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2009-01-16 Friday NewsJanuary 16, 2009 Airport Relations Commission Televised The regular meeting of the Airport Relations Commission for January was televised on local cable TV on Wednesday evening. The ARC's guest speaker was Minnesota House Representative Rick Hansen. Rep Hansen is Mendota Heights' State Representative and he provided his insight into MAC negotiations with Delta, and the Legislature's efforts to protect jobs and Minnesota's hub status through the process. The commission thanked Rick for his efforts last year to improve MAC's accountability to the communities they represent and in assisting the City with getting Mendota Heights resident John McDonald appointed to the MAC Board. . Holiday Party F This year's Holiday Party was held this Thursday night at Mendakota Country Club. The party was very well attended by Commissioners, Staff, old friends and all of the City Coun- cil Members and I think everyone had a great time. The food was very good, the place was good and the conversation was good. It is always a great opportunity for everyone to get caught up with each other on things other than work. 1 D Ken Weisenberger A Fire Fighter Ken Weisenberger had the "flu" for about 10 day when he was transported to Y United Hospital with excruciating pain. Doctors in the ER determined that it was his appen- dix and then were shocked to find out when they did the surgery that he had a ruptured ap- pendix. They thought that the appendix had ruptured 7-10 days before and were absolutely amazed that he had been able to survive that long. Talk about having a tolerance for pain. We are all very glad that Ken still is alive and kicking. He is home now. N E City Offices Closed Monday W S City Hall will be close on Monday, January 19th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. City offices will reopen for business on Tuesday January 20th with regular 8:00 - 4:30 business hours. January 16, 2009 Dates to Remember in January MAC Meeting City Council Meeting Planning Commission Meeting Attachments 1-20-08 1:00 1-20-08 7:00 1-27-08 7:00 Just the Facts, Pipeline, City Council Agenda, TwinCities.com Article "Regional Report/Legislator's bill wants Delta, NWA to pay state $500M" and "Sainted", and the Friday Fax Five-day forecast Tomorrow Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Flurries Cloudy PM Snow Cloudy Cloudy Hi: 180 Hi: 231 Hi: 280 Hi: 310 Hi: 310 Lo: 100 Lo: 141 Lo: 130 Lo: 200 Lo: 100 Stay warm ! ! January 16, 2009 1/16/2009 T6,.e latest ycer-vs frv�. tle �len�{'ata �feiylits,�alite �eyart�e�t Harassing Phone Calls 01-06-09 0846 hours Officer Todd Rosse spoke with the victim of a series of anonymous phone calls. The calls started in the middle of the night with the last one just before contacting the police. The caller asks for the victim by name and then hangs up. Advice given on using phone company resources and the options for action if the calls continue. DAR / Revoked License Plates 01-06-09 1752 hours Officer Denise Urmann ran an in squad computer check on a vehicle as it pulled in to the gas station. The license plates came back revoked as did the RIO. When the vehicle pulled back onto I the road it was stopped. The driver was the R/O; she stated she had no idea she was revoked. The driver was cited and Southeast Towing removed the car from the road. Fraud 01-08-09 1600 hours Caller reported running a credit check and found an unauthorized credit card in their name. The victim had already contacted the credit card company and ordered a copy of the paperwork. They advised Officer Scott Patrick that all of the charges occurred on the east coast. Investigation to continue as the credit card information arrives. DUI 01-09-09 0213 hours While on patrol, Officer Tanner Spicer's attention was drawn to a car that was weaving back and forth. At first the car managed to stay in its own lane of traffic, but soon went over the center line, then wandered to and over the fog line. The car was stopped a short time later. There were two young men inside and it was immediately obvious while talking with them they had been drinking. The driver was asked to do SFST's