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COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 24, 1995 Thursday, August 10, 1995 at 7:00 P.M. Both meetings will be held at the Rice Lake Elementary School. At both meetings, there will be a brief presentation about the proposed amendment as well as the current City Charter. City Attorney, Bill Hawkins and an attorney from the League of Minnesota Cites will attend the meeting tomorrow to answer questions about the proposed amendment and the City Charter. Mr. Hawkins will attend the August 10, 1995 meeting. Senator Jane Krentz appeared before the City Council to introduce herself and to let the City Council know that she is very interested in working with the City Council on issues. She gave a copy of her Capitol Report to each Council Member and explained that she will be out into the neighborhoods this summer to listen to people. She noted the population growth in Lino Lakes and explained that there are entire neighborhoods that did not exist when she ran for the Senate position. Senator Krentz explained that her focus is on education and also how education is funded. She feels that it is important that property taxes fund local services and that the state provide funding for education. Senator Krentz explained that she was the chief author of the Frivolous Prisoner Lawsuit legislation that was adopted requiring prisoners to pay the filing fees and court costs from prison earnings when they file lawsuits. Another major initiative that Senator Krentz proposed is called ENABL. It is a high - profile abstinence -based teen pregnancy - prevention program which will be implemented over the next two (2) years. This legislation is aimed at 12 to 14 year old boys and girls and will be taught in churches, schools and community youth groups. The legislation tries to counter the sexual messages given to youth on TV and music radio. The ENABL message tells youth that it is OK to be kids a while longer. Everyone can agree that this is a good strategy to support the youth. Mayor Reinert thanked Senator Krentz for her message. Senator Krentz invited the Council to call her at any time if there is an issue that could use her help. Anoka County Sheriff Larry Podany introduced himself to the Council and said he appreciated the opportunity to present a Joint Powers Agreement for transporting prisoners. He noted the transportation of prisoners was an issue at the time he was elected Sheriff. A prisoner transportation unit was recently created which would provide prisoner transportation during the busier times of the week. Sheriff Podany explained how the transportation unit operates and that a trail period beginning the last weekend in June and ending the last week of October has been in operation for several weeks. The project will be evaluated at the end of October to determine how effective the transportation plan is. Possibly the transportation plan can be expanded to cover other busy times of the month. Sheriff Podany gave further information regarding the Joint Powers Agreement. PAGE 2