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9 <br /> 1 Mr. Soth proposed several more changes in wording to what the <br /> 2 Planning Commission had . recommended the Council adopt which were <br /> 3 accepted in the following: <br /> 4 Council Action <br /> 5 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve the first reading of <br /> 6 Ordinance 1988-008 to change the definition of "Shopping Center" in <br /> 7 the 1973 Code of Ordinances to: <br /> 8 Shopping Center: any group of four or more retail stores <br /> 9 or service establishments on one or more contiguous tracts <br /> 10 of land in single ownership, comprising 18,000 or more <br /> 11 square- feet of floor area with parking provided on the tract <br /> 12 or tracts of land for use in common by patrons. <br /> 13 ORDINANCE 1988-00.8 <br /> 14 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LICENSES, PERMITS, AND <br /> 15 BUSINESS REGULATIONS, AMENDING SECTION 430:00 <br /> 16 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES <br /> 17 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 18 Councilmembers Cast First "Votes" on New Optiscan Voting Machines <br /> .19 The intricacies of the above equipment were demonstrated by Mr. Hamer <br /> 20 and Mrs. Johnson during the recess from 8: 30 to 8 :55 P.M. called by <br /> 21 the Mayor for that purpose. <br /> 22 COUNCIL REPORTS <br /> 23 Mayor Sundland Asked to Represent Minnesota in Russia <br /> 24 Sundland reported receiving an invitation from the Senate Majority <br /> 25 Leader,- Roger Moe, to participate in the People to People Interna- <br /> 26 tional trip to Russia, September 19th. The Mayor said the only thing <br /> 27 holding him back from accepting was the $4 ,450.00 cost involved in <br /> 28 making the trip. However, his employer had. shown some interest in <br /> 29 making up a part of the cost and Mr. Childs perceived there might be <br /> 30 some interest on the part of St. Anthony service organizations. for <br /> 31 donating towards the trip which would generate such good publicity <br /> 32 for the City. Councilmember Ranallo indicated he could see where <br /> 33 there might be some justification for City expenditure to augment <br /> 34 these donations in view of the honor which would come to the City by <br /> 35 having its Mayor selected from all the other municipal officials to <br /> 36 represent Minnesota in this manner. <br /> 37 Mayor Sundland said he was also going to contact the Mayor of St. <br /> 38 Anthony's "Sister City" , Salo, Finland, to see if she could meet him <br /> 39 in Helsinki during his one day layover in that city. <br />