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I I I Council Meeting Minutes January 23, 1990 Page 4 Special Order of Business, continued The deli very of City servi ces has also been a successful effort. I might suggest that Councilmember Steve Larson has been our "bird dog", chasing problems and checking into things allover the city. Regardless of the corner of the City, Steve dug into the various issues that needed to be looked at from a Council perspective, Councilmember Larson has done a noble job in this effort. Along the way we dealt with hazardous materials response, and we obtained a new rescue vehicle to protect the health, safety and welfare of our residents. The Finance Department came through with a budget that resulted in no net dollar increase in our property tax levy. We compl eted the rebui 1 di ng of Veteran I s Park and made some major changes to Hidden Oaks Park, We made major advances in the Long Lake Road area along with the Long Lake Road reconstructi on by Ramsey County. We made major advances in the construction of the GAC Facility, and completed and revamped our comprehensive plan. In the environment we also had some good things happen, with the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Project and the work by the League of Women Voters and the Environmental Quality Commission in prepari ng us to make some tough choi ces in waste management and recycling, which we will be dealing with in the next few weeks. One of our highlights was the effort of the Human Rights Commission 1 ed by Charlotte Samuelson and Samantha Orduno. The revi ta 1 i zed Human Rights Commission sponsored the First Annual Human Rights Open House --- an excellent program! I wish more of us could have been there to hear the words of Stephen Cooper, who remi nded us that "our country was founded by people with differences who wanted to use those differences to blend and forge a stronger country, built on those differences and the talents that each of us brings, and not emphasize the differences that may separate us." It reminds us too that we are not immune from the problems in the human rights area. We've seen problems all around us and I suspect that there are a few in New Brighton and we need to be alert to that. I think of the highlights and the celebrations we worked so hard at. The Ice Fishing Contest, Stockyard Days, Antique Car Run, and Squash Festival. And then too, the participation of all our volunteers on the Boards and Commissions who advise so ably. S~ecialOrder of Business Mayor's State of the City Address