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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 8, 2018 Page 10 7. Business Items a. Ramsey County Commissioner, Mary Jo McGuire Ramsey County Commissioner McGuire provided an updated on County activi- ties for the City Council. Councilmember Willmus thanked Commissioner McGuire for coming in and giv- ing an update. He stated a few weeks ago Chief Mathwig was before the City Council and talked about a mental health liaison position within Roseville. Also, the Council had an update by the County Sheriff about some funding, he was able to bring back to the County Board. He wondered if there was a solution there with the County to be more proactive on crisis intervention, the mental health component that communities within the County might be able to better utilize so each of the communities does not have to fund those positions. He would like to see the City and County work on this and see where the County Board is at on some of those things. Commissioner McGuire stated that was an excellent idea and a great issue area where the communities and County need to partner on. Mental health issues are something that involves every aspect of the County work and she was aware of the additional resources needed. She stated she has talked to the County Public Health Department as well about partnering with cities, so whatever the County can do to coordinate with those resources and help provide County staff to help the cities. She is willing and open to looking at that and how it can work. Mayor Roe stated that is something the Sheriffs Department and suburban chiefs have been working on. He thought St. Paul had their own program in place and the City was talking about a suburban/Ramsey County activity to be more specific on that. He stated he was just at a meeting of Mayors and City Managers from several local suburban communities, including New Brighton and Mounds View, and there is a thought and effort to look at partnerships between the cities and County. Councilmember Willmus thought at some point it would be nice to get an update on the progress of Rice Creek Commons. He understood, regarding organics, that the City's Public Works, Environmental, Transportation Commission recently met and is going to be coming forward with some solutions. Commissioner McGuire stated she can definitely give the Council an updated re- port on Rice Creek Commons. The County is moving along with the project and County staff will set up a time with the City to update the Council on details. Councilmember McGehee asked how it is working out with the garbage burner the County owns now. The City has heard a lot about recycling and she wondered how the City as a community can be careful and cognizant of what happens to those things that the community recycles, or thinks are being recycled.