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-3- September 28th. Donations from Council and staff were accepted and pictures were taken by the Bulletin reporter. Motion by Councilman Marks .and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to authorize the Kiwanis Peanut Day fundraiser to be conducted on St. Anthony streets September 28, 1984. Motion carried unanimously. The Mayor reported he had received a call from Douglas Kentock the previous even- ing regarding what Mr. Kentock considered to be an increase in air flights over the City. Mr. Kentock suggested the City might request the same noise measurements be taken for this area as are being taken for cities near the airport. Mayor Sundland said this call had reinforced his own observations while attending the Miracle Sunday observance at Faith Methodist Church, where the speaker's address was drowned out by the sound of large planes flying overhead. He reminded those present that this was not an unusual occurence since, in response to resident complaints in 1982 and 1983, he had written to the Metropolitan Airport Commission questioning at that time whether the airport traffic patterns had not been altered to send more flights over the City. It was the Mayor's recommendation tht he, the City Manager, and several concerned residents should meet with the Commission Chairman to discuss the problem. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth .to direct the Mayor and City Manager to set up an appointment with the Chairman of' the Metropolitan Airport Commission to discuss with him what is perceived by the City to be an increase in air traffic over St. Anthony. Motion carried unanimously. The Chemical Abuse Information Committee had conducted its Kids, Sports and Drugs program for high school students the previous Tuesday night, Councilman Marks reported and the response had convinced the Councilmember that "the greater com- munity is concerned about the drug problem among City youths". Councilman Marks reported each student who participates in a school activity had to sign a pledge not to use drugs or alcohol , which was witnessed by his or her parent. The success of this program can only be evaluated in the years to come, the Councilman said. At 8:22 P.M. , the Mayor opened the public hearing to receive resident input on the allocation of what is estimated would be approximately $33,857 in Revenue Sharing funds for 1985. A notice of the hearing had been published in the August 28th Bulletin and posted at various locations throughout the City. When no one present responded to the Mayor's invitation to speak to the issue, Councilman Marks inquired whether the funds could be used for the senior housing 202. project. He was told that:;such funds had traditionally been used for capital equipment purchases and building maintenance, for which the need would be great next year. The Mayor indicated the City had historically stayed away from utilizing these funds for long term expenses like salaries which could present major funding problems for the City if Revenue Sharing is eliminated in the future. The hearing was closed at 8:25 P.M. with the final budget to be prepared by staff for Council approval at a later date.