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City Council Regular Meeting.Minutes November 26, 1996 • Page 5 1 Saturday to discuss the issues and opportunities for the school district. These were informative 2 and thought-provoking meetings. 3 Faust reported he and City Manager had attended the League of Minnesota Cities Policy and 4 Adoption Conference for upcoming legislative policies. He stated he had a copy of the report 5 that any interested Councilmembers could read. 6 Marks reported he had attended the Antique Show at Apache Plaza which had great attendance. 7 Marks reported he had attended the St. Anthony Orchestra Board meeting last Thursday. He had 8 also attended the School in the 21 st Century meeting. Marks noted he is on the Education 9 Committee for the Healthy Community/Healthy Youth. He stated he also felt the organization 10 was moving ahead. 11 Enrooth reported his attendance at a meeting of the AMM regarding the future of cities. He 12 reported part of the Metropolitan Council's discussion was the increase of three quarter million 13 people by the year 2010 in the metropolitan area and the impact to the infrastructure. He stated 14 he felt this was an important issue. 15 C. Mayor. Ranallo reported he had visited the 1 st graders at Wilshire Park. He noted the children 18 are well informed about the fire department and the police department. The children are also 19 involved with visiting the residents of the nursing.home. 20 Mayor Ranallo reported he had received a call from Mark Stenglien, the new Hennepin County 21 Commissioner. He stated he would like to meet with the Mayor and set up a schedule to attend 22 Council meetings and answer questions that may arise. Mr. Stenglien also asked what Hennepin 23 County could do for the City of St. Anthony. Mayor Ranallo reported he had mentioned that the 24 Hennepin County Sheriff s department could help the City with their police work. 25 D. City Manager. 26 City Manager Mornson reported he felt the four major issues for this legislative session resulting 27 from the League of Minnesota Cities Policy and Adoption Conference are telecommunications, 28 property tax,tax increment fmancing, and transportation legislation. 29 Mornson reported Ramsey County will be holding a public meeting in regard to the 37th Avenue 30 Bridge Project at Apache Plaza on Tuesday, December 3, 1996 from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. Ramsey 31 County will present a rendering of Silver Lake Road as it currently exists and ask the residents 32 what they would like to see done. Mornson explained several options and the costs. He 33 explained Option 1 - Base, would be MnDOT Standard and include ornamental metal railing. This Option would cost$43,000, all of which would be paid with federal funding. Option 2 - Intermediate 1, would include custom ornamental railing and decorative lighting and would cost 36 $63,680. Federal funds in the amount of$43,000 would still be utilized but the City of St.