he failed all of them including the PBT which revealed a BAC of .16. The passenger was taken to a local gas station to call for a ride the car was towed by Southeast Towing. At MHPD the driver was read the MN Implied Consent Advisory after which he wished to talk to his attorney. After a half an hour of trying to contact his attorney the man agreed to a urine test. The kit was mailed to BCA for -1- 16 analysis and in 3 to 6 weeks the test results will be at MHPD for charging. Fraud 01-09-091309 hours Officer Todd Rosse responded to a local business where he met with the victim of a $5000 swindle. The victim reported that he gave the man the money about 18 months earlier to help the thief and his family through tough times. They had a signed agreement on the repayment. The suspect always had a new story about why he couldn't repay the money. When the victim began to look into the man's background he came to the conclusion he was taken. The thief had lied a good story across the board and is currently being investigated by the MN Attorney Generals Office for fraud. Referred to the Attorney General's Office for consideration. Flying Car 01-10-09 2339 hours Caller reported a crash on the north end of Pilot Knob near the restoration site. Upon arrival Officer Tanner Spicer spotted a single car on the north side of the barricades and snow banks. After carefully assessing how the car could have ended up on the other side of the barricades, Officer Spicer spotted a Ione set of tire tracks going up the snow bank, ending at the top. The tracks started up again on the other side of the snow bank and concrete barrier. The two 16 YOA females stated they were not hurt; Healtheast Paramedics arrived on scene and examined both. The young ladies told Officer Spicer that they hit the brakes and skidded over the snow bank at no more than 40 mph (hmmm, you were a block and a half from a stop sign on a snow covered road and Lire tracks showed no braking action until the top of the snow bank. Are you sure it was only 40 mph?) They were headed home to Farmington. Southeast Towing was able to lift the car over the barricades. The driver, along with her careless driving citation, was released to Dad who drove the car home. Minor Consumption 01-11-09 0414 hours While on patrol Officer Steve Meyer spotted a young man walking down the road in a hooded sweatshirt and jeans. In making contact with the party he immediately gave two conflicting stories and appeared to be intoxicated. Further conversation revealed that he had gotten into a fight and wandered off (he thought he would walk from the south side of Mendota Heights into West St Paul. The young, not -dressed -for -weather young man was only 20 years old and blew a .167 on the PBT. When contacted, his mother agreed to take custody of him. He was transported to her home in West St. Paul and was released with a citation for minor consumption which he felt was overrated as he already had 4 or 5 of them. Once safely in his mom's house, the young man `thanked' Officer Meyer for being "the biggest _ _ _ _ - sucking cop around." We heard MHFD was nearly called out to contain the fire, as smoke was reported coming from Officer Meyer's ears. Harassing Communications 01-14-09 1947 hours Caller reported to Officer Mike Shepard that his business, a law firm that collects debts, has been receiving harassing phone calls. This evening they received approximately 50 calls in a two hour period and surprisingly, the staff found it to be disruptive. The man would harass the female employees asking about their breasts and other things. The phone was answered upon Officer Shepard's call back. He is not certain if it was the suspect, but he is fairly certain the party is EBD, as he went on some garbled rants. Further investigation showed the suspect was in Tennessee. His local police department reports no contacts. Officer Shepard prepared a report for the local PD to verify suspect information for possible charges. (74OG a�ruttwee,%n%��.