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District and Anoka County have approved the agreement thus far. The effort has received $50,000 from the Alina Foundation and $10,000 from Mercy Medical Center for costs associated with the project. He reported that Mayor Hardin and Councilmember Beahen have been involved in the process. He added that this has been reviewed by the City Attorney. Mayor Hardin stated there are a number of people involved in this project. He informed Council that there is a breakfast scheduled on May 31, as a kick-off. Councilmember Beahen stated that it's felt that youth are the responsibility of everyone. Our furore lies in them - we should work to provide the best for them. Motion by Councilmember Peterson and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to authorize the Mayor and the City Administrator to enter into the NWACCC Joint Powers Agreement on behalf of the City of Ramsey. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Peterson, Beyer, Beahen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Motion by Councilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to purchase a "table" (8 tickets) for the breakfast at a cost of $64. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beyer, Beahen, Peterson and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case g7: Report from Charter Commission City Administrator Schroeder reported that the Charter Commission met on April 20, 1995, and again discussed a ward versus at large council system, reviewed the electoral process surveys they had sent out to Mayor/Council candidates from the last election, term limits, campaigning in general, realigning precincts, polling places and increasing the filing fee. They also touched on possibly changing the name of the precincts from IA, lB, etc. to 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, thinking that it may be less confusing. Consensus of the Commission was that they would discuss all of these items separately, more thoroughly at subsequent meetings. It is possible they will not make a recommendation for the 1996 election, however, they feel that all of these items need more discussion and possibly eventual changes. They will be reviewing an ordinance relating to Section 12.5 of the City Charter which is the sales of real property. No Council action necessary. Case g8: Report from Personnel Committee City Administrator Schroeder reported that the Personnel Committee met earlier and discussed the proposed education/tuition reimbursement policy. Some changes were suggested which will be incorporated into the policy, it will be distributed to staff and will be brought back to the Committee for review. The second item discussed was community policing. The concept is that of doing the work of law enforcement and public safety in close personal contact with the citizens. It is a modern version of a "beat cop" equipped with the advantages of modem technology and freed, as much as possible, from rigid traditionalism. City Council/May 9, 1995 Page 8 of 10