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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 14, 2006 Page 4 2 Mayor Faust stated Ramsey County is accounts for about a third of the city geographically and 3 would soon grow to be about 40 percent of the population with the development of St. Anthony 4 Village. He stated the efforts of Ramsey County have been very helpful to St. Anthony. 6 Mayor Faust stated Ramsey County is ahead in pandemic preparation and planning and on way 7 ahead and working closely with the State of Minnesota on this project. He reported the Council 8 attended a Sheriff s pandemic preparation session in December 2005. He stated the Council has 9 a great deal of confidence and trust in Ramsey County on this matter. 10 11 Mayor Faust thanked Commissioner Parker for her help with the yard waste project. He stated 12 something that seemed so insignificant has garnered him more positive calls than anything he has 13 realized in the years he has been here. 14 15 Councilmember Thuesen asked Commissioner Parker what the library system task force adopted. 16 17 Commissioner Parker replied lots of public input was received. She stated she is the County 18 Board liaison to the Library Board and attends the meetings. She mentioned the Library Board is 19 looking at library services in the northern portion of the county that includes Arden Hills and 20 Mounds View. She stated there has been discussion on expanding the Arden Hills Library with 21 major renovation or rebuilding, as it requires extensive infrastructure renovation. She reported 22 no decision has been made but task force recommendations have been taken to heart. 23 Commissioner Parker explained one recommendation was to do a collaborative effort and build a 24 regional multi county library. She stated the consensus seems to be going towards a building a 25 new library in the TCAAP property further north of the current library. Commissioner Parker 26 reported a new library is being built in Maplewood and the next project would expand the 27 Roseville library. 28 29 Councilmember Thuesen stated he was on the Library Task Force and many thought the 30 collaborative efforts had lots of potential. He indicated he hopes the lines of communication 31 would remain open. 32 33 Commissioner Parker stated she would keep everyone informed. 34 35 Mayor Faust thanked Commissioner Parker for sharing the Ramsey County updates. He stated 36 St. Anthony is lucky in that it has two County Commissioners. He also thanked her assistant 37 Sara who has also been very helpful. 38 39 B. Resolution 06 -082; Joint Powers Agreement with Ramsey County for Use of Yard Waste 40 Site. 41 42 City Manager Morrison stated resolution 06 -082 would approve a joint powers agreement with 43 Ramsey County permitting residents of St. Anthony to enter into a five -year agreement with to 44 use the compost and yard waste facilities in New Brighten. He further explained the term of the 45 agreement would run from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2011. 46