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1 convert a major portion of that shopping area into alternative housing 2 for elderly and "empty nesters" in the hopes of freeing up housing 3 stock for younger families with children. The Mayor added that 4 because the Council can' t force people to move out of their homes , 5 those efforts might not have been as successful as had been hoped for, 6 but he assured those present that the Council was doing everything 7 they could to make the transition easier for all concerned. 8 Councilmember Makowske indicated she had found "quite exciting" the 9 portion of the report on the survey of the community the Council had 10 received the same night as the school hearing, which revealed there 11 are many more young families living in St. Anthony than the Council 12 had thought there were before the survey was taken. 13 Councilmember Enrooth commented that a lot of the misconceptions 14 related to the City' s intent towards Parkview could have been 15 instantly cleared up if residents who were upset had just phoned 16 Councilmembers to get their perspectives on the issue. He pointed out 17 that all Councilmember ' s telephone numbers are listed in both the St. 18 Anthony and Bell Telephone directories and the Council has always had 19 a policy of making themselves as accessible as possible through that 20 medium. 21 Mayor Sundland agreed that if residents had approached the Councilmem- 22 bers directly, they would have found out right then and there what the 23 Council planned or didn' t plan for Parkview which "might have thrown 24 some water on the conflagration before it had progressed to the point , 25 it had. " He then echoed Councilmember Enrooth' s invitation to "call 26 us up anytime you have concerns about what we' re doing" . 27 Legislative Session Report Given by State Representative John Rose 28 The legislator indicated a coronary in October had somewhat curtailed 29 his activities and delayed his giving the Council the report he likes 30 to give at least twice each session. However, he assured the Council- 31 members that the "clean bill of health" his doctor had recently given 32 him allowed him to resume his legislative and sports activities "full 33 tilt. " 34 Representative Rose said he thought the booklet he had distributed, 35 which had been put out by the League of Municipal Legislative Commis- 36 sion, contained a good characterization of the tax property issues 37 the legislators are facing this session. He also indicated both he 38 and Senator Marty appreciated being kept fully informed by Mr. Childs 39 related to the City' s water contamination problems being presented to 40 the Minnesota Health Department at this time. He said he had been 41 working closely with School District #282 on legislation which would 42 fund a study of cooperative efforts between St. Anthony, Fridley, 43 Columbia Heights , and Spring Lake Park. 44 he legislator did not anticipate any wine in grocery stores legisla- 45 tion this session, but, as a member of the House Regulated Industries 6