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1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 27 , 1991 PAGE 7 4 5 6 Representative McGuire commented on the Vehicle Inspection Program. 7 Councilmember Enrooth suggested that trucks should also be made to 8 be inspected as they appear to be high polluters. She felt buses 9 should also come under this inspection program. 10 11 The Mayor stated that the Youth Services Bureau supply a great deal 12 of resources to the communities which it serves . It continually 13 needs funding from these communities, yet the Governor is telling 14 cities to not get involved but rather commit their resources to 15 necessary municipal services such as police, fire, etc. . The Mayor 16 also noted his opposition to combining police and fire services 17 with other municipalities. He feels this would eliminate the 18 effectiveness and quick response time presently available to 19 residents . Representative McGuire agreed that "bigger" is not 20 necessarily "better. " 21 22 Burt advised that the mayors and city managers of five neighboring 23 cities have been meeting regularly to address common problems and 24 possible areas where cooperative efforts would be advantageous . He 25 felt cities do a very poor job of "blowing their own horn" 26 regarding the positive results of cooperative efforts. He noted 27 that approximately fifty percent of all city activities are on a cooperative basis . 30 The City Manager expressed his concern that the Legislature may 31 feel compelled to do something in forcing cooperative agreements 32 between municipalities . He noted that city managers have taken an 33 active role that something is being done -and this should not be 34 mandated. 35 36 Representative McGuire advised that there will be a mini session in 37 October and inquired if - members of the Council or staff had any 38 issues which they wanted addressed at this session or to have a 39 public hearing on any topic. 40 41 Two issues of interest were the School District and the Hater 42 Treatment Plant . Noting that there has been a thirty percent 43 increase in charges , Councilmember Enrooth felt the Metropolitan 44 Waste Control Commission should be discussed. Mayor Ranallo felt 45 the Metropolitan Council should clearly be an issue discussed. 46 Councilmember Wagner suggested cooperation of services of 47 municipalities should be an issue of discussion. Councilmember 48 Fleming suggested that the topic of charitable gambling not be 49 discussed. She feels - that the profits from charitable gambling are 50 being prudently used and projects are being funded that were not 51 possible nor affordable in the past . Frustating the public should 52 be avoided. �4