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6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 '5 _6 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 When she commented that both she and Councilmember Ranallo had concluded from this convention that the League was rapidly becoming an organization primarily concerned with big city issues with only a few seminars offered which addressed small city concerns, Mayor Sundland said it was because he also perceived that happening that he feels it is so important for smaller community officials to keep involved and not just pay their dues. In contrast to the rest of the convention, Councilmember Makowske reported the Minnesota League had arranged a very interesting tour of the JFK Library for the Minnesota conventioners as well as what she perceived to be a very good learning experience, the presentation of a case study by a Harvard professor for which each attendee had to do a lot of background study in advance of his presen- tation. Councilmember Ranallo agreed that many of the resolutions passed to effect national issues could also have local ramifications. One such resolution, passed by the Human Development Committee, called for mandatory health benefits for all employees without specifying how they would be paid for. He said he perceived those who supported that resolution had failed to realize that the biggest employers would no doubt be governmental entities, including the cities. He also reported going to a workshop on "Child Care" where the responsibility for providing those services seemed to be pushed on the states, counties, and cities. The Councilmember indicated he had noticed that among demonstrated at the "Waste Management" workshop had been gallon containers on wheels which he contrasted to the containers Waste Management was proposing for St. Anthony. ber Ranallo reported he had learned that almost all cities ing or are going to confront the problem of recycling with just passing ordinances which support recycling. Other into the recycling business themselves, he said, but Minneapolis gave a workshop in which they reported they out of the rubbish hauling business. the items small 30-35 90 gallon Councilmem- are confront - a lot of them Others are getting in contract, were getting Councilmember Ranallo reported he had ordered a copy of the tape in which one of the McNeil Lerner Report reporters had given commentary on the last eight presidential years and what he perceived might be happening in the next four. He also reported every Minnesota delegate who had attended the same Human Development workshop he and Councilmember Makowske had, from Carol Johnson, Minneapolis Alderwoman, Jim Scheibel of St. Paul, Stan Quam of Richfield, and Councilmember Makowske had all gotten up to speak on the issues. He agreed with Mayor Sundland that if the smaller cities didn't continue to participate in these conventions where would be no one to speak up for their rights at all. Councilmember Marks commented that he perceived the smaller cities had no protection from being affected by what t"e 'jigger cities do and he perceived their issues to a very substantial degree become the smaller cities issues as well. He pointed to the golf course assessment as an example where forcing the Park Board to pay assessments to St. Anthony may open the door to "their having to pay their own way for the 13