Agenda - Council - 09/30/1980 - Special

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Tuesday, September 23, 1980 7:30-8:30 a.m. Grain Exchange Cafeteria 3rd Street and 4th Avenue South CITIZENS LEAGUE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP BREAKFASTS OVID LABERGE, Hopkins Police Chief POLICE PRIVACY ISSUES Chief LaBerge and othe ' police officers have been facing a problem as of late re~ard'ng the d~semination of informa- tion about crimes to the pre~ The conflict between thg public's right to know about police business and the in. dividual r'~ht to pr'racy makes th's a thorny i,~ue for all part e& Among the questions we will ask Chief LaBerge are: What do the laws say about what information is private and what is public? What has happened recently that has pola /zed the situation and created this conflict between the press and police? What information should be available to reporters? What should not? Current criticism of the police by reporters centers on the fact that by giving pohce the right to determine what is relea'.ed, the public has, in effect, no direct oversight of police actions. How do pohce officials respond to this criticism? Northwestern Financial Cafeteria 7900 Xerxes Avenue South Friday, September 26. 1980 7'30-8 30 a.m RAY GLUMACK, Executive Director, Metropolitan Airports Commission FUTURE TRENDS FOR THE AREA S AIRPORTS Airline deregulation, the merger creating Republic Airlines, and the designation of Wold-Chamberlain as a European gateway airport will change the character of air travel for the area. Ray Glumack will share with us his thoughts about what will be happening here in coming years. We will be asking Mr. Glumack: How much increased commercial traffic at Wold-Chain- berlain can we expect from these recent developments? Where will the general aviation traffic now using the facility go if commercial use/nc: eases? What are the current plans for expamion at Wold-Chain- berlain? How much will you request from the 1981 Legislature? Is there anything on the horizon that might temper growth prospects, such as a substitution of new means of communication for bus!ness travel? Thursday, September 25, 1980; 7:30-8:30 a.m. The Pilot House, Bank Dock Cafeteria; Ground Floor, First National Bank Building ELMER L. ANDERSEN, Former Governor DAVID ROE, President, Minnesota AFL-CiO INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM FOR MINNESOTA: PRO AND CON Former Governor Elmer Andersen is head of a committee supporting the proposal to amend the state's constitution to include init;atlve and referendum. David Roe, president of the Minnesota AFL-C/O, leads a coa..'ition of groups opposed to it. Together, they will d'~cuss the arguments in favor and against the amendment. We will ask Mr. Andersen: * Why should voters support the proposal? * Please expla:n the working of the measure proposed, especially the role of the sponsoring committee. How would that com- mittee work with the Legislature? * What sort of measures do you expect if the proposal is adopted? What problems will be addressed by it? We will ask Mr. Roe: * Why should voters reject this amendment? * How do you see the working of the p oposal? What sorts of measures do you think it would be used for? What problems would it create? ° What sorts of measures have been adopted in states which now have Initiative and Referendum? What is the role of the Leg/s- lature m states with Init'ative and Referendum? Public/nv/ted/ Resell/at/ohs Appreciated: 338-07~1 Bring a Fr/endl P/ease Post This Notice