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1 get behind a community effort to raise money to install a permanent • 2 (rather than portable) band shell in Central Park as the City' s effort 3 for the celebrations. He said with the excellent high school band and 4 civic orchestra St. Anthony has, there should be no problem scheduling 5 concerts in the facility all summer long. Councilmember Marks indi- 6 cated that as a member of the St. Anthony Civic Orchestra he had 7 played many times in community band/orchestra shells from Stillwater 8 to Lake Harriet and a City band shell had been a dream his wife had 9 held for a long time. He agreed that temporary band stands always 10 proved inadequate. 11 Marks Participates in Training Sessions for New Youth Service Bureau 12 Board Members 13 An overview of the organization' s history as well as its goals and 14 purposes were included in these sessions, which were a part of the YSB 15 Board' s "first ever" annual meeting held a few weeks ago, according to 16 the Councilmember. 17 DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEE REPORTS 18 Marks Not Surprised by Penalties Imposed by District Judge Christensen 19 The Councilmember pointed to the high alcoholic contents and weak DWI 20 sentences imposed by the arraigning judge, indicating they were 21 consistent with what he had observed when he served on the jury under • 22 Judge Christensen. He said he was composing a letter to let Judge 23 Christensen know just how unhappy he was with this type of sentencing. 24 Sundland Glad to Get Reserve Report 25 Although he was somewhat puzzled by the sharp drop in public assist 26 incidents between the March and April Police Reports, the Mayor said 27 he was glad to get the April report on the Police Reserve activities. 28 Mr. Childs said he would check on the discrepancy although he was 29 fairly certain a change in report format had accounted for the 30 differences in that category. 31 The April Financial Report was ordered filed without comment. 32 CITY MANAGER REPORTS 33 May 18, 1988 Staff Meeting Notes 34 There were short discussions of the Stonehouse restroom remodeling, 35 the new liquor warehouse grand opening and the fact that Vadnais 36 Heights would be taking the City' s old voting machines before the 37 above were ordered filed. Mr. Childs said he would not anticipate 38 the issue of pull tabs would be resurrected during the meeting with 39 the Sports Boosters related to revamping the ball fields in June 40 because that decision has to be made at Council and not staff level. • 11