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City Council Regular Meeting - 07/26/04 Minutes - Page 33 recommendations and explaining his rationale for those recommendations. Mr. Beets addressed the City Council portion of the budget and the relationships with community groups and other government entities and agencies, identifying whether to continue membership in the I-35W Corridor Coalition; whether to terminate appropriation to the Roseville Ambassador Foundation; and retain plans for an annual City Council goal- setting session. Mr. Beets recommended cutting the I-35W Corridor Coalition membership and Roseville Ambassador Foundation appropriation and sought Council direction. Mr. Beets noted that, while serving a purpose and having community value, they did not provide direct services to residents. Mayor Klausing recognized the implications to the City and its residents of metro-wide issues (i.e., fiscal disparities) and questioned the value of the associations or impacts of eliminating the City's identity with them. Mr. Beets noted that the City continued to retain membership in the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) and their main function was lobbying the legislature on city-related causes. Mayor Klausing noted that the lobbying efforts of the LMC were state-wide and may represent some communities in opposition to the City's interests. Councilmember Schroeder noted that the 1-3 5W Corridor Coalition was not included in the 2005 proposed budget. City Manager Beets acknowledged that the budget book was his proposed budget and included the recommendations for reductions and increases as outlined in his budget memo. Councilmember Schroeder questioned the impacts to the City's GIS data for the community, provided by the I-35W Corridor Coalition, and whether that savings of $35,000 would be a cost incurred elsewhere. Mayor Klausing opined that the I-35W Corridor Coalition