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1 when he - '. returns to the City to ascertain --his interest in serving on -_ • <br /> 2 this, board-.- <br /> 3 Negotiations With School District to Continue <br /> 4 ,- Mr. Childs said he :and the Mayor would be meeting : . later' this week : <br /> 5 with District -28.2 School Board Chairman . ; John Durand- and <br /> 6 Superintendent Dr. Crystal Meriwether in an attempt to . keep the <br /> 7 dialogue going on the Parkview issue. Mayor Sundland reported that <br /> 8 - in addition, a meeting to discuss general city . and school concerns <br /> 9 between the Mayor and Board liaison ,, had been scheduled, similar .to <br /> 10 ones held in the past. Interestingly, this meeting had been <br /> 11 initiated -by the school. <br /> 12 Manager Contacting Firms to Do -Community Survey <br /> 13 Mr. Childs indicated his performance of this task the Council had <br /> 14 given him had been made easier when the Star Tribune: - had carried a <br /> 15 . story on cities who are, doing similar surveys , which gave him the <br /> 16 names of several other firms to contact. <br /> 17 Council Finds Owners ' Plan to Refurbish St. Anthony Shopping Center <br /> 18 Disappointing <br /> 19 The City Manager -told Councilmembers Makowske and Marks ,. who had not <br /> 20 yet viewed the above plans left with him by the center • <br /> 21 representative that week, that he was certain they would be as <br /> 22 "uniformly unimpressed" with them as the Councilmembers who had seen. <br /> 23 them were. He told them that, instead of the extensive renovation, <br /> 24 the owners ' spokeswoman had promised to encourage the Dairy Queen <br /> 25 owner to stay in the center , only a $60 , 000 facelift is now planned. <br /> 26 Mr. Childs said that amount is supposed to cover the costs of <br /> 27 painting the brick and the support columns and hanging canvas over <br /> 28 the walkways this fall and- striping the parking lot next spring. He <br /> 29 perceived the only good thing had been that the City had at last had <br /> 30 an opportunity to . meet with someone in the flesh who actually <br /> 31 represented the Portuguese family who owns the center. The Manager <br /> 32 reported that person had told him. the center is in a family . trust <br /> 33 now that the patriarch has died and the family doesn' t want to sell <br /> 34 it or change its mode of operation, intending to put no more than the <br /> 35 cash flow back into the center. Mr. Childs said he perceived the <br /> 36 center 'is not updated, it will be even harder to get good tenants to <br /> 37 generate cash flows for improvements. He told Councilmember <br /> 38 -' Makowske no - explanation had been made why the owners had failed to . <br /> 39 sign the leases of the good tenants who had wanted to move there. <br /> 40 PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> 41 Council Authorizes $1 , 263 , 150 Tax Levy to Cover 1988 Budget <br /> 18 <br /> 1 <br />