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City Council Regular Meeting - OS/24/04 Minutes - Page 11 partnerships between the County and the City of Roseville on several economic development issues (i.e., Arona project). Additional County services highlighted by Commissioner Wiessner included a recently activated composting service for yard waste; the County's new jail facility; and continuing reconsiderations of the County's 60-month public assistance program and the challenges presented with additional clients being added on a continuing basis. Commissioner Wiessner noted the County's partnership with several other 81. Paul agencies to provide job training and employment services to assist people in getting off the assistance roll. Commissioner Wiessner noted that transit continued to be a priority issue of Ramsey County, even though met with legislative constraints and inaction on proposals, recognizing that federal funds available for the next phase of the engineering study were in jeopardy due to timing and no legislative funding. Commissioner Wiessner had included the County's five- year projected Transportation Improvement Program and the County's reconstruction of County Road C this year. Commissioner Wiessner addressed the inadequacies of the maintenance schedule for mill and overlay of County Roads, recognizing that more reconstruction projects were needed, but 70% of aid monies were applied to out-state roadways, rather than metropolitan roadways. Commissioner Wiessner reviewed the proposed 800 MHz communication system among agencies, receipt of federal grant monies and total anticipated cost, noting the need for coordinated communication and efficiencies of efforts by emergency responders. Commissioner Wiessner concluded by acknowledging that County expenses continued to soar for reactive public safety costs, and compared preventative and discretionary programs provided by the County in 1988 with today's