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be used in cases similar to the request from Mrs. King of 517 - 15th Avenue S.W., New Brighton, that she be allowed to leave enough of her fence which is now on City property near the holding pond to enable her to enclose the plantings and trees she has planted on that pro- perty. Mr. Vickrey said the agreement is tailored to move any adverse rights to that property. Mr. Dennis Engle, a member of the Mirror Lake Manor Board of Directors, said a poll is being taken of his group regarding the removal of the fence and continuance of the existing chip pathway around the holding pond for the use of joggers. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Mayor Miedtke to approve the concept of the Encroachment Agreement prepared by the City Attorney for use in such instances and places as the Council deems necessary. Motion carried unanimously. John Wagner and Jerry Ballot, of the St. Anthony Kiwanis Club, appeared to seek permission for their organization to solicit donations for peanuts on the main intersections of and in the commercial buildings throughout the City on Friday, September 24, 1976 and to put up explan- atory signs at the corners of 33rd Avenue N.E. and Silver Lake Road and in the new park area north of the shopping center. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Haik to grant the request of the St. Anthony Kiwanis Club to solicit donations for peanuts, on September 24, 1976, at the sites requested and to put up the appropriate signs which will advertise the project as requested. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was recessed at 8:30 P.M. and reconvened at 8:35 P.M. to hear comments from James Wiehoff regarding the employment of city re- sidents in the City government. Mr. Wiehoff posed a list of questions dealing with the efforts made by City staff to seek residents to fill job openings, the number of persons on the City payroll, a comparison of the last five years budgets and percentage of raises granted to City employees. He also wanted to know the amount of reserve which is kept under investment, and requested that a copy of each agenda for each Council meeting be sent to his home prior to each meeting. The Mayor pointed out to Mr. Wiehoff what it would cost to provide this service for every resident and told him the agendas are available at City Hall at least a day before each regular meeting of either the Council or Planning Board. He also suggested that most of the infor- mation Mr. Wiehoff had requested would not be readily available during a Council meeting and suggested that more accurate figures could be gotten directly from the staff at City Hall. It was also pointed out that hiring a professional consultant to make a cost study of the City staff would entail another costly item to be budgeted for. Mr. Wiehoff and the other two residents who were with him were then invited to -4-