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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 28, 2006 Page 12 2 City Manager Mornson reported no Planning Commission Meetings would be held in December, 3 as there are no items for consideration. He explained this also means a Council Meeting is not 4 required on December 26, 2006. 6 City Manager Mornson reported Police Chief Ohl would attend the December 11, 2006 Council 7 Meeting to discuss amending the police contract with Lauderdale from 16 hours to 24 hours of 8 police protection effective January 1, 2007. He mentioned Lauderdale would consider the 9 amendment on December 12, 2006. 10 11 Councilmember Thuesen reported he attended the League of Minnesota Cities Metro Regional 12 meeting on November 16, 2006. He mentioned the meeting touched on demographic trends 13 facing Minnesota with the aging baby boomer population and looking forward to the next 14 Legislative session. 15 16 Councilmember Gray reported attending the St. Anthony Middle School Association on 17 November 20, 2006. He stated the topic was the morning and afternoon congestion caused when 18 parents drop off and pick up students. He mentioned possible options for resolving the 19 congestion were discussed and the Middle School was encouraged to work with City Staff on a 20 solution. 21 22 Mayor Faust reported he met with the Hennepin County Assessor on November 16, 2006 for an 23 update. 24 25 Mayor Faust stated he attended the League of Minnesota Cities Board Meeting and the League 26 of Minnesota Cities Metro Regional Meeting on November 16, 2006. 27 28 Mayor Faust stated that on November 19, 2006 he had the opportunity to attend the Sister City 29 Association Annual Meeting. He reported Dr. Mika Aaltola, Adjunct Professor of International 30 Relations from University of Tampere, Finland. He stated Dr. Aaltola previously worked as a 31 visiting researcher at the University of Cambridge. He received his BA at Columbia University 32 and received his Doctorate at the University of Tampiree. Mayor Faust stated Dr. Aaltola spoke 33 on Finnish Foreign Policy, Style and Tradition. He stated this gave him a great understanding of 34 the geopolitical aspects of where they live. Mayor Faust mentioned to his wife that this was a 35 $500 course they received for nothing. He stated it was insightful into the Finnish psyche and 36 gives more credence to some of the things the Finnish say during visits. 37 38 Mayor Faust indicated he facilitated a Cooperative Community Resource Forum with the Vital 39 Aging Council on November 21, 2006. He stated it was a way to share with all the non - 40 governmental organizations in the City the number of functions Vital Aging could be involved. 41 He stated everyone came away with good thoughts about what they could do and the different 42 ways to provide volunteers to other organizations. Mayor Faust stated it was a worthwhile effort 43 by all parties involved. 44 45 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM. 17