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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 8,2018 Page 11 Commissioner McGuire stated it is going to be a group effort in finding markets for recyclables because there is a down turn in finding those markets. Legislation is needed for providing incentives for markets and this really is a State-wide and National effort as a lot of people are recycling, which is a good thing, but a mar- ket needs to be found those recyclables. Councilmember Laliberte stated she has heard from a lot of the City residents about issues with road congestion and noticed Commissioner McGuire discussed focusing on walkers and bikers. She wondered what is being done about the road congestion. Commissioner McGuire stated most of the County's funds are going into roads. She stated the County is very focusing on making sure the congestion and roads are safe and accessible. She stated the County partners with the cities, State, and Federal governments and there needs to be revenue in the system to partner with the County. She stated the County is very committed to the roads. She men- tioned walkers and bikers for the safety concern, but the County is conscious of people of all modes. Councilmember Etten asked how the birth to three program will connect with the school systems. Commissioner McGuire stated the County is on a continuum and needs all of their partners for the continuum. In many cases, the County sees the kids first and then the schools see them, so with this grant the County is focused on the continuum of birth to three years. The County works with families and the schools. Because the grant is a pilot grant, the County is very focused on what the County has con- trol over and to help families be as healthy and stable as possible when the chil- dren enter the school system. With the pilot grant the County is exploring what can be done with it. Councilmember Etten reiterated the point on crisis in mental health services. He thought the first housing for mental health was the County. He would look for the County to be a leader in that by providing help along with the cities helping where needed but he felt this needed to start with the County because of the expertise. Mayor Roe stated a part of the Rice/Larpenteur vision plan involves a couple years, working with an outside entity to facilitate the implementation, get some projects underway, and look at the structure and fiscal organization of how this goes forward. He stated the City is looking at the County for a financial contribu- tion to that effort. b. Approve Pathway Master Plan