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Minutes i~ ~ Regular Meeting October 11~, 197b page !~ Councilman Ecklund presented Council with a $100.00 check for Playground LIDO DONATION Equipment from the Lido Cafe. Clerk-Administrator will cotrrey the City's FOR PARK thanks to Mr. Labalestra and the Lido Cafe. ~UIpMENT Mayor Warkentien mentioned that the Riwanis Club is still considering POSSIBLE RIWAN- a $300.00 donation to the Park Development Committee. IS DONATION Engineer Lemberg noted there had been many complaints on the sodding Sob MN STATE AID on Arona ATenue and that it has now all been replaced. Seven trees were PROJECT - put in on Arona and Garden Avenue. Engineer Lemberg stated that 3 "bird- GARDEN, AROMA baths" had been detected and would be corrected. He also stated that the AND CRAWFORD Sob was essentially completed. He also noted that .State Aid would pick up more than originally anticipated and he would be submitting, for approv- al, the final request for payment and at that time would set up the assess- ments. Councilman Labalestra stated that the Liquor Store inventory had been com- LIQUOR STORE plated and that the tabulation was in progress. He also stated that the INVENTORY AND present pricing procedure is inadequate and that we should go to a coded INVESTMENT OF system. Councilman Labalestra also suggested that the surplus funds in LIQUOR FUNDS the liquor account should be invested. Council suggested that C1erk- Administrator Barnes and Councilman Labalestra get together and decide how to invest the funds. Clerk-Administrator Barnes informed Council that the Fire Department is FIRE DEPARTMENT hazing their annual get-together on November 6, 1976, and would like ANNUAL GET-TO- Council members and their wives to attend. Zhe Fire Department would GETHER 11/6/76 like to know in advance how mater are planning to attend. Clerk-Administrator Barnes told Council that Recreation Advisory PROPOSED SPRING Committee member ParRl Rurpiewski has made a proposal for 6 softball SOFTBALL PRO- teama. Council sanctioned the proposal. GRIM Mayor Warkentien mentioned that magq people in Precinct #2 had discussed POSSIBLE RE- the possibility of moving the polling place from City Hall. Many resi- LOCATION OF dents do not like to cross Snelling Arenue and are unable to climb the PRECINCT #2 City Ha11 stairs. Council discussed the possibility of moving the polling POLLING PLACE place to Como Park Lutheran Church. Attorney Kenefick Mated this could be accomplished by passing a resolution. Council decided to wait until after the election as moving the polling place at this late date would moat likely cause a lot of confusion. Mayor Warkentien mentioned he had received a note from Mrs. Thom in re- REII~URSEl~NT garde to reimbursement to her for planting her own tree on the boulevard TO MRS. R~IOM to replace the diseased elra tree removed by the City. Mra. Thom also FOR BOULEVARD requested reimbursement for removing the stump of the removed elm tree TREE REPLACEMENT and for dirt to fill the hole left by the stump. Councilman Steele moved, and it was seconded by Mayor Warkentien to re- imburse Mra. Thom $23.00 for the new tree she planted on her boulevard. Upon a vote being taken the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkenti$~, CounciLaen Black, Ecklund, Steele and Labalestra and the following voted "nay": None. Motion carried.