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MINUTES City Council Sept. 14, 1988 Announce- Fahe.y reported that in a challenge softball match between the City ments Council and City employees, the City Council won with a score of 11 to 3. However, in the second game, the City staff r•allied with a 3 to 2 victor•y. Agenda Item No. 4 Fahey r•epor~ted that on Saturday, September 17, from 11:00 A.M. until 2:30 P.M., the St. Paul Water• Department will be hosting an open house at their• new distribution center on North Hamline. Summer Julie Cardinal, Community Education Coordinator at Little Canada Elementar•y Day Camp School, appeared before the Council to r•eport on the success of the Summer• Progr~am Day Camp Program that was held at the school. Cardinal presented a video- tape highlighting the program and also submitted a written repor~t which Agenda she prepar~ed. In Cardinal's estimation, the program was very successful Addition and reported that many positive comments were received from both the childr•en participating in the program and their parents. Council repor~ted that they have heard only positive comments about the pr•ogram which was funded jointly by the North Subur!ban Youth Association and the City. Scalze repor•ted that money has been budgeted in the 1989 Budget for the progr~am next year with, hopefully, additional par•ticipation from the North Suburban Youth Association in the cost. Fahey thanked Car~dinal for• her~ r•eport. Park Steve Morelan, Pr•esident, Little Canada Recr•eation Flssociation, appear•ed Donation befor•e the Council and informed them of the Recr~eation Association's Little support of the City's purchase of the Centerville Road property for• par~k Canada land. Mor~elan r•eported that the Recreation Association encourages the Recr~eation City to develop this par•k as quickly as possible to alleviate overcr•owding Association at other City park facilities. Agenda P9orelan repor~ted that about a year ago the Recreation Association infor•med Acidition the Council that they would financially support the Center~ville Road park pr~oject, and Morelan presented to the Cit,y a check in the amount of $200,000 for• that purpose. Fahey thanked the Recreation Association for their support and efforts. Bwana Fahey opened the Public Hearing to consider the application submitted by Archer~y John Larsen, Bwana Archer•y, for a conditional use permit to conduct a CUP r~etail sporting goods sales oper•ation and establish an indoor archery shooting range at 3015 Centerville Road. Fahey pointed out that the Agenda Planning Commission has recommended approval of the concept. Also, the Item No. 5 City Planner~ has submitted a letter recommending approval subject to his r~ecommendations as contained in that repor•t. Lar•sen repor~ted that he is willing to comply with the r•ecommendations of the City Planner. There was no one from the general public present wishing to comment on Page -2-