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1 mandated to take it over. Mr. Childs indicated the preliminary draft <br /> had been presented for Council feedback before it is put into final form <br /> for the necessary reviews. He also indicated he thought Ms. <br /> 4 VanderHeyden should be complimented for the document in the agenda <br /> 5 packet which he perceived thoroughly covered all the issues involved. <br /> 6 The ordinance was discussed further during the City Manager's report <br /> 7 later in the agenda. <br /> 8 Florida Far Behind Minnesota When it Comes to Handling Water and Refuse <br /> 9 Problems <br /> 10 Councilmember Enrooth reported he had concluded the above while <br /> 11 traveling through Florida recently. He said the "mountains of trash" <br /> 12 he saw piled up in Florida made "Mount Trashmore out East" look like a <br /> 13 "molehill" in comparison. The Councilmember said it seemed to him that <br /> 14 Florida just didn't know how to handle these problems at all. <br /> 15 Councilmember Ranallo Appointed to Serve on League of Minnesota Special <br /> 16 Budget Committee <br /> 17 The Councilmember reported attending the first meeting of this Committee <br /> 18 that day when three new projects were initiated. He said he thought the <br /> 19 other Councilmembers might be especially interested in one of these <br /> 20 which would computerize property tax information throughout the state <br /> 21 in a modeling effort designed to compare the taxes imposed on <br /> 22 metropolitan and outstate communities. <br /> • The Councilmember indicated the Committee also intended computerizing <br /> 24 a study on the effect of tax increment financing throughout the state <br /> 25 to provide a better basis for proposed legislation dealing with future <br /> 26 tax increment financing. The third program the Committee would be <br /> 27 undertaking would be a computerized comparison of municipal personnel <br /> 28 wage and hours according to population which cities could refer to when <br /> 29 they have to go to labor contract arbitration. He said metropolitan <br /> 30 municipalities are able to seek some of that information from the <br /> 31 Metropolitan Area Managers Association now, but the League study would <br /> 32 benefit some of the outstate municipalities who don't have access to <br /> 33 that data. The Councilmember indicated the League research would <br /> 34 incorporate similar studies by other organizations into a centralized <br /> 35 information bank available to all Minnesota cities. <br /> 36 Councilmember Ranallo then informed the Councilmembers that the costs <br /> 37 of the new Committee's research would be paid from a 1 .5% surcharge on <br /> 38 the League Insurance Trust. He then asked for suggestions from staff <br /> 39 and the other Councilmembers about other programs the Committee might <br /> 40 undertake which would benefit all Minnesota municipalities. The <br /> 41 Councilmember said he would present those suggestions at the next <br /> 42 Committee meeting, April 17th. <br /> 43 Light Rail Service to St. Anthony Given High Priority by Ramsey County <br /> 44 LRT Consultants <br /> 0 4 <br />