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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 24, 1996 • Page 8 1 Wagner apologized for not attending the library meeting on September 19, 1996. 2 Faust also apologized for not attending the library meeting. Faust reported his attendance 3 - at a' League of Minnesota Cities Meeting on Improving Fiscal Futures Policy. There will 4. 1. be a position statement on property tax reform published after November. The position 5 statement will then be presented to the League of Minnesota Cities and the Fiscal Future 6 Policy Committee will then receive a copy of what was adopted to use as their blueprint 7 for communication with the Legislature. 8 -, Faust reported his attendance at the Silver Lake Camp Open House on September 15, 9 1996. He estimated that 1,200 to 1,500 people were in attendance. He stated it was a 10 very positive gathering. 11 Faust thanked the St. Anthony Public Works Department, on behalf of the Silver Lake 12 Terrace and Silver Lake Road residents, for the fine job they did on the surfacing and 13 striping of the road. The road is now much more user-friendly to non-automobile traffic. 14 Marks stated that in the September 13, 1996 Police Report,there were five incidents 15 -. - where the Police had referred youth to North Suburban Youth Services. He noted he had 16 _ not seen that many referrals in quite some time. 17 Enrooth reported his attendance at the Salvation Army Open House and stated it was a 18 very positive experience. 19 C. Mayor. - . 20 Mr. Douglas Jones,2505 Silver Lane,reported the St. Anthony/New Brighton Education 21 Foundation will be hosting a Spaghetti Dinner on October 4, 1996 at the St. Anthony 22 Middle School. Tickets are being offered at$5.00 for adults and $4.00 for children. Last 23 year he Dinner has 1,200 guests. This is one of two major fundraisers hosted by this 24 Foundation. The other major fundraiser is a Speech Meet, where 35 schools come to St. 25 Anthony, each bringing 10-20 children to the Meet. The St. Anthony/New Brighton 26 Education Foundation runs all the concession stands for this event. Funds raised are used 27 to support the school and the community. He noted the Foundation is also working with 28 the exchange program to Salo, Finland. Mr. Jones expressed his appreciation for the 29 community's support. 30 Mr. Jones also stated his appreciation to Kim Moore-Sykes,Mike M6rnson and Larry 31 Hamer, for their quick response to the restriping of Silver Lane. He felt this was a real 32 tribute to the Staff of St. Anthony. 33 D. City Manager. • 34 Mornson reported his attendance at a Progress Meeting with the contractor of the 35 Community Center/City Hall. The project is progressing nicely. The office will be sheet