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1 Engstrom Named Officer of the Year by Fridley Knights of Columbus 2 Mayor Sundland said he had attended the appreciation dinner where 3 the BVM Council of the Knights of Columbus had honored Captain 4 Richard Engstrom as St. Anthony' s Officer of the Year. The Mayor 5 reported that in addition to the award, Captain Engstrom had been 6 given a choice of charities to whom. the Knights would donate 7 $150 . 00. He said he had been impressed when the recipient chose 8 to split the donation between the Red Cross and the Salvation Army 9 because both organizations "had given so much help to the St. 10 Anthony community after the 1984 tornado. " 11 Mayor Sundland asked Councilmember Ranallo, who is Grand Knight of 12 the Fridley Knights of Columbus Council, to convey his own and the 13 rest of the Council' s gratitude for this recognition of the City 14 Police Department. 15 Makowske Perceives North Suburban Mayors Association Responsible for 16 Area Plug in Travel Magazine 17 Councilmember Makowske passed around a copy of the latest AAA travel 18 guide which touted the north Minneapolis area as a good vacation 19 choice, saying she suspected this might be one of the first efforts 20 by the Association to gain more recognition for the northern 21 metropolitan area. In the same regard, Mayor Sundland reported 22 arrangements have been made to have Brooklyn Park Mayor Krautkremer 23 appear before the Council in February to lobby support for an • 24 increased Association budget to continue those efforts . 25 Ranallo Reports Busy Schedule for Gopher One Call System Board 26 Members 27 The Board of Directors for the above organization has been very 28 active, Councilmember Ranallo said, setting up and taking bids for 29 this legislative mandated system. The organization is responsible 30 for identifying all underground utility, natural gas and oil lines 31 and providing such information to anyone who seeks permission to dig 32 anywhere in the state, thereby avoiding ruptures similar to that 33 which occurred in MoundsView. The Councilmember said the Board on 34 which he serves have been meeting with representatives of the area' s 35 utility companies in an attempt to computerize all available grid 36 information. However, the problem still remains to identify 37 underground lines like the gas line the City encountered when they 38 were rebuilding St. Anthony Boulevard which no one knew anything 39 about. Even gas grills which residents put. in, with or without the 40 gas company' s knowledge, pose special problems for the system, he 41 added. The Board is now ready to take bids on the system and the 42 Councilmember indicated he anticipated there would be a lot of 43 activity from now on starting with an informational meeting in Grand 44 Rapids the following day. 4 •