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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />March 5, 1991 <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Council Business - None <br /> <br />Announcements and Uodates <br /> <br />Benke announced that as a result of meetings with the Mayors of <br />Shoreview, Arden Hills, St. Anthony and Mounds View and in fulfillment <br />of the Council goal to establish a visionary or action group relating to <br />intergovernmental cooperation, he has scheduled a meeting at the <br />Shoreview Community Center on Saturday, March 23 from 8:00 a.m. to <br />Noon. <br /> <br />Invited participants of this session would include: Mayors, Administrators <br />and Councils of New Brighton, Shoreview, Arden Hills, St. Anthony and <br />Mounds View. School Boards of 282 and 621, Ramsey County <br />Commissioners Salverda and McCarty and Hennepin County Commissioner <br />Makowske, as well as the various State Senators and Representatives <br />from the area. <br /> <br />TOpics to be discussed would include: <br /> <br />1. <br />2. <br />3. <br /> <br />Review of the State budget status. <br />What cities are doing relating to lGA and HACA cuts. <br />A review of current programs and services provided by the various <br />entities. <br />Identify potential areas of cooperation between and among <br />communities and agencies. <br />Develop action plans and assignments with a process for follow-up. <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />5. <br /> <br />It was agreed that with a group this large it would be advisable to have an <br />outside facilitator to handle the process to assure that the session is <br />productive. <br /> <br />Rebelein reported on the work of the Police Department Mission <br />Committee. She read the draft statement. <br /> <br />The Council feel it is very good. Rebelein stated that of the few police <br />departments which have mission statements, to our knowledge, New <br />Brighton is the only one which involved a citizen committee in the process <br />of development of the statement. <br /> <br />She reported that the statement will be publicized to get further <br />community input. In response to Gunderman's request about how the <br />results will be used by the City in determining appropriate staffing/funding <br />levels for the department. Rebelein responded that the statement itself <br />provides a substantial basis for that decision making m and that further <br />work is also planned to further clarify the issues as spelled out in the <br />Future Focus Plan. <br /> <br />Council Business <br /> <br />Announcements & <br />Uodates <br /> <br />Intergovernmental <br />Cooperation <br />Action Group <br /> <br />Police Mission <br />Statement <br />