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-11- <br /> RESOLUTION 87-017 <br /> :A RESOLUTION REGARDING A._ STREET -WIDTH VARIANCE <br /> GRANTED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF <br /> TRANSPORTATION TO THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY.' . <br /> Motion carried unanimously. <br /> Senator Marty' s Support : - .Sought on Legislative Issues Considered <br /> Potentially. Harmful for St. 'An.thony <br /> Mr. Childs had distributed' a draft of the letter he 'had written to the <br /> legislator after attempts to reach. him by ..other means .had failed. The <br /> letter, stating the City' s position on various pieces of legislation being considered,- 'which •the Council, perceived could be very harmful for <br /> St'. Anthony would also be sent to State Representative John Rose, who had <br /> already indicated his support. <br /> The Council reacted as follows: <br /> Enrooth -wondered if the letter could be made stronger. <br /> Makowske -said she was really "steamed" about the. legislation she. <br /> perceived would be: <br /> *cutting into the-revenues from its liquor- open_ ation.- ; . <br /> the City uses -in- lieu -of property taxes; <br /> *imposing a 6% tax on all St. Anthony purchases; <br /> *reducing local government aids at the same -time a cap <br /> is placed on the City' s ability to levy to replace the <br /> revenues which are lost; <br /> -said she didn' t see how the Council could be expected to run <br /> a City which has so little slack in its budget right now. <br /> Sundland - -reported. he had -learned just that day about another area. <br /> where the state would be hampering the City' s efforts to. <br /> save money; <br /> -indicated Jim- Johnson of Federal Surplus Properties -had <br /> called him to let him know that . a :$900,000 dollar:.bill had <br /> been- tacked. onto another spending.. bill which would move the <br /> responsibilities .for surplus away from the Department of <br /> Administration into another state -department and into a <br /> vacated building in downtown St. Paul; <br /> perceived this could be a real loss for the members of the <br /> SSurplus Properties Committee he serves on who represent <br /> counties, school districts , parochial schools, hospitals, <br />