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I The St. Paul Planner confirmed that parts of the proposed changes would 2 preempt the St. Anthony Ordinance, .including that section which allows • 3 no more than three non-related persons to a residence. Under the new 4 law six "protected persons" would be allowed in a single family zoned 5 district. She added that St. Paul's law which allowed only four such 6 persons would also be preempted. Persons with family members in the 7 protected classifications would not have to comply with the distance or 8 number restrictions, she added. There would be no requirement for 9 licensing a home where a family hires someone to take care of protected 10 family members. it The Council was assured that all local governments would be given a 45 12 day notice before a license for any of these facilities is issued which 13 would include the name and address of the provider as well as the name 14 of the Ramsey County person responsible for that contract. The City 15 would therefore know who to contact about any complaints from neighbors 16 about such facility. 17 There was a short discussion of day care, with the planners telling 18 Councilmember Ranallo there would be a mixture of both state and county 19 monies supporting such services. 20 Before the planners were thanked for the insight they had provided the 21 Councilmembers, Ms. Homans told the Council the proposed changes had 22 been described as "having a chance just because everybody's miserable 23 with the way things are going now. " She said she personally preferred 24 to think the legislation had a chance because "everybody involved dug 25 a little deeper into their own consciences and perceived a need to • 26 remove some of the barricades they had erected to prevent the state from 27 reaching these goals a long time ago. " 28 The St. Paul Planner said she perceived people with special needs were 29 put in hospitals and institutions in the 501s, placed in large group 30 homes in St. Paul and Minneapolis in the 60's and 70's and in the 80's 31 they ended up in treatment ghettos in the central cities. She said she 32 thought the time had now come for them to be brought back home hopefully 33 on such a small scale as to be welcomed by the neighbors. 34 REPORTS 35 COUNCIL 36 Councilmember Pleased to Learn Historical Society and VillageFest 37 Meetings Announced on Cable T.V. 38 Councilmember Makowske said she was really surprised when one of the 39 persons who attended the Historical Society meeting the previous evening 40 indicated knowledge of the meeting had come through this media. 41 Historical Society Willing to "Pursue with Caution" Suggestion That 42 Their Organization Become a Committee of the St. Anthony Chamber of 43 Commerce 8 •