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-8- Included in the agenda packet had been copies of two articles carried in the Roseville Newsletter which Mr. Childs reported Jean Klosterman of the Chemical Abuse Information Committee had requested be inserted in the next water billing mailing. The Manager informed the Council that the enclosure would require no extra postage and suggested the City would probably not be setting a precedent for other groups to request similar mailings since the Committee' s activities are City supported. Motion by' Mayor Sundland and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve the inclusion of the- two articles dealing with alcohol and drinking and driving as requested by the St. Anthony Chemical Abuse Information Committee in the next water billing mailing and to establish a City policy for future mailings which would. be restricted to official activities of the City which would not increase the normal postage costs of such mailings . Councilman Enrooth called the question. Motion carried unanimously. The request that the City rejoin the Suburban Rate Authority at a membership cost of $490 . 80 had been included in the agenda packet along with the Manager' s comments . Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to not joint the Suburban Rate Authority at this time. • Motion carried unanimously. In his September 21st memorandum, Mr. Childs had indicated he per- ceived joining the Municipal Caucus would continue the Council 's efforts to find a local government aid formula for Minnesota that is both fair .and intelligible. Mayor Sundland and Councilman Ranallo reported the fragmented responses from the suburbs they had observed on both the League of Minnesota Municipalities and Association of Metropolitan Municipalities towards the legislative redistribution of local aids the last year and the Councilman indicated he could support joining the Caucus in' the hopes of getting some action on City concerns during the next legislative session. The Mayor suggested that, as an AMM board member, he might have an opportunity to express those con- cerns and .Councilman Marks agreed this might provide the mechanism on the AMM to be more effectively express the needs of the suburbs . Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve payment of $200 for membership fees in the Municipal- Caucus . Motion carried unanimously. The report from the Public Works Director on the problems encountered in repairing the Edward Street sanitary sewe'r lines had been distributed for Council consideration. There was general Council concurrence that • there was no alternative but -to . continue with the project in the manner recommended by Mr. Hamer.