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e e e I city of Chanhassen in 1995 to experiment using this process for purchasing playground 2 equipment. 3 4 Response: The Legislature should authorize an extension of the design-build 5 procedure to cities as a less expensive alternative to the standard bid procedure. 6 7 SD-IO. Mobile Home Park Oversight (as) 8 [eliminate policy] 9 Issue: The state has preempted cities in the licensing of mobile home parks and 10 limited the authority of cities to place new regulations on established mobile home parks. 11 However, cities are responsible for dealing with the various housing and public safety 12 challenges mobile home parks may create. ___ 13 14 Response: Since the state has already taken the lead, the Legislature should 15" provide sufficient resources and direct the Department of Health to conduct a study 16 on the condition of mobile home parks throughout the state of Minnesota. Cities and 17 mobile home park owners and residents should be involved in the study. The results 18 of the study should be used as a basis for policy discussions regarding ways the state 19 can provide for increased and improved oversight of mobile home parks, and 20 establish a statewide support system for cities dealing with the array of mobile home 21 park issues. Outcomes of the study should include: 22 23 . Best practices for the operation of mobile home parks; 24 25 . Recommended state regulatory changes for the operation of mobile home parks; 26 . Suggestions on how cities can better address the issues presented by mobile 27 home parks; and 28 . Identification of mechanisms to provide assistance in financing mobile home 29 park upgrades. 30 31 SD-ll. Providing Information to Citizens (as) 32 [maintain current policy] 33 Issue: To keep the public updated and informed, state law requires local units of 34 govemment to publish various notification documents in newspapers, and often dictates 35 which newspapers receive cities' publication business:- The number and variety of 36 documents required to be published and the costs of publication are burdensome. 37 Technological advancements have expanded the ways government can provide 38 information to citizens. In many cases, these new technologies are more efficient and 39 cost effective. 40 41 Response: Cities should be authorized to take advantage of new technologies to 42 increase the dissemination of information to citizens and potentially lower the 43 associated costs. Specifically, the Legislature should authorize local units of 44 government to designate an appropriate daily/weekly publication, elect alternative 45 means of communication such as city newsletters, cable television, and the Internet, 46 and expand the use of summaries where information is technical or lengthy. 6