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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> O PAGE THREE <br /> JANUARY 26, 1990 <br /> what the other groups are paid. Also if current State <br /> labor law remains unchanged, wage decisions will be <br /> taken out of the hands of local government. At the <br /> present time arbitrators ruling on police or fire wages <br /> "must consider" but are not bound to a local government <br /> units' Pay Equity Plan. As a result, if an arbitrator <br /> sets police or fire wages in excess of the Plan, every <br /> other employee in that unit will be receiving <br /> proportionally the same wage. <br /> Either you have collective bargaining and binding <br /> arbitration or you have true pay equity based upon <br /> established job values. I would recommend we take the <br /> time to educate our legislators about Pay Equity and <br /> its implications in the hope of getting to realize <br /> the implications of the DOER proposal. <br /> C. State Revenue Shortfall - As has been previously <br /> announced, the State projects as a revenue shortfall by <br /> the end of the year of $175 to $200 million. The <br /> former and current Finance Commissioners have indicated <br /> that Local Government Aid would be a target for cuts in <br /> order to make up for the shortfall. Attached is a copy <br /> of a resolution adopted by Blaine regarding their <br /> position on this matter. You might wish to adopt a <br /> similar resolution stating our position. <br /> D. Light Rail Transit (LRT) Funding - The Regional Transit <br /> Board has submitted a report on LRT to the Metropolitan <br /> Council which includes fiscal disparities as the third <br /> most desireable means for funding. Currently the City <br /> receives a substantial contribution from the fiscal <br /> desparities on an annual basis. <br /> The concern is that if fiscal disparities is tapped for <br /> LRT, it will become a target for many other projects or <br /> activities and no longer serve the purpose for which it <br /> was intended. Any effort to use Pay Equity other than <br /> to provide a sharing of tax bases among the metro <br /> cities should be resisted. <br /> E. Contractor Licensing - In the past bills have been <br /> introduced that would have the State licensing <br /> contractors rather than individual cities . This issue <br /> will be introduced again and should be resisted if we <br /> wish to retain any local control. <br /> F. Metropolitan Council (Met Council) Zoning Approval - <br /> The Met Council will be proposing that they have <br />