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<br /> . <br /> -. ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL, NOVEMBER 12.1996 7 <br /> .- D. 1997 LMC and AMM Policy Adoption Conference and Legislative Policies <br /> I Mr, Fritsinger advised the City has received a copy of the 1997 Cities Policies as proposed by the <br /> LMC Policy Committees and Board of Directors, He stated he will attend the meeting on behalf <br /> of the City and requested input from the Council as to prioritization, Mr. Fritsinger suggested <br /> . the AMM Policy be discussed first, <br /> Mr. Fritsinger reviewed the staffs recommendation for policy priority, A lengthy discussion <br /> . ensued regarding the various policies and how they should be prioritized to best reflect the <br /> interests of Arden Hills, <br /> - <br /> . Mr, Fritsinger noted the League policies are similar to those of AMM but the League represents <br /> cities as a whole statewide, <br /> . Mayor Probst suggested one of the top policies be LE-I2, Adequate Funding for Transportation, <br /> which will be the underlying issue with potentia! improvements of highway corridors based on <br /> -. anticipated funding levels, He noted the I-35W corridor is not identified for any improvements, <br /> He also suggested LE'13, State Aid for Urban Road Systems, and LE-15, Turnbacks for County <br /> and State Roads. Mayor Probst indicated that two other issues of importance are LE-7, Growth <br /> -Ie Management and Annexation, and LE-2, Property Tax Reform and TIF. <br /> Councilmember Aplikowski agreed with a high priority on tax refonn and also supported FF-3, <br /> I Circuit Breaker and Targeting on the Property Tax Statement, LE-12, Adequate Funding for <br /> Transportation, SD'4, Environmental Protection, and SD-8, City Costs for Enforcing State and <br /> Loca! Laws, <br /> I Councilmember Hicks noted in the past, the City has identified Unfunded Mandates as a priority <br /> but he believes the topics mentioned by Mayor Probst are probably a higher priority, <br /> I Councilmember Malone concurred and noted the League usually closely watches unfunded <br /> mandates, <br /> I With regard to LE-7, Councilmember Keim questioned whether planning responsibilities would <br /> stay with the City and not go to the State, Mayor Probst advised this issue also talks about Met <br /> I Council's authority and implies serious consideration about putting controls on development. <br /> Councilmember Malone suggested a higher priority may be FF-8, Payments for Services to Tax- <br /> Exempt Property, since about 50% of Arden Hills' acreage is tax-exempt property, <br /> ~ <br /> - <br /> - <br />