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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 28, 2002 Page 3 1 2 Mayor Hodson clarified that they were not asking for funding. Anderson stated that was 3 true, and that they were asking for a show of support. 4 5 Councilmember Sparks stated that she was very supportive of the Ramsey County 6 Library, and an active card member herself. 7 8 Motion by Councilmember Sparks, second by Councilmember Horst, to approve the 9 proposed resolution which states that St. Anthony Village acknowledges its support for 10 the Ramsey County Library's 2003 request to maintain current levels of operation at its 11 facilities. 12 13 Councilmember Faust stated that he had difficulty from a philosophical aspect with 14 interfering in the Ramsey County Commissioner's affairs. He stated that he is an active 15 card-holder, and supports the efforts, yet is not comfortable telling the Ramsey County 16 Commissioners that the Library is more important than something else when he does not 17 have their full budget in front of them. 18 19 Anderson stated that they met with the suburban Ramsey County Commissioners who are 20 responsible for their budget upon receiving their budget request, and were asked to go out 21 and get a show of support from the cities, so that when they go back to the full board, 22 they can present the support. 23 24 Councilmember Sparks stated that the commissioners were testing things, and she felt it 25 important to say that they do care by passing this resolution. 26 27 Councilmember Faust reiterated that it was-not anti-books, but was uncomfortable with 28 making decisions for the Ramsey County Commissioners. 29 30 Councilmember Horst stated that they were not meddling in dollars and cents, but 31 showing support that the library be maintained, if it was possible. 32 33 Motion carried 4-1, Councilmember Faust opposed. 34 35 B. Jill Schultz JMS Communications will present a communication plan for City goals: 36 1.Liq_uor licensing referendum. 37 2.Public Works/Fire Station. 38 Schultz came forward and provided the Council with her background. She stated that the 39 types of work that she does is related to referendums, media relations, development of 40 public facilities, redevelopment, and other communications and public involvement 41 issues that cities face. She added that the goal of her work is to help the city of St. 42 Anthony know that the community has been involved. 43 44 Schultz stated that there are four important things that they do in a referendum process: 45 identify the problem/need, want people involved in process and understanding the 46 process, identify options, and a selected option. 47