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I regarded throughout the metropolitan area and state. He said he 2 perceived the .Bulletin story had accurately portrayed Mr. Childs' move •3 as a career advancement. 4 LRT Routes Other Than Just Those Which Are Directed to Either St. Paul 5 or Minneapolis Being Considered by Ramsey County Light Rail Transit 6 Intergovernmental Advisory Committee 7 Councilmember Marks, who serves on the Committee, reported circular 8 crosstown routes to relieve traffic going to other locations had been 9 considered at the meeting of the Committee which he had attended the 10 previous week. He said there was also recognition, of how difficult it 11 was becoming to get funding for LRT from state or federal sources but 12 said the Committee continues to perceive this as 'the right time to take 13 steps to get such funding. A copy of an article in that morning's Star- 14 Tribune reported the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners official 15 endorsement of highest priority routes was sent around for Councilmember 16 perusal. Councilmember Marks said none of the routes that had been 17 discussed had been rejected by the Board which seemed to support the 18 Committee's perception that many trips are made from suburb to suburb 19 without ever going to either major city. He indicated the proposed 20 routes would produce a much more complicated traffic pattern than the 21 trolley system which ran primarily between Minneapolis and St. Paul , but 22 was designed to serve more people on the outer perimeters of those 23 cities. 24 Ramsey County Taking Yard Refuse at Arden Hills Compost Site *5 When Councilmember Makowske reported getting questions about whether the 26 City still handled such materials at the recycling center, Mr. Childs 27 said the center was open for grass and leaves in the fall but lack of 28 space to store or create compost prevented them from processing those 29 materials over the winter or 'spring. However, he indicated the center 30 does have compost residents can take for their gardens. The City 31 Manager added that the Public Works Department is having a hard time 32 finding a place . to put street sweepings and other dirt now that the 33 dumping area they once used on Silver Lane was going to be developed 34 for townhomes. Larry Jones, the Bulletin newswriter, told the 35 Councilmembers this week's edition was going to carry several articles 36 on areas where residents could take grass and leaves for composting. 37 Charitable Gambling Proceeds to be Sought for Historical Society 38 Councilmember Makowske reported that she and Society member Florence 39 Marks had researched the Society's by-laws and regulations and concluded 40 the inclusion of the Society into the St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce 41 would be very difficult under the Chamber's charter. The Society was 42 therefore faced with a problem of raising about $500.00 immediately to 43 cover the expenses of filing with the State as well as with. the 44 Minnesota and Ramsey County Historical Societies. Councilmember 45 Ranallo speculated that the consortium who operate pull tab games in the • 9