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Mounds View City Council November 13, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 3 said that a tabletop training happened that was good that may be available to cities to participate 1 in. 2 3 Commissioner Parker indicated that alcohol and drug issues are being addressed by the County 4 by exploring and looking into a uniform meth ordinance for all municipalities. She then 5 explained that Ramsey County also has a drug court where judges have found that repeat 6 offenders can be focused on for treatment. She further said that there is legislation being 7 proposed that may impose a five or ten cent per drink tax to fund substance abuse treatment. 8 9 Commissioner Bennett provided an update on Regional Rail and explained the proposed revised 10 loop. 11 12 Commissioner Parker indicated she has been working on the Active Living Ramsey County 13 project and they received a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield and there will be a staff person to 14 help all of the cities in Ramsey County while working on their Comprehensive Plans to see if 15 there are changes that could be made to encourage more walking and biking. 16 17 Council Member Flaherty indicated that he did go to a Ramsey County League of Local 18 Governments pandemic training in the spring and the leading epidemiologist said this is not an 19 “if it would happen” but “when it will happen.” 20 21 Mayor Marty thanked them for mentioning the stop light at County Road H and Silver Lake 22 Road because the City has just finished the sidewalk on the east side of Silver Lake Road and he 23 has seen lots of pedestrian traffic on it. 24 25 Mayor Marty indicated that he sees this as a safety issue to get students back and forth to school. 26 He then said that he realizes how tight budgets and funding are but he would like to set up a joint 27 work session with the New Brighton City Council to discuss contributing to this project so the 28 County does not have to fund the entire project. 29 30 Commissioner Bennett indicated that there are some cash flow issues that need to be addressed 31 by the County so they may have to use the $2.5 million left from the sale of the old public works 32 site until June and, maybe after that, it could be used for public works projects. 33 34 Mayor Marty indicated that he noticed the count down timer for the crosswalk. 35 36 Commissioner Parker indicated that came out of the Active Living by Design and they will use 37 that feature at all the new crossings and begin replacing existing crossings. 38 39 Mayor Marty indicated that there are about 10 seconds when it begins flashing and he is 40 wondering if the timing can be adjusted. 41 42 Staff explained that the timing can be adjusted. 43 44