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-4- • - REPORTS COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember Makowske Reports , AMM Housing Committee Took No Specific kPosition- Related .-to the Siting of : Group Homes- and :Half-Way Houses . Although they had not specifically supported any .particular . . placement of these facilities during , their meeting that noon, -the Councilmember indicated the Committee had agreed the issue deserved further discussion. Elected Officials Consider. Ethics in the Public Arena Councilmember Makowske indicated she had found the January 30th . government training sessions on the above subject very fruitful. Mr. Childs said the Metropolitan Managers ' next meeting would also be devoted to discussions of ethics in government. Council Adopts Resolution Protesting Final Water Management Plan- Referring to. the February 9th letter from the Roseville. Public Works--- Director which had been accepted as an agenda addendum, Councilmember. Enrooth said he supported the attempt to dissuade the Watershed .Board from adopting the 'above plan, March 1st. The Councilmember..said. he an* Mr. Hamer, who had.,represented the City on separate advisory committee to develop? the plan, concurred that the final document-did .not parallel the suggestions those advisory bodies had made. He said they also concurred a united. position by both the larger and smaller cities was necessary if the Board is to be convinced not to implement the plan as now proposed. Councilmember Enrooth said the general consensus - was that if the plan is implemented as now proposed, it could seriously impact on the affected municipalities in the future as stated in the .proposed.- resolution. If the plan went into effect in 2000, as written, the municipalities in 'the watershed could be facing major expenditures for providing for water runoffs which might not originate in their cities, but might only be passing through, he suggested. Mr. Childs agreed :that it was important for the muncicipalities. to . _ - register immediate protests because, under the plan .the Watershed Board .would be considering March - lst, the Watershed .would even have levying . capabilities related to the various aspects of the plan., . The .resolution. was modified to eliminate any .general acceptance of the::•plan because "the City—finds it contains . f laws which potentially could- have a veryv:serious impact on St. Anthony. " . Council Action ` Motion -by . Marks, seconded :by .Enrooth . to adopt Resolution 87-012 .-.with the modification of wording which would---strengthen its- .message.