANNEL 16, QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS WITH MANY INFORMATIVE ARTICLES WERE MAILED TO YOU, NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS WERE HELD WHEN VARIOUS PROJECTS WERE BEING PLANNED IN YOUR AREA, AND OUR OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER, THE QUAD PRESS, CARRIES OUR LEGAL BRIEFS. WE WILL CONTINUE THESE PRACTICES AS A MEANS OF KEEPING YOU INFORMED. LAST YEAR THE COUNTRY CELEBRATED EARTH DAY. IT WAS A DAY WHEN ALL OF US COULD TAKE TIME TO REFLECT ON HOW WE TREAT OR MISTREAT THIS PLANET. THE UNITED STATE MAKES UP ABOUT 5% OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION--YET WE USE 35% OF THE WORLD'S NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES. AND, MOST OF THE WORLD WANTS TO BE LIKE US. THAT PUTS US ON A COLISION COURSE. TO HELP PRESERVE THE COUNTRY'S RESOURCES YOU HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE RECYCLING PROGRAM OF PAPER, GLASS, AND PLASTICS BY USING THE CURB SIDE CONTAINERS. THE CITY'S COMPOST SITE AND OIL DROP-OFF FACILITY IS FURTHER DEMONSTRATING THAT ALL OF US ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND THAT WE WANT TO KEEP LINO LAKES BEAUTIFUL. LAST YEAR YOU RECYCLED 372 TONS OF MATERIAL. ANOKA COUNTY SET OUR GOAL AT 190 TONS. NICE GOING PEOPLE. YOU ARE TO BE CONGRATULATED ON A JOB WELL DONE. FRAN KURK, OUR RECYCLING COORDINATOR, DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB OF PROVIDING AND VERIFYING TONNAGE FIGURES TO ANOKA COUNTY. FRAN ALSO KEEPS US INFORMED BY HER RECYCLING ARTICLES IN THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS. WATCH FOR THEM. IN THE PAST, CITY-WIDE SURVEYS HAVE BEEN USED TO HELP DETERMINE WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE THE CITY TO PROVIDE IN THE WAY OF SERVICES, �