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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • May 12, 1998 Page 7 1 Cavanaugh noted his attendance this evening at a first time program to welcome new residents in 2 the City of Falcon Heights. He stated he will be looking into this idea. 3 Mayor Ranallo noted that VillageFest is still looking for donations for funding. 4 Marks reported that City Clean-Up Day went very well. He thanked Jerry Faust for his help. 5 Marks reported that the Volunteer Dinner went extremely well. 6 Marks reported that the St. Anthony Orchestra will be holding a fund-raising event on Saturday 7 and encouraged all Councilmembers to attend. 8 Faust reported that City Clean-Up Day was a success. The event was well organized and he 9 appreciated the help of the Kiwanis, City Councilmembers and City Staff. The event provides a 10 good opportunity for residents, brings people together, and is fun. 11 Faust reported his attendance at the Silver Lake Residents Association Meeting. He stated that 12 the new Salvation Army Camp Director is focused and forward-looking. An appraisal has 13 recently been done on the Camp. This was done as a good business practice to acknowledge the 14 assets of the Camp. Faust reported there was discussion at the SLRA Meeting in regard to a .10 study to determine a baseline of water quality in Silver Lake. This had been discussed previously and it was agreed that Rice Creek Watershed District would contribute$5,000,the 17 Cities of New Brighton, Columbia Heights and St. Anthony would contribute $3,000 each and 18 the SLRA would contribute $3,000. The study was on hold waiting for the Association to obtain 19 the funds. The Association approved a resolution last night to provide the $3,000 for the study. 20 Faust reported his attendance at the Annual Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. This was a 21 good meeting and it was amazing to see the depth and breadth of people nominated and selected 22 as Villager of the Year and Business of the Year. 23 Thuesen reported that a lot of gratitude and appreciation had been expressed for being included 24 in the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner at the recent Community Service Advisory Council 25 Meeting. The group had stated that in previous years they felt they had been overlooked. . 26 Thuesen stated he has also received a lot of positive feedback from other residents who attended. 27 He thanked all the people involved with that event. 28 D. Mayor. 29 Mayor Ranallo reported his attendance at the St. Anthony Health Care Open House. He noted 30 that many of the four-bed rooms have been changed to two-bed rooms and two Alzheimer units 31 have been added, one for considerable care and one for lesser care. The Center complimented 32 City Staff, particularly the City Manager and Management Assistant, for the work they did. They also thanked the Police and Fire Departments for their help and noted that construction was completed without any items being stolen.