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e3 Parks: The Council will be asked to consider passing an ordinance which will enable us to create a park board in order to be eligible for state and federal park grants. Roads: Abolish the position of Road Supervisor and name a Working Foreman in- stead; pay slightly more than truck drivers. The Trustee in charge of roads would get mileage at 9V per mile besides regular Council pay. Voter Registration: this will be necessary within two years under recent law when the number of voters reaches 800. Phone calls: calls to Councilmen would then be directed only to the Councilman in charge of area of complaint. Clerk: perhaps next year the Village Hall can be kept open for business for four hours daily, five days a week. Try to reach our objectives with the Youth Center, the Post Office and others. We must see our Village in terms of the future. REGULAR BUSINESS Mr. Bohjanen moved to accept the application for a kennel license by Mr. Wm. Morrison of 6297 Hodgson Road. Seconded by Mr. Rosengren, carried. Mr. Rosengren moved to release the bond held for Johnson Bros. on the first series of borrow pits as the Engineer stated that all work was satisfactorily completed. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal, carried. The clerk read the list of cigarette licenses which had been issued. A request from Mr. Ralph Nathe of the "49" Club for Sunday liquor was read. Mr. Rosengren moved that the Attorney draft an ordinance to issue Sunday lig(uar licenses, that we have the State Inspector check the "49" Club and make his recommendation to Mr. Locher, that if theordinance is published in the paper by Friday, Jan. 12, 1968, # 31-B, the ordinance to be considered passed, then the Attorney should instruct the Clerk to issue a license to Nathe Bros. upon receipt of $100 payment, good until June 31; with a copy of the ordinance to be sent to the Liqudr Control Commissioner. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal, carried. (Ordinance was passed.) Mr. Miller read the ending fund balances for 1967. Mr. Rosengren inquired whether funds in the Debt Redemption Fund could be transferred. Mr. Locher replied that no funds could be transferred until all bonds are paid in full. The Clerk was instructed to check with Mr. Hill on the amount still owed on St. Bond #2. Mr. Bohjanen reported that the C&BDC had should have the new signs very soon. He ution on the Rice Creek Watershed to the the County Commissioners. There will be of Municipalities subcommittee on zoning cancelled their last meeting, but that we asked the Clerk to send a copy of our resol- Fridley Rice Creek Watershed Assn., also to a meeting Jan. 10 of the Anoka Co. League and subdividing codes in the County plan. Mr. Cardinal reported that the next P&Z meeting would be Jan. 17th. He asked that the Clerk write a letter to Commissioner Bob Burman, asking him to attend the next Council Meeting and indicate the plans of the County for road work in Lino Lakes for 1968. If he accepts the press should be notified. Mr. Rosengren stated that he would be working on cost estimates on a couple of roads over the next few months. He asked the Clerk to report on the total gas gallonage used by the Village in 1967.