�e -2- NEWS hePipelin LETTE Public Workspe- Engineering January 16, 2009 Code Enforcement ` Public Works The Parks Crew check the warming houses, rinks and Rogers Lake aerator daily. They continue to flood; broom and snow plow the rinks. They also plowed the cul-de-sacs, pedways and parking lots. Rich put up the "thin ice" signs for the Rogers Lake aerator and started the pump for the winter. He plowed cul-de-sacs and lift station parking lots. He painted the floor at the Mendota Heights Road main lift station. The Streets crew mixed more sand and salt. They did maintenance on all plow trucks and greased the wings and sanders. The bridge decks were cleaned on Mendota Heights Road and Wagon Wheel Trail. Snow Events for the Week: Date: Amount: Response: 1-11-09 '/i"snow Plow all streets and sand 1-12-09 4" snow Plow all streets and sand 1-14-09 1/2 -"snow Plow all streets and sand Enaineerin Staff is putting the finishing touches on the Feasibility Reports for the 2009 street construction season. Feasibility studies should be before Council for acceptance and ordering of Plans & Specification in February. Staff is continuing to coordinate with Mendota Mall Associates, LLC on their application for re -development of the Mendota Mall. Application is scheduled for vote at Council on January 20tH Staff has finished editing the new City Stormwater Management and Erosion Control Ordinance. It has been sent back to our consultant for final version production. The Ordinance is anticipated to be before Council for adoption in February. John met with the collaborative committee on the NW Inver Grove Heights and NE Eagan long-range development & traffic study to discuss the scope of work for the 30 year traffic study being completed by Dakota County. Of interest in this study is the potential of an interchange at Interstate 494 and Delaware Avenue. The final scope for the study and advertisement of the RFP is expected sometime in February 2009. The cold weather took its toll on our watermain system. The city had two separate breaks this week. The first one on Wednesday was on Delaware Avenue near Sibley High School and the second was on Downing Street. St. Paul Water Services identified where the leaks were occurring and made repairs in sub -zero temperatures. CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA January 20, 2009 — 7:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Agenda Adoption 5 Approval of the January 6th, 2008, City Council Minutes. 6. Consent Calendar a. Acknowledgement of the NDC4 Meeting Minutes & Agenda. b. Acknowledgement of the Minutes from the January 13, 2009 Parks and Recreation Meeting. c. Acknowledgement of the December 2008 -Treasurer's Report. d. Acknowledgement of the December 2008 Fire Department Monthly Report. e. Acknowledgement of District 197 150th Birthday Update. f. Authorization for Purchase of Turnout Gear g. Authorization for Purchase of Thermal Imaging Camera. h. Approval of Sign Permit for 2365 Waters Drive. i Adoption of Ordinance 420: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE12 CHAPTER 4 OF THE CITY CODE". (Airport Noise) j. Approval of the List of Contractors k. Approval of the List of Claims 7. Public Comments 8. Presentation Jude Rikala — Blood Drive at St. Paul's United Methodist Church 9. Unfinished and New Business a. Discussion of Request to Vacate Alley. b. 08-11: Mendota Mall Associates, 750 Hwy 110 — Resolution No. 09-07: "A RESOLUTION APPROVING A REQUEST FOR REZONING", Resolution No. 09-08: "A RESOLUTION APPROVING A WETLANDS PERMIT", Resolution No. 09-09: "A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR GRADING, Resolution No. 09-10: "A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PRELIMINARY PLAT" Resolution No. 09-11: "A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PRELIMINARY PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT". 