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-4- Mr. Childs reported that, though the .City liquor sales were down, as they were throughout the metropolitanarea, for the first quarter of • 1982 , as compared to 1981, the net profit for the City liquor operation is up by $6, 000 , for which he believes the Liquor Manager and his people should be commended. Notes on the May 5th staff meeting and the Manager's report on the Metropolitan Council 's hearing on the changes they propose for the Surface. Water Management Plan. recently passed by the Legislature were accepted as informational, following a brief discussion of the latter with Senator Dieterich. The Senator accepted a copy of the Mayor's May 5th letter to the Metropolitan Council protesting the changes they propose for the .new plan which the City believes is too costly for a community which is developed past the -point where the program could be of any benefit. The Senator promised to present the letter to the Joint Legislative Commission on Metropolitan Governance . Senator Dieterich said he could see no justification for more restrictive legislation. He left the meeting at this point. Mr. Childs told the Council that, as he had reported in his status report on the Hennepin County Public Radio Safety System, he is very satisfied with the County' s decision, not . to .charge the municipalities for this service and believes a letter to this effect should be sent to Commissioner Sivanich. The Manager told Councilman .Ranallo he could see no benefit whatsoever for the City to set up its own system or join with other communities .in a smaller dispatching system. He was directed to indicate to Commissioner Sivanich the. City 's appreciation of the • procedural and operational changes in the . County ' s emergency dispatch- ing system. The Council also accepted the Manager' s recommendationsregarding initiation of legislation which will-protest the expenses forced upon the City when the Wilshire area was redistricted into Congressional District #6 . It has now become necessary for St. Anthony to set up a new polling place ..with three new judges and to print separate ballots for 87 residents (51 voters) in that area. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to request staff to prepare a portfolio of the City 's concerns related to the redistricting of the Wilshire neighborhood into a new congressional district, to be presented to the State Legislature if the appeal to the Masters is unsuccessful . Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Sundland indicated that, because he is a voting delegate and has been nominated for election to the Board .of Directors of the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities , -it will be necessary for him to attend the Association meeting scheduled for May 26th and, therefore , to miss the joint Council-Community Services picnic scheduled -at the Salvation Army Camp the same evening. Tom McMullen; ,-Community Services Director, distributed copies of his • department's spring enrollment report,. saying -.- that,. in- spite of a declining school age- population in the community , there is a 50 percent increase in enrollment which he speculates , results from people stay- ing closer to home because of economic conditions. The Department-.r