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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 28, 1995 Page 6 i1 Enrooth questioned if this was the appropriate committee for Mr. Weiberg. He indicated 2. there were a number of task forces related to the Watershed District. He stated the first 3 meeting of the task force was scheduled for Wednesday and he would check on it there. 4 Morrison reported his attendance at a meeting with the Rice Creek Watershed District and 5 indicated he would be discussing this meeting at the work session on April 4th and report 6 on the meeting at the April 11th City Council Meeting. 7 Morrison reported there are two possible tenants for the St. Anthony Shopping Center, 8 Subway and a chinese restaurant. 9 10 Morns_on-reported there were three to four hearings on development projects scheduled 11 for the April Planning Commission meeting. Morrison gave updates on three police 12 issues: (1) he indicated the Police Supervisor position started March 20th; (2) he stated 13 the prosecuting attorney's contract will start on Sunday; and, (3) indicated he had met 14 with the Falcon Heights Administrator today and received compliments on the efforts of 15 the police officers working in that area. 16 Morrison reported within the next 90 days, work will be started on the 1996 union 17 contracts and 1996 budget. He recommended the Council bring their community center 18books to the work session on April 4th. He indicated the 1994 audit was underway and 09 hopefully will be completed by May. 20 Morrison reported Minnegasco and the Fire Department are working on a project where 21 the Fire Department will respond with Minnegasco when there are residential calls 22 regarding heating and carbon monoxide. He stated the Fire Department is applying for 23 some charitable gambling money from the Sports Boosters to purchase a carbon 24 monoxide tester for$1,500.00. He stated there have been four calls in the St. Anthony 25 area this past year. 26 Morrison stated the Board of Review Meeting will be held April 11, 1995 at 6:30 P.M. 27 After adjournment of the meeting, the City Council Meeting will begin. 28 VIII. PUBLIC HEARING -None. 29 IX. NEW BUSINESS. 30 Rosemary Franzese reported she spoke with Bob Porter, Head of Finance for the Minnesota 31 Board of Education. He indicated the St. Anthony School District is number one in the state for 32 the most dollars per student in supplemental aid. The average state aid per student is $3015.00. 33 The St. Anthony students receive $3,783.00 each. She indicated the excess referenda is 34 grandfathered in. The current excess referendum could not be passed as it is over 25% of the 35 state aid formula. In other words, St. Anthony has topped out on the amount of state aid a �6 student can receive and also topped out on the number of dollars obtained from property taxes. St. Anthony is 3rd in the amount of open enrollment dollars in the State. She reported there are 38 bills on the Legislative floor that will allow governmental entities to have control of school 39 district TIFs. She reported today she spoke with Dan Brian, Head of Organization for the State 40 Department of Education and he has written a language on a moratorium on public building to 41 take effect July 1 st, as there is too much building going on without planning. This is mainly in