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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 3, 1988 PAGE 6 12. Board of Review (continuation) The City Council requested some clarification from the City Attorney as to the appropriate procedure the City should follow in conducting its Board of Review. In the City Attorney's letter dated April 25, 1988, Knaak stated that the City Council could appoint a non -Council member to sit on the Board of Review provided for in Minnesota Statutes, and a if a non-Councilmember is appointed to -the Board Of Review, the Board can act with the non -Council member as party of the majority. Because there should be a majority of the Council attending this review, the Council discussed looking for a citizen that would be interested and had expertise in appraisal or real estate values to sit on the Board of Review. Councilman Johnson felt there was some way the Council could handle this without asking the public to do it. A suggestion was made for one of the City clerks to sit on the review --they did not have to live in the City. The consensus of the Council was that sitting on the Board of Review was part of their job and would bring this up at the next meeting. 13. Charitable Gambling"Permit Request The Heart of Minnesota Great Dane Club, Inc., 8989 42nd Street N., Lake Elmo have applied for a charitable gambling permit because they proposed to have a raffle to benefit itself, the Morris Animal Foundation and the Humane Society. The City Council had no objections to this request. 14. Bid specifications for pickup truck The Council reviewed the revised bid specification for a 1988 7200 G.V.W. 4 x 4 Extended Cab Pickup and eliminated the FM radio. The Maintenance Foreman had recommended that their old truck be given to the Building Official or the Parks Department for their use. The Council felt the vehicle the Building Official has now is very appropriate. The Council would like to see the old truck, which is 6 years old, go as a trade-in so they requested that the bid include with or without a trade in value of our present truck. M/S/P Graves/Johnson - to approve the submittal of the bid specifications for a 1988 7200't .V.W. 4 x 4 Extended Cab Pickup as modified and according to our purchasing policy. (Motion carried 4-0). 15. Request from Parks Commission for ordinance prohibitting glass containers in city parks At the last Parks Commission meeting, there was discussion on the broken glass in our parks (particularly Tablyn and Pebble Parks). The Maintenance Dept. is spending a great deal of time cleaning up this fall and the Commission felt that it may be appropriate for the Council to adopt an ordinance prohibiting all glass containers from our parks. They realize that this will not be the easiest ordinance