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low -4- The Council finds, as did the .Planning Commission, that these funds should be reallocated so as to avoid their loss to the City and also • that these activities , Cl) would be consistent with past uses of CDBG funds; (2) would meet all the criteria set for such activities by Hennepin County and the Housing and Urban Development Agency; (3) had been adequately publicized-, and (4). had received ample public, Com- mission, and Council input related to the selection of activities to be funded. Motion ..carried unanimously. ' The February liquor operations sales summary, January Police Department report, :and January and February Fire Department reports were accepted as informational. The Police Chief in his March 15th memorandum, had recommended the request' -from the City 's Chemical Use/Abuse Information Committee for $1, 400 to 'fund their operating budget for 1983 be granted. The Manager noted this would represent a 40% increase over the $1,000 the Council had given the Committee in 1982 and stated it might be dif- ficult in a year of diminishing revenues to grant the full request. Councilmen Ranallo and Enrooth indicated they would be inclined' to concur with Mr. . Childs ' assessment because, as Councilman Enrooth said, "basic.. economics would_ seem. .to indicate an increase for this project would tend to decrease some other service to the community" . He also wondered whether some diversification of type of projects undertaken, primarily pamphlets , might be restructured to cut down expenses . Chief Hickerson , who serves on the Committee , pointed out that a major portion of the printing expenses involves pamphlets left in the City liquor stores , "to promote responsible drinking rather than abstinence" . He also reported a portion of the budget would help to underwrite the program in the schools whereby peer pressure could be applied to con- vince students that they don ' t have to drink or take drugs to succeed. The Chief told Councilman Ranallo the school district ' s payment of - the salary of the person who coordinates the chemical awareness program in the schools represents their share of the costs , now that the grant for that. purpose is no longer available . Councilman Marks indicated he perceives the Committee ' s ambitious program .is a direct response to the Council direction to set up a program of this type in the City, which cannot be achieved without Council- support. Mayor Sundland said he agreed with Councilman Marks and believes the Committee ' s request is modest for the type of program they have undertaken. Councilman Letourneau responded that, "no one is disputing the worth of this program, but the question is whether such a large increase .can be given .to this group when other valid programs may have to be cut down" . Motion by Councilman Enrooth and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to authorize $.1,2.00 . to- support the operating budget of the St. Anthony • Chemical,'-Use/Abuse Information -Committee- for 1983-.