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• Mounds View City Council Page Ten Regular Meeting June 13 , 1994 Saarion indicted that the public could be notified as when to drop off their Xmas trees and they could be chipped as well as using the chipper for clean up day branch collection. Councilmember Trude also stated that during a windstorm the City could assist the public with the woodchipper. Saarion informed the public that wood chips could be taken by residents for use on their property. Bill Frits, 8072 Long Lake Road, stated that the City would be increasing their insurance rates if the City purchases a wood chipper. Mayor Linke stated that the City borrows the City of New Brighton. Bill Frits stated that the algae in the pond will be a problem as long as the residences around the pond continue to use fertilizer on their banks. MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Quick to Approve the Request for Transfer of Contingency Funds to Parks Operations (100-4360-703 and 303) for the • Purchase of Woodchipper and the Algae Treatment of Silver View Pond VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried G. Consideration of Resolution No. 4580 Requesting that the Governments of the State of Minnesota and the United States of America Cease and Desist from Imposing Unfunded Mandates on Cities. Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, reported that in response to the growing number of unfunded mandates, and a request from Councilmember Blanchard, Resolution No. 4580 was prepared. Orduno noted that this resolution, if approved, would be forwarded to all state and national-elected--officials-as--a- formal- -r-eq-ues-tto stop the onslaught of unfunded mandates that undermine the ability of cities to provide affordable services to their public. Orduno read Resolution No. 4580 . Orduno presented the newest unfunded mandate requiring abandoned animals to be held 10 days rather than 6 days when picked up in the City. Also, in addition to holding the animals for ten days the veterinarian/pound must place a legal notice in the paper regarding the animal. The City will be impacted in two ways; an additional four days for holding and the cost of the legal notice in the official newspaper. Orduno also sited a mandate which dictates the size, shape and 11 color coordination of logos to be placed on the side of City vehicles.