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1 COUNCIL MINUTES Council Member Bourassa, John Council Member unanimously. FEBRUARY 24, 1992 Elliott moved to appoint Ray Johnson, Brian Bauman and Jacquelyne Farm to the Park Board. Kuether seconded the motion. Motion carried Mayor Reinert asked that all persons not appointed be notified immediately and ask them if their names can be considered for future appointments. Legal Newspaper - Mayor Reinert noted that letters had been received from Sell Publication, Press Publications and the Circulating Pines regarding their bid as the legal newspaper. He noted that the Council had tried to be fair to all who were interested and there were different presentations from them. Council Member Kuether moved to appoint the Quad Community Press as the legal newspaper for 1992 and have a prominent area in the quarterly newsletter stating that if a resident does not get the Quad delivered to their home, they should call city hall or the Quad Community Press. Council Member Elliott seconded the motion. Motion carried with Mayor Reinert voting no. PUBLIC HEARING TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS Mr. Schumacher gave a brief background regarding the use of previously received CDBG funds. This year the City is scheduled to receive $28,738.00. The public hearing tonight is to receive public input regarding the use of the funds. A recommendation for the use of the funds will be given to the City Council on March 9, 1992. Mayor Reinert opened the public hearing at 7:40 P.M. Cynthia Hendricks of Anoka County Community Action Program, Inc., ( ACCAP) addressed the Council. She noted that Council Member Neal is the local representative and works with the seniors in this area. She noted that many seniors do not utilize senior centers and become isolated. The outreach person contacts these seniors. Ms. Hendricks noted that according to the 1990 census, there are 658 seniors in Lino Lakes. Mayor Reinert noted that it would be interesting to see if there is a trend toward younger persons moving to Lino Lakes. Ms. Hendricks explained that at this time, Lino Lakes is the only city of the quad cities contributing to ACCAP through CDGB funds. She noted that some of the cities do not receive CDGB funds and other cities have chosen to use their funds differently. ACCAP does solicit funding from other sources in these cities. Also PAGE 7 oq.