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22 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 25, 2000 Page 12 1 Chief Engstrom pointed out that there are two new program_ s for the Year 2000, which include a 2 bike patrol and alcohol compliance checks. 3 Horst asked about details of the bike patrol and Chief Engstrom responded that the community 4 would be patrolled and in the residential areas as much as possible. One intention is to promote 5 personal contacts with the citizens and Chief Engstrom believes the bike patrol will be an asset 6 for the community. 7 Thuesen offered his support for the bike patrol and inquired if the DARE program continued to 8 be successful at the schools. Chief Engstrom stated that the program has been a tremendous 9 asset for the community and provides an avenue for interaction and connections with the officers, 10 kids,parents and the school. 11 Cavanaugh thanked Chief Engstrom for his presentation and stated that, on behalf of the commu- 12 nity,the City would like to express its appreciation,for the excellent service the Police 13 Department has provided. 8 14 C. City Manager. 15 City Manager Michael Mornson reiterated that three town meetings were held last year in con- 16 junction with the Police Departments and that City Staff is coordinating with the Police Depart- 17 ment to hold another town meeting. The purpose will be to discuss crime watch and the Mayor 18 would provide an update on projects. An agenda is being drafted and the main focus will be a 19 type of"State of the City" address. 20 Cavanaugh expressed his opinion that an open house would be good to hold in conjunction with 21 the town meeting. 22 Mornson further reported that there was a meeting with the School Board last February, and an- 23 other meeting scheduled for May 23 before the regular meeting of the Council. Consequently, 24 the Council meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. 25 Furthermore,the citywide cleanup date is scheduled for May 6,2000 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 26 Anyone interested in assisting with the cleanup,please contact Public Works Director Jay 27 Hartman. 28 Additionally,Friday,April 28,2000 is the date for the volunteer dinner. Mornson encouraged 29 everyone to attend and said the response so far has been excellent. •30 Mornson reported that the 29th Avenue Street Reconstruction Project is scheduled for the May 9 31 City Council meeting, but could be postponed if the legislative session has not adjourned by that 32 date.•Furthermore,the moratorium issue for the Salvation Army project is scheduled for the May 33 9 City Council meeting as well.