• Jennifer Swanson’s contract — The board approved the extension of Ms. Swanson’s contract with a raise of $2.00 per hour.
• Treasurer NRP Balance - $13,985.50; $9,060.82

Hennepin County Commissioner - Gail Dorfman — plan for ending homelessness, county-wide smoking ban, stadium passed by a vote of 4-3 (she was opposed), she is on the committee for the ball park and wants it to fit in to the city. She started and is the co-chair on a committee to end homelessness, in 100 days will complete a 10-yr plan — prevention is the key. Wants to create a plan for when criminals are discharged from prison. Reconstructing Lyndale Ave. south of Lake St. — will start in May of 2007. Wants to merge city and county libraries. Wants to make HCMC a "Public Benefit Corporation".

Inspector Arneson — 2% ytd reduction in crime. Focusing on robbery — 33^rd & Lyndale. 40% of aggravated assaults are domestics. The rest are about drugs and between neighborhood acquaintances. Saw another rise the first part of December in burglary, usually from career criminals. South of 42^nd St., 75% of the burglaries show no forced entry. -6100 block of Penn — prostitution home or drug house — call 911. Review police officer hours and staffing.

Eric Gustafson - MN Energy Challenge. See attached.

City Council Update — Adding 1.2 Million to library funding — short term fix. Need for more police officers — 43 funded. Still wanting to regulate the size of new construction homes and the size of the lot.

Café Maude — Brought plans for the public to review. Opening in April.

NRP — Proposal was made to have the electors speak at our next meeting.

Respectfully submitted,