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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> June 9, 1998 <br /> Page 12 • <br /> 1 Voting on the motion to amend: Cavanaugh and Thuesen voted aye. Ranallo, Faust and Marks voted <br /> 2 naye. <br /> 3 Motion failed. <br /> 4 Voting on motion to approve Resolution 98-049: Ranallo, Marks, Faust, Cavanaugh and Thuesen voted <br /> 5 aye. <br /> 6 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 7 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen to approve Resolution 98-050, authorizing the hiring of <br /> 8 two part-time community service officers. <br /> 9 Mayor Ranallo asked if the CSOs would be uniformed and if they would be available at night to <br /> 10 help with the Neighborhood Crime Watch. <br /> 11 Engstrom stated they would be uniformed but they would be civilians,probably a reserve or just <br /> 12 out of school. They will work some days and some nights. <br /> 13 Cavanaugh verified that these positions do increase the productivity of the street.force. • <br /> 14 Engstrom stated they do. The CSOs cannot work the streets because they are not sworn officers <br /> 15 and do not have the power of arrest, but they can perform tasks which will free up officer time. <br /> 16 Motion carried unanimously <br /> 17 _ <br /> 18 D. Councilmembers. <br /> 19 Faust reported he has been reappointed to the Improving Fiscal Futures Committee of the League <br /> 20 of Minnesota Cities. Meetings are scheduled for the summer and fall to allow the members to <br /> 21 bring the City interests and issues together to the Policy Committee for presentation to the <br /> 22 Legislature. <br /> .23 Thuesen reported his attendance at the St. Anthony/New.Brighton Chemical Awareness Task <br /> 24 Force meeting on June 1, 1998. Shelly Freeman, Wellness Coordinator at the St. Anthony/New <br /> 25 Brighton Schools, set up the meeting. The meeting was well attended by people of diverse <br /> 26 backgrounds. There was a question and answer session with the Middle and High School <br /> 27 students and based on their comments,there is an issue with the use of alcohol,tobacco, and <br /> 28 drugs in the community. The meeting ended with the establishment of 7 sub-committees which <br /> 29 will take immediate action on various issues. <br /> 30 Thuesen reported his attendance at a St. Anthony Shopping Center Merchants meeting. There is • <br /> 31 some concern by the group in regard to the old Town and Country building. The traffic flow has <br /> 32 been reduced and this has hurt the businesses. Also the Quarry Center has provided competition <br />