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City Council Meeting Minutes January 26, 1999 Page 5 1 Cavanaugh reported on his attendance at a Citizen's League breakfast that morning at which the 2 Y2K issue was discussed. He presented a Citizen's Action.Guide, adding that while business 3 and government may be making preparations, citizens as a group are not well-informed or being 4 taken care of as a constituency. He added Y2K is also a citizen's issue independent of 5 government, and asked Mr. Mornson to obtain a copy of the Red Cross' guidelines publication. 6 He added that if a national organization such as the Red Cross is presenting such a case for 7 preparation, the City's residents should be made aware of what Y2K will mean for them. 8 9 Ranallo stated the'Council had discussed the high school graduation rate in St. Anthony, which is 10 90%as confirmed by Faust. 11 12 E. Mayor. 13 Ranallo reported on his attendance at the D.A.R.E. graduation, adding he had mentioned 14 Neighborhood Crime Watch in his presentation and has already had calls from residents 15 interested in becoming involved. 16 17 Ranallo stated the Cable Commission had its first meeting with City Managers or designees in an 18 attempt to improve relationships between the Commission and its cities. He added all residents should be aware that cable hookup is free of charge. 21 F. Cily Manager. 22 Morrison stated he and Todd Hubmer, WSB, are finalizing a letter to the DNR requesting further 23 funding for the flood mitigation process, adding this marks the start of a new lobbying effort. 24 25 Mornson stated Public Works Director Jay Hartman is working with Rieke Carroll Muller 26 Associates on.issues related to the water filtration plant. He added an inspection was completed 27 and some repairs were deemed necessary which are under warranty and will be covered by state 28 and federal operations funding. 29 30 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS -None. 31 32 IX. NEW BUSINESS. 33 A. Questions for City Manager Regarding:Flood Water Mitigation Work session. 34 Ranallo stated a meeting was,held January 25, 1999 with regard to flood control efforts, and 35 asked whether the Council had any questions for Mr. Mornson for clarification by the engineers 36 before the next meeting. 37 38 Faust asked for clarification with regard to the different prices of pipes, and the exact water 39 retention capacity in Silver