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i REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 2 14ARCH 23 , 1993 3 PAGE 8 4 0 Mayor Don Fraser shared his views of solving problems of 7 poverty , the current welfare system and youth preparation for 8 the future . 9 10 The workshop on the North .American Free Trade Agreement was li chaired by Larry Bakken , the President of the Minnesota League 12 of Cities .. Loss of employment opportunities and capital costs 13 were two concerns of participants discussed at this workshop. 14 15 Councilmember Marks has attended three functions of the 16 National League of Cities where presidents addressed the 17 delegates . He felt no other president had inspired the 18 delegates as much as President Clinton . He presented his 19 economic plans and made his comments without the benefits of 20 notes . It was also noted that the NLC Board of Directors have 21 endorsed the President ' s plan . Councilmember Marks did not 22 recall this having been done for any other president . 23 24 25 D. Report of Councilmember Enrooth 26 27 The Village Fest Committee held a meeting on March 22nd and 28 twenty-two people attended . There was a report from all 29 committees and their status . 30 31 Councilmember Enrooth noted there was some questions regarding 32 the City ' s participation on the Village Fest . 33 34 35 E. Report of Mayor Ranallo 36 37 The Mayor also addressed the third grade class to which 38 Councilmember Fleming had referred . He was questioned about 39 potholes and licenses for sale of cigarettes . 40 41 Mayor Ranallo felt the goalsetting session was very 42 beneficial . He did suggest that perhaps it could start earlier 43 on the first day as there was considerable materials to cover . 44 45 46 B. Report of the City Manaaer 47 48 The City Manager had nothing to report at this time. 49 50