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1 Aye: 2 Nay: 3 10 Enrooth, Ranallo, Sundland, Makowske. Marks. Motion carried. 4 Following the vote, Councilmember Makowske reiterated the concern she 5 had previously expressed that the community not allow charitable 6 gambling to take the place of what she considered to be a moral 7 obligation to give directly to charitable causes rather than through 8 charitable gambling. 9 REPORTS 10 COUNCIL 11 Councilmember Makowske Reports Attendance at October Meeting of the 12 Ramsey County League of Local Governments 13 The Councilmember indicated a number of candidates for public office 14 from around the area had appeared at the meeting and, unfortunately, 15 those who appeared seemed to have adopted the same style of campaign as 16 is being waged in the federal senatorial and presidential races where 17 candidates have chosen to tear their opponents down rather than to 18 concentrate on their own good qualities. She said she had been personally edified that campaigns in which she had been involved in the eo past had been carried on in such a negative fashion, which she perceived 21 only tended to turn off the voters. 22 Because the candidates' presentations had taken up so much time, 23 Councilmember Makowske reported there had been no time left for a vote 24 on the various resolutions offered by the Legislative Committee which 25 had been deferred to the next RCLLG meeting. This left more time for 26 the other Councilmembers to study the information she had provided at 27 the last meeting and to give her direction on how she should vote on the 28 resolutions. 29 The Councilmember reported the RCLLG was going to give an award to the 30 agency the members perceived was doing the best job for their 31 communities she asked for suggestions for candidates for this award. 32 Historical Committee to Hold First Meeting Very Soon 33 Councilmember Makowske reported Ruth Harris would be joining her 34 committee. She also said she had recently met a man who had lived in 35 St. Anthony from 1921 to 1936 and had attended school at the Silver 36 Lake School, which was once located across 33rd from what is now the St. 37 Anthony Community Center. He had told the Councilmember he and about 38 twenty others who had attended the same school met every six months 19 and had what appeared could be a wealth of information related to the i City's history which he was willing to share with the Committee. When 41 Mayor Sundland suggested Robert Davies who was in his 70's and had lived