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I <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />II <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />October 22, 2013 <br />Page 2 <br />IV. <br />V. <br />VI. <br />PUBLIC HEARING -NONE. <br />REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF -NONE. <br />GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. <br />A. Presentation by Hennepin County Commissioner Linda Higgins. <br />Mayor Faust introduced Hennepin County Commissioner Linda Higgins. <br />Commissioner Higgins reported that the Hennepin County Board has begun its 2014 budget <br />hearings that will continue until December when the final budget is passed. She advised that the <br />Board has been working on finding a site for household hazardous waste collection and the <br />County has been looking for a collection site in northeast Minneapolis for several years, however <br />the proposed site was met with resistance and the County is looking for a different site. She <br />stated the County purchased new voting equipment with many localities in the midst of elections <br />including Minneapolis that has 35 people running for mayor. She advised that a Hennepin <br />County Works project has recently started on Lowry Avenue east from the river to the city limits <br />of St. Anthony and Minneapolis and the project will look at intersections rather than wholesale <br />changes along the avenue. She reported that the County is embarking on a new round of sports <br />grants and requested that the City send her a copy of its application if it submitted a grant <br />application for this round. She thanked the City Council for inviting her to visit. <br />Councilmember Roth asked about the traffic barrier on Lowry Avenue east of Central Avenue. <br />Commissioner Higgins agreed to look into this and report back to the City. <br />Councilmember Stille thanked Commissioner Higgins for her presentation and stated the City <br />appreciates its relationship with Hennepin County. He expressed thanks on behalf of the <br />community and the school district for the sports grants as well as the County's work with St. <br />Anthony on the Silver Lake Road project and the library project. He indicated he has received <br />some calls from residents indicating they would like to see more grants for the arts and theater <br />and asked if the County has any grant money available for the arts. <br />Commissioner Higgins stated when the arts and cultural legacy sales tax was enacted, part of that <br />money goes to the arts and the grants are administered through the State Arts Board that delivers <br />grants to communities throughout the State. She added the State Historical Society also offers <br />grants for arts work that has a historical bent. <br />Mayor Faust stated the library is an important part of the community and commended Hennepin <br />County for taking over the Minneapolis library system. He expressed appreciation to the <br />counties for working together on hazardous recycling to make it easier for residents in the seven <br />county metro area to dispose of hazardous materials. He commended the County Board for <br />working with the City and asked that Commissioner Higgins extend the City's thanks to the <br />Board.