10. Council Comments 11. Adiourn Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available upon request at least 120 hours in advance. If a notice of less than 120 hours is received, the City of Mendota Heights will make every attempt to provide the aids, however, this may not be possible on short notice. Please contact City Administration at 452-1850 with requests. This meeting is hning tapewJ by Kinr—d ,F�1-A_r%0-98911 anal will replay nn Friday nt 1;nn p_m, and 7;00 n_m. NV�� on the NDC4 Government Channel 18 Regional Report / Legislator's bill wants Delta, NWA to pay state $500M - TwinCities.com Page I of 2 Pioneer Press Updated: t71i13/2009 69:017:14 s'P,11, CS k. State Rep. Joe Atkins, DFL -Inver Grove Heights, is reintroducing legislation that would require Northwest Airlines to "live up to its agreements with the state to keep jobs in Minnesota." In a release Tuesday, Atkins said the bill would have Northwest and Delta Air Lines compensate Minnesota taxpayers the $500 million that it owes the state and the Metropolitan Airports Commission, which runs the Twin Cities airport. Atlanta-based Delta acquired Eagan -based Northwest last year, prompting Northwest to renegotiate a number of its agreements with the airport commission, Those contracts still are being reworked. Delta officials on Tuesday called the $500 million figure inaccurate. The new Delta owes $245 million on bonds the MAC issued in the early 1990s, but that money would go directly to bondholders, not the state or taxpayers. "Currently, Northwest remains in compliance with the contract," said Tammy Lee Stanoch, a Delta spokeswoman. "At this point the state and MAC have no legal authority to require any early repayment." ING to lay off 100 in Minnesota Advertisement Financial services giant ING will lay off 86 workers in the Twin Cities by the end of the first quarter, and a total of 100 statewide, the company said Tuesday. The cuts are part of an effort to eliminate 750 jobs, or 7 percent of the Dutch company's U.S. operations. The Twin Cities cuts represent about 8 percent of the local ING work force, said Dana Ripley, a spokesman for ING. Most of ING's Minnesota employees work out of ReliaStar's old headquarters building in downtown Minneapolis. ING bought Minneapolis-based ReliaStar Financial Corp. in 2000. At the time, the company employed 1,800 people in Minnesota. It will have about 900 in the Twin Cities and 1,200 statewide after the cuts planned for this quarter. Cargill profit rises 25% in 2Q Agricultural giant Cargill Inc., the largest privately held U.S. company, said fiscal second-quarter profit rose 25 percent because of higher demand for fertilizers and grains. Net income in the three months through November climbed to $1.19 billion from $954 million a year earlier, Wayzata -based Cargill said Tuesday. Cargill increased profit from fertilizers with its holding in Plymouth -based Mosaic Co. and boosted earnings in its processing unit, which stores and distributes grains, because of higher demand for corn and soybeans. The company said it will monitor costs amid a deteriorating global economy and falling grain prices. Cargill doesn't disclose sales by business unit. Hutchinson Tech increases job cuts Hutchinson Technology has eliminated 1,380 jobs, about 30 percent of its total work force. Earlier, the Print Powered By..,namics http://www.twincities.com/ci_I 1446660?IADID=Search-www.twincities.com-www.twinc... 1/15/2009 Regional Report / Legislator's bill wants Delta, NWA to pay state $500M - TwinCities.com Page 2 of 2 [01 1(11111 company said it would eliminate up to 25 percent of its jobs, citing business conditions. The Hutchinson, Minn. -based maker of computer disk - drive parts said it eliminated more jobs because of lower demand. About 1,000 of the cuts are in Minnesota. Cuts also were made at facilities in Wisconsin and South Dakota. Supervalu begins store closings Eden Prairie -based supermarket company Supervalu Inc. said it has begun the previously announced closures of about 50 of its stores nationwide, which include four Cub Foods stores in Wisconsin but none in Minnesota. Spokeswoman Haley Meyer said Supervalu has advised employees in the targeted stores and is working with them to find other jobs within Supervalu, which includes the Albertsons, Cub Foods, Shop 'n Save, Shaws Star and other chains. Last week, Supervalu said in its third-quarter report that it would close about 50 stores in its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter and will open fernier stores and scale back on remodeling stores to save money. Briefly The Schwan Food Co, of Marshall, Minn., said it has eliminated an additional 52 jobs. It's the second time