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Regular Council Meeting March 12, 1991 page 5 • he will be contacting civic groups encouraging their sponsoring some 1 interest in these athletes and promoting attendance at their specific 2 events. Councilmember Wagner does not know where the St. Vincent athletes will be housed so there would be limited if any opportunity to visit with them personally or to have them visit St . Anthony. 5 He feels the need to promote the events and to attend all of. those 7 activities in which the St. Vincent athletes participate should R receive special attention from the City' s residents. Mayor Ranallo 9 suggested that a schedule be worked out whereby a member of the 10 Council would be able to plan on attending the events. Councilmember 11 Wagner felt this may be difficult as it depends on which events are 12 won by participants from St . Vincent Island. He noted that all events 13 are free to the public. i4 15 Councilmember Wagner attended the National League of Cities in Washington, 16 D.C. . He attended a number of sessions during the Conference and noted 17 that budgets and funding were a prime topic. He noted that many of the 18 congressional staff were very well informed regarding what is happening 19 in the cities. 20 21 Councilmember Wagner felt that Community Development Block Grants and 22 Aid to Small Cities will probably be included in the federal budget 23 cutting. Many representatives of cities expressed a concern with mandates 24 without funding. Massachusetts recently passed legislation which required • 25 that forty percent of people' s gross income must be passed on to cities. 26 Florida State also passed a bill requiring funding for federal mandates. 27 7.8 The National League of Cities and the Governors' Commission lobbied 29 for direct funding to cities. 30 31 Councilmember Wagner felt the Clear Water Act would be a priority item 32 on the federal level but expects caps to be imposed. 33 34 He attended the League of Minnesota Cities reception for Minnesota delegates. 35 He observed that the number of city delegates attending has decreased from 36 past years. Representative Sabo also attended and Councilmember Wagner 37 delivered an invitation to him to attend the dedication of the treatment 38 facility. Congressman Sabo will be unable to attend the dedication. 39 40 5• Mayor Ranallo 41 Mayor Ranallo met with the mayors of Roseville, New Brighton and Shore- 42 view- to discuss mutual concerns and problems. A meeting for the mayors 193 has been scheduled for the end of April to discuss the Silver Lake Road 144 project. The mayors have decided not to pursue the fiscal disparities be; act as they agreed there were other items with more priority. 46 47 The Mayor felt the fiscal disparities issue does not affect St. Anthony 48 very much but feels the matter will resurface again. 49 • 50 A survey was received from the St . Anthony Bank from Steve Barton. The