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Mounds View City Council January 22, 2007 <br />Regular Meeting Page 4 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />Public Works Director Lee indicated that information in on the internet or Staff is willing to 2 <br />entertain questions. 3 <br /> 4 <br />Ms. Shavonic indicated that they have lists of people not in favor of the project based on the 5 <br />petition and asked how to present that to the City. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Mayor Marty asked her to bring it to the next Council meeting. 8 <br /> 9 <br />6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUISNESS 10 <br /> 11 <br /> A. Senator Betzold and Representative Tillberry 12 <br /> 13 <br />Mayor Marty introduced Senator Betzold and Representative Tillberry. 14 <br /> 15 <br />Senator Betzold addressed Council and those in attendance to review legislative issues for the 16 <br />2007 Session. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Senator Betzold explained that there really is not much of a surplus in the budget because there is 19 <br />$1 Billion leftover from last session that was not spent and part is for tax collection that is one-20 <br />time money. He then said that the economists have said that there should be a budget reserve of 21 <br />5% of the state’s budget which would take $1 billion in one time money to accomplish. 22 <br /> 23 <br />Senator Betzold indicated that over the next two years it is projected that more money will be 24 <br />taken in than will be spent by June 30, 2009. He then explained that adding inflation to revenues 25 <br />would eliminate any projected surplus. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Senator Betzold indicated that he introduced a bill to establish a sound wall across from 28 <br />Medtronic but he is not sure how that bill will proceed. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Representative Tillberry addressed Council and those in attendance and thanked those that 31 <br />supported his campaign. 32 <br /> 33 <br />Representative Tillberry provided information on the committees he has been assigned to. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Council Member Mueller mentioned that the decibel levels were tested before the Medtronic 36 <br />campus was done and said she thinks that the decibels are getting to threatening levels and that is 37 <br />a health and safety concern for the residents and she would appreciate anything that can be done 38 <br />to move the sound wall project forward. 39 <br /> 40 <br />Mayor Marty asked the Senator and Representative to do what they can to support administrative 41 <br />fines and provide clarity on the issue. 42 <br /> 43 <br />Senator Betzold indicated that there was a bill last year but that died so it must be started over 44 <br />this year. 45 <br /> 46