in four months the company has announced job cuts.... Golden Valley -based ProUroCare Medical Inc. closed on a $3 million public equity offering.... Minnetonka -based Medisyn Technologies Inc. is scheduled to announce a research and licensing collaboration with Kraft Foods Global Inc. today to discover effective bioactive ingredients suitable for food use. LLC, beneficial owner, sold 34,200 shares Dec. 15- 17 at $2.77-$3.17 per share; holds 1,032,633 shares. Hickory Tech Corp.: R. Wynn Kearney Jr., director, sold 6,956 shares Dec. 19-22 at $5.20-$5.30 per share and 4,044 shares Dec. 23 at $5.17 per share; holds 115,036 shares. Nortech Systems Inc.: Keith Pieper, vice president, sold 633 shares Dec. 11 at $4.52 per share, 1,425 shares Dec. 16-17 at $4.40-$4.41 per share and 3,450 shares Dec. 18-19 at $4.35-$4.36 per share; holds 19,092 shares. Synovis Life Technologies Inc.: William Kobi, director, sold 2,000 shares Dec. 11 at $14.80-$14.81 per share; holds 1,500 shares. — From staff and wire reports 4 onfine advertisin, PrinterStitial° ads by Format Dynamics. ForiiiO-Dyn ics�` Print Powered By 1201, http://www.twincities.com/ci—I 1446660?IADID=Search-www.twincities.com-www.twinc... 1/15/2009 TwinCities.com SAINTED I would like to saint Mendota Heights police officer Jenny Fordham, who is also liaison officer at Henry Sibley High School, for making a Sibley student's day. A ninth -grader at Sibley is waiting for an organ transplant and has a love for animals. Jenny contacted St. Paul K-9 police officer Dave Longbehn and asked if he could bring his K-9 dog to Sibley to show the student. Not only did he bring his dog; Kody, to Sibley, he also brought six other St. Paul officers and their dogs to surprise the young man. TL. .-1 F..1 X11:..... �...n i-1-. � bef-r Christman to see IL was a wo IUeI l Ul LI III g, two Uayz) UCI U1 e l.I 11 1JL1 1 1QJ, LV JCC the young man so surprised when he saw the officers and their dogs. The others were Sgt. Paul Dunnom and K-9 Sue, and officers Mike Davis and K-9 Auggie, Jason Brodt and K-9 Nitro, Pat Murphy and K-9 Boomer, Jon Sherwood and K-9 Benji and David Pavlak and K-9 Chico. Amelia Olson, West St. Paul Jan 09 2009 17:19:27 Via Fax 00 'LE, AG E of (MINNESOTA CITIES -> 6514528948 Administrator Page 001 Of 003 -ErichY Fax - A.. tiveek:ly legislaUve iiinlatc froin they L.,irr€(m 0f M*117r14",r"c /a (::"ar'ies Sass ion wideirway—the FriidayF ax is back The Fri.daayFiax is a publication by the League of Minnesota Cities that is distributed each friday during the legislative session stud. is intended to provide you witli a suinniary of this week's actions at the Capitol as wellas as F limpse of the scheduled activity ,110 the upcoming weak. The F''rida.yFax..is intended to be as st11.' plenient to the weekly C:.'itiejs .13rr11ctin. Ifyou. would like to subscribes to the free, electronic version of the (,71h,,fs 13rl1lefin, plea.5e send an e-mail with your na.nie, title, and city The 2009 I.,egislature convened, on Tuesday with an enortaMous fiscal black cloud hanging over the Capitol. With the $4.8 billion deficit loorning and the governor's proposed btidtwet: due in just three weeks, coannmittee hei.rings and floor action have qu'i.ck.l'y accelerated. Fay :� riday, more than 20 committee meet'ing's had already occurred ----- mostly for c•oni.mittee organization and m.eniber introductions - but several of the hearing's have also included discussions of pend41g legislation. Some of the hearings that occurred this week included. d.i xussions of the state budget problems_ On Wednesday at a. hearing of the llouti ._ REVD 3 ty_f1i Ct..Sale.s_i'�1.x_13 v_i ic>n of the Tax (:.-o n uit'.tee. lice. Ansi l...e:nczcwski (DFL.® Bl.00inington) summed up her thoaaghts aabout the massive budget deficit by predicting that. the; 2009 session would be ` Nut.a.l" and that virttia.l.ly all areas of the state budget would see cans- LL l,Ykl .,-Koe;�len (I').1'`L'-t;.:lfa.ra City) ixiblicly offered as sentiment shared by many in and around the Capitol that the deficit will likely get worse with the release of the February state budget 'forecast. Other committees have started the search for deficit responses, At a. bearing yesterday o:f`tbe Selrtatte lC-l2 :ta<ia c iation I 'ti.si yet: andPolicy Q.ii � �, lawmakers discussed a proposal being introduced. by den. "l�erri.:l'�3c?ric_,ff; (DI{`I.- Jaanitary 9, 2009 Page I Minnetonka) that would regpire school district,.-, to participate in a statewide joint purchasing system t.ha.t would attempt to use economies of scale to reduce the casts for many school purchases. Although the proposal was greeted with sone skepticism by school a a.dininistraat:ors and teachers groi.ips about the potential cast saving benefits, all levels of government: will likely see a heightened emphasis throughout the 2009 session on proposals to reforms and su'-eaniline government operations iri order to mi'rti. mze: the impacts of pending budget. cuts, Seiz. F_.i.nclr€3c.'rtiza has int:rodit.cccl ft bill, Sf 3, that attempts to repeal unnecessary State mandates and regulations. The bill specifically allows ally local unit ot•governnietn to submit to the Le.gislatu.re a list of mandates that are required by state statute or rule that the entity deterrain.es to be ti.ianecessary or it) steed of refori-n `I'lie Legislature is then required to review the mandate,,, that have been si:ibnitted, &J,), Aizdy,,;VV�;ft'i, (DFL -Plainview) has organized it meeting for nerd week with local government groups, including the :Leaague, to discuss potential. ina.ndite rexfortai initiatives, In the coming weeks, House and Senate policy committees will be holding as regular slate of com:niittee hearings including both budget: and policy legislation- By Jaanu.ar_y 27, GcoXe no.r Paawlerity is reclaiired to present his budget proposal. to the Legislature and his proposal will mark they miof'ficia.l start ofthe budget -balancing exercise that will tandoubte ly challenge legislators for the next four months—if not longer. Questions? nes? C.'rwtic-d (nary (.'...'aHsr. n tri 651,281,1255 or �'c�c:rrls<>rwt�ci<Irrtc:,r,�r. For more information on eii.y leisiaiive issues, contact arty rneiniaer of the axague of Minnesota Cities intcr`eVC1-11mental i'iclat'iS.nis tearn, 61S 1.28I. ,1200 or 800,925,1 '122 a i:ttt www, lmc.org Jan 09 Z009 17:ZB:Z1 Via Fax -> 65145ZH94H Administrator Paye 00Z Of 003 .LEAGUE or MINNESOTA CITIES -Freda ,Fax - Y .a. aveekly legislative the t.,ci gix of A nn4--,,r-calor (.:We's" New transportation commissioner makes big changes in department Pledging better cornrnarnic%Rion, more transparency, stronger leadership and higher in.or4ale at the Minnesota Department of a.lrt �c�ct, tc7L) (M. /130T), 'feet, Sorel, Governor Tin.) Pa.wlenty's pick to replace fonneyr Transportadon Cor:.l-imissioner Carol Molnau, was given wr enthosiast.tc noel by the I; rctt.sl?EattcACit;ltl (�>rt. ri.tttte`e oil Thr,rrsdaa.y. The unanimous vote cleared t.la.e way for Sorel's confirmation to be taken up by the (till Senate.. State law stipulates that a cominissioner cannot Sel-ve Iol:ager than t:wo years withOL11 frill Senate confiii a.tic n. MoInau was detrred.. confirnxition last session by the M.iti.nesota Senate. Sorel began serviD8 last April and has already made significant clianges in the organizational structure of Mri/1°?01', inchi.d.ijig appointing a department ornbudsrnan and narning a licensed professional engineer- to serve as deputy commissioner, Sorrel has also undertaken extraordinary efforts to rta1prove re^la:r.t.tor1lsbips with other taansportahou st:ia.k.e;liolders. Commissioner Sorel'S biography can be viewed. at: www._ { t.yt tt� z�_t»._i.t /i 1f_t rt ��tli. rflc E.yn rtt.i ione.rb io.lat.lail ()rias t ons ? (.7onlael ,f' nnG Finn at 651.28.1.1263 or cr etrri c:r?lrne,.crf• y. Opportunity for cities to propose suggestions for federal economic stimulus for municipal broadband initiatives "!'l'ie League is seeking- n-ninedia.t.e feedback from cities to help tis present specific suggestions and Jantiary 9, 2009 Page 2 data can city broadband initiatives to legislators on 'fuesda.y, Jar.nuary 13. Please email or fax yotar city specific inforination and suggestims for the -f. derarl ecoriotnic stimulus legislation to Ann 14iggiais at aWiL, jars i- hnc.2rg or call 651.215.41 1.4 as soon as pw slble, preferably l)y no later than Monday, January 12. Sen. Yvonne .Prettner-Solan, C baxir of the Senate I:T, r. ,r°,�y, Ul l.iti��s., `1 cclr.�a.alcarwv & (:'_otta.rTrzl.11_iCallo>lrs (LJi 1C.) has w;.,ked t1.)e Leaa.SuC to iisserarbJe .iir:fol:i:aiaat.ioii from. cities rega.rclitig horn the federal economic stinrulais legislation should assist: cities in their efforts to provide brt7adbaunci infrastructure and services to address community and econorn.ic development .needs. The following are exan°iples of provisions that they federal stimulus pa.ckfige could include: • Funding for cities to conduct, conlniunity need. and. feasibility stadies; • Revolving loans to allow cities to upgrade colnn-iunic a.tions and information technology to take advantage of higher broadband speeds; 0 Grants for Insta.11aation., operation and inainteiiance of institutional broadband networks to improve delivery of services; ar dior • Funding to allow coniniunit.ies to install fiber optic or wireless broadband network.,, to serve the entire cornin.u.nity and to extend service beyond city limits to reach unserved locations and rural residents. The coma littee wants to hear your ideas to meet: the needs of business, soveria.ment, a iid residents in your conlninnity. Sen_ Prettner-Solari is facing aA deadline of,laa.nuary 1.3 to part together the priorities for presentation to the Minnesota Congressional Delegation and particularly to Sen. A.n7iy I .lobaichar, who has taken a lead in working For Triore inaon7natiori on Cily rCwisla iv a S95iie&� Contact anly riiCmber ofthe t,Ctia;i.lc of.Minnesota Cities Racqu'(7Ver1'11'13eY11:ii1 rL0 .1h[)C1 tl'RM, 6.51.291,1200 or 800,925,1122 ait.c1 www.ln:ac.org Jan 09 2009 1721:11 Via Fax 0 r LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES -> 6514520940 Administrator PdgE 003 Of 003 -FridayFax- A. 11"eckh, Icgislative uj?c*-uv-from the League qf,A4innk,,,Yo1a ("iries to address broadband infrastructure and service delivery needs In Mulr).Cllsotil. Qm-'y,Ydopls"' ConfaeI.A.nn 11)ggin.s at 65 1. 2 8.1-12 57 w- LYIIC,-,Y gg i L) �,6. tv 411,,j "..,o -g House committee to hold informational hearing on administrative fines The will hold. a hearing next 'Thursday can the Isstic of admIn1,,-trative fines fear traffic enforcement. Although no bills have been introduced on the matter, Chair Michael Pavinar (I)FI-St. Paul - Michael . . . ......... anticipates the issue will come before the committee and wants to make sure rnernbers understand the history of the issue. The bearing will be held as follows: 1"hursday, January 15, 2009 8.30 AM Rooni 10, State Office'Building The League was asked to provide background information about why some cities have implemented. administrative fine,,, for traffic offenses in spite of legal opinions that the Pnictice is not permissible under state law. According to the conlinittee adininistrator, the chair has also requested testimony frons the Office of the State, Au.(W.Q. , the 0,0,)wo of the A-ttorney (Je.Dual and the M I j,3yg),ta. Co. ujity Altofj)ey'�s As,( -iatiL)kj. The League's position ackilowledges ambiguity in the law and. requests that the Legislature give cities some finifted ata-hority to use adaiinistrative fines f,'oi-- traffic enforcernent. Questions? Finn at 651-281.120 Op" e1jLinn LiDjinc.org. Jatntary 9, 2009 Page 3 71'rack.floase and Senate committees online Tracking legislative committee action czin be as easy as checking your email.1"o receive notice of Senate coninlittee action, visit NW-IL'I edide/subse and enter your enaad address and click on the drop down niei.)u to choose a tc-.)Plc, soch as "Senate Sebedules" or "TV Schedules" or "Tax" or "Capiu:d bivestilient" cera inittees,To track fiction I'll the Minnesota Flouse, visit Ju,s-t-a-s-p and choose your topic, such 8s "House Schedule" or "Flilance" con-unittee or click oil yourlei islator's name to receive email updates frwn a particular nle.inber, Coll.) In itive., or the action of the full Ho I V e IS, I . use of Representati QwWions? Confacl Brian Vrzib al 6 ;5L281.1256 or For inore inl'armation on city leg,ish Live jS, Ues, contL.i cl: any member offfic League Citich Interg -ontal Relations Wain. pvcnimin 65128,11200 Or 900.925,1122 and www,li:iic.org