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<br /> 0:J(Jn~ <br /> p 3~s <br /> - ~ League of Minnesota OIies <br /> 3490 Lexington Avenue North. St Paul. MN 55126 <br /> . II . (612) 496-5600. 1-800-925-1122 plus your city code . mo: 496-9038 . FAX: 490-0072 <br /> League of Minnesota Cities staff 1994 top issues <br /> The League of Minnesota Cities has <br /> working with legislative issues eight p-iority issues for the 1994 <br /> legiSlative session. We will include <br /> Jim Miller, Executive Director this list every week with a page <br /> number after the issue if we include a <br /> Duke Addicks, Director of Intergovernmental Relations story. <br /> State Aid to Cities - Preserve 1994 <br /> Stan Peskar, General Counsel level and seek additional funding for <br /> Pensions future years for LOA and HACA. <br /> Gary Carlson, Senior Intergovernmental Relations Local Government Trust Fund - <br /> Representative Stabilize the LOTF and resolve the <br /> General revenue sources for cities current shortfall. <br /> Local government trust fund Open Meeting Law - Clarify require- <br /> Aid to cities ments and pennit defense of alleged <br /> Property tax system violations. <br /> .- Sarah Hackett,Intergovernmental Relations Representative Annexation - Preserve 1992 annex- <br /> Transportation ation amendments. expand cities <br /> ,-- -4-., Fiscal administration of cities ability to annex urban or urbanizing <br /> -- .0"._- Economic development and redevelopment areas. and control growth in nonurban <br /> Government innovation and cooperation areas. , <br /> Ann Higgins, Intergovernmental Relations Representative Landfill Cleanup - Establish new <br /> Telecommunications program separate from Superfund to <br /> Housing clean up closed municipal landfills. <br /> Elections and ethics Public Employment Labor Rela- <br /> Utility service districts tions Act - Reform PELRNs interest <br /> arbitration provisions to balance the <br /> Joel Jamotk, Senior Intergovernmental Relations bargaining power of essential and <br /> Representative nonessential public employees. <br /> Growth management and land use <br /> Environmental protection DevelopmenURedevelopment - <br /> Personnel and labor relations Remove the aid penalties on TIF for <br /> Public safety manufacturing and redevelopment <br /> General municipal governance districts; obtain additional funding for <br /> pollution clean-up. <br /> Mary Diedrich, Legislative Secretary Transportation Systems Funding - <br /> . Julie Johns, Legislative Secretary Increase funding for roads and transit <br /> by extending the sales tax to gasoline; <br /> or increase the gas tax and establish <br /> dedicated revenue for transit. <br />