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Council Meeting January 23, 1990 Page 3 1 Manager. He felt these reports were well done and gave the Council considerable 2 more insight into the matters of the City's activities. 3 4 Councilmember Enrooth referred to the figures received for the recyclables 5 from the City. He noted that this issue will require much study. 6 7 Councilmember Makowske attended a legislative meeting with the delegation 8 from the Ramsey County League of Local Government. The delegation presented 9 five issues and a resolution. The issues of concern are comparable worth, 10 local election day, tax increment financing, property tax reform and re- 11 cycling. Senator Marty and Representative McGuire were in attendance at 12 the meeting. 13 14 The resolution addressed the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program. 15 The program focuses on fourth and fifth grade students. It employes the 16 services of a uniformed officer and requires considerable training of that 17 officer. The program is offered for seventeen weeks. The delegation is requesting 18 the Legislature to consider subsidizing the program by underwriting the costs 19 of training the officer and supplementing the costs of having this officer 20 off of the streets. 21 • 22 Councilmember Makowske also attended a Youth Service .Bureau retreat. The 23 Bureau's Board of -Directors put together an agenda for the year. Council- 24 member Makowske felt the retreat was a very good learning experience and 25 the Bureau was sponsoring excellent programs. 26 27 Councilmember Makowske will be attending the January 29th meeting of the 28 Historical Society as well as a Regional Transit Board meeting on January �9 oa„l Whore inra1 rrnncir needs will be discussed. 30 31 Mayor Pro tem Ranallo advised that Senator Marty and Representative 32 McGuire will be attending a town meeting on January 30th. He noted that 33 this is scheduled at the same time as the School Board retreat and some . 34 members of the School Board will not be able to attend. 35 36 Mayor Pro-tem Ranallo advised that meetings are being scheduled -for the 37 planning of the Special Olympics which is being held in our area on July 38 19 to July 27, 1991 . Olympic City will be at the University of Minnesota, 39 Minneapolis campus. It is anticipated that 6,000 athletes will participate. 40 Some of the participants will be housed in campus dorms but there is a need 41 for approximately 1 ,500 athletes who will be needing housing. Mayor Pro- 42 tem Ranallo will keep the Council apprised of the activities of the Special 43 Olympics. 44 45 Mayor Pro-tem Ranallo advised that the St. Anthony royalty will be parti 46 cipating in the- St.' 'Paul Winter Carnival activities: 47 4$ B. Report of the City Manager 49 50 1 . Sports Boosters - Gambling License Renewal Application