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Mounds View City Council April 11, 1983 Regular Meeting Page Nine Councilmember Linke brought the Council up to date on the plans made so far for the Festival in the Park, and sb'.wed a sketch of the winning button. Councilmember Linke reported he had received notifi- cation from the Ramsey County League of Local Governments that they will be meeting with the State Legislators on April 20, with everyone welcome. Councilmember Hankner reported that she had attended tiLG seventh annual dinner of the North Suburban Youth Service Bureau, of which she is on the board of directors, at which Tim Smith was recognized for his involvement in the program. Councilmember Hankner reported she is also on the board of directors of the North Suburban Development Achieve- ment Center, which works with pre school handicapped children and retarded adults, and they will be holding a bowl -a -thon as a fund raiser. Councilmember Blanchard reported she had attended the April 6 Planning Commission meeting, at which they recommended approval of an extension for the Miller property. They were also happy with the recommended changes to the sign ordinance, they gave conceptual approval for Mr. Norb Yenish to build a 70 unit motel and will be working with him in the future. She reported they are considering a new zoning district for the mobile hare parks, R -5, and they are presently working on the existing zoning to bring it into conformance with the Comp Plan. Mayor McCarty reported that at the hearing on the airport, the City did not get its point across, that it was a local issue, and that the entire process of house file 829 was geared to a single airport. Mayor McCarty reviewed the action that took place, and expressed concern that the City gather all the support possible, as the issue must still go through the Senate. He asked that one of the members of the Council who was associated with the DFL Club contact them and ask them for their support. Russ Warren identified himself as a member of the DFL Club and stated the Council was after the Club for using an improper name, and then turns around and asks for their help. It was pointed out that Mr. Warren's reply was not from the DFL Club itself and the Club should be contacted. There was discussion among the Council as to why certain members had voted at the DFL Club to table their recommen- dation for further study. It was pointed out there were people who did not understand the issues at hand and the impact of an ILS on the City, and the item had been tabled to give them time to study it. Mayor McCarty asked that the DFL Club be contacted to set