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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 12 May 11, 2004 Page 12 1 Councilmember Faust reported he attended a Safety and Loss Control Workshop presented by 2 the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust on April 29,noting it was the first time 3 Councilmembers were overtly invited to attend this full day seminar. He indicated a large 4 amount of information was given, which included an elected officials track that could be 5 followed. He encouraged the rest of Council to attend the seminar next year, as the potential of 6 savings for the City was "hundredfold." 7 8 Councilmember Faust thanked Councilmember Stille and Councilmember Thuesen for attending 9 Cleanup Day. He noted the dumpsters were located on Berger Transfer property and indicated 10 this was an example of the cooperative spirit between corporations and the City. 11 12 Councilmember Faust stated he attended the Northwest Youth and Family Services first annual 13 leadership luncheon on May 5 at the Midland Country Club, indicating the luncheon was a 14 fundraiser. He explained youth services were discussed and he stated he"really felt and saw" 15 what this organization did for individuals, families and groups. He added he hoped Council 16 could have a table at next year's luncheon. He provided further information to interested 17 Councilmembers. 18 19 Councilmember Faust indicated he was part of a program sponsored by the League of Minnesota 20 Cities called"Walking-A-Mile Program." He explained he had been asked to host a 21 Councilmember from Zumbrota and she would attend the May 25 Council meeting. He added he 22 would also attend a Council meeting in Zumbrota. He stated dissimilar cities were matched to 23 discover what similarities were actually experienced, noting it was a good way to network. 24 25 Mayor Hodson thanked Councilmember Thuesen for acting as Mayor Pro Tern in his absence. 26 27 Mayor Hodson reported he was in San Antonio, Texas, attending a Homeland Security 28 Emergency Management Conference. He noted the need for cooperation between cities was 29 evident from the conference sessions and stated he wanted to again thank the Police and Fire 30 Departments for their cooperative efforts with the surrounding communities, as that cooperation 31 was a critical piece of homeland defense. 32 33 Mayor Hodson indicated one of the recommendations from the conference was strong alliances 34 between cities. He stated such organizations as the North Metro Mayors Association and the 35 League of Minnesota Cities came to mind and advised the City stay active in those organizations. 36 37 Mayor Hodson noted a great deal of information was given regarding communities mobilizing 38 Citizen Emergency Response Teams, which was a federally funded program. He explained it 39 was a takeoff of National Night Out and involved directly training residents to handle emergency 40 situations and assist in evacuation planning. He asked Fire Chief Malenick to explore this 41 program for the City and surrounding communities. 42 43 Mayor Hodson stated he continued to receive e-mails and phone calls that recommended the City 44 "keep moving forward." He thanked City Manager Mornson and City staff for the many hours 45 dedicated to all the activities currently taking place within the City. 46