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u NAppR %. ED Page 14 September 26, 1995 1 2 3 4 5 Ms. Trude stated she also received a lot of calls from residents in 6 regard to the newspaper article on the crime rate for the City of 7 Mounds View. She noted that all of Mounds View's offenses are 8 reported as Class I or II crimes. Two very different crimes can 9 both fall under Class I. Additionally, the more arrests that are 10 made, the higher the crime rate goes because they are reported 11 as Class I or Class II crimes. Mounds View has more reported 12 smaller crimes than larger more serious crimes and they have a 13 very large arrest rate - which shows a higher statistical crime rate 14 than the conditions the residents actually live under. 15 16 2. Report of Mayor Linke: Mayor Linke informed the public that those 17 residents who do not have cable should note that the 18 Cable company will install Universal Service in a 19 home if they have a cable ready TV at no cost. If a 20 resident does not have a cable-ready TV, it will cost $1.93 21 per month for a cable box. 22 23 Mayor Linke stated the Budget Informational Meeting will be held on October 24 23rd. 25 26 Mayor Linke reported that effective October 1, 1995, the New Brighton 27 courthouse will close. This will mean increased driving time for Mounds View 28 officers who need to attend court and additional costs for the city. 29 30 3. Report of Administrator: Ms. Orduno stated that she was disappointed that 31 there was not better communication between Ramsey County and Mounds 32 View for something that so dramatically impacts the community. 33 34 4. Report of Staff Members: none 35 36 The next Council Work Session will be on October 2, 1995 at 6:00 p.m. 37 38 The next Council meeting will be on October 9, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. 39 40 41 42 43