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-2- Service awards were presented to. the following employees by the Manager: Five year anniversary awards to Wally Davis, Mike Scholl , Quent McClure and Linda • Anderson, Liquor Store employees and to Bob Vezina of the Fire Department; Ten year anniversary awards to Kenny Fredrick, who formerly served in the Fire Department, Joyce Melcher of the City offices, Monroe Hall , Jr. , Dan Kramer, Scott Swanson of the Fire Department, and Lauren McClanahan of the Public. Works Depart- ment, and Sam Landers and Steve Genoshe, Liquor Store employees; Fifteen year anniversary awards to Lila Johnson, License/Billing Clerk, Bob Lee of the Fire Department, and Lee Entner, Fire Chief; Clayton Olson and Dick Kristyniak of the Public Works Department, and Bill St. Clair, a Liquor Store employee; and Twenty-five year anniversary award to Larry Hamer, Public Works Director. Mr. Childs commented that the recipients represented about 20% of the City work force and he perceived were an indication of the committed type of persons who serve the City. Mayor Sundland congratulated the employees on behalf of the City business community, residents, and staff, indicating he personally wanted to extend his own heartfelt thanks not only to these people who were observing their service anni - versaries, but to all employees who, he perceives, "work very hard to make St. Anthony a special place to live". The Mayor said he believed these expressions to be especially appropriate at the end of 1984, a year in which St. Anthony had been hit by a tornado and all the employees had worked above and beyond duty throughout the crisis. Chuck Wiger, a Metropolitan Councilmember, indicated he had just dropped by to say "hello" to the City staff and Council . He observed that he hoped that he would someday qualify for one of the service awards by having served the City as their_ representative on the Metro Council for five years. The Mayor explained that he had written to the Governor to tell him how pleased the City was with the way in which Mr. Wiger had represented St. Anthony's interests at the Metro Council and to urge Governor Perpich to reappoint Councilmember Wiger to a second two year term on that board. The City's representative responded by saying it had been a pleasure to work with Mr. Childs and staff as well as the Councilmembers and Mayor, and he concluded his remarks by reporting that Mayor Sundland had recently been appointed to serve on the Metropolitan Council Telecommunications Task Force, "a very important Metro Council commission". William Bowerman was present to report that the Planning Commission had recommended approval of the requests from the Video World in Apache and the Hair Station, 3909 Silver Lake Road, as reflected in the minutes of the Planning Commission meeting held December 11 , 1984. Commissioner Bowerman read the motion which recommended the Council should grant a conditional use permit to Howard Applebaum which would allow him to open a video cassette sales and rental store in a 1 ,900 square foot area on the south side of the Apache Plaza Mall , under the conditions set for similar operations in the City, which the applicant had indicated he found acceptable during the Commission hearing on the proposal . Councilman Makowske indicated that she would like to see the three statements on the application form which must be answered affirmatively, included in the Council 's motion, although Commissioner Bowerman had indicated the Com- mission had not included them in their motion, perceiving that the proposed use had met all the requirements and criteria set by City and state statutes for granting a conditional use permit. • Councilman Ranallo mentioned that he had noted the hearing had been erroneously referred to as a "meeting" in Line 7, page 2 of the minutes, which the secretary indicated would be corrected at the next Commission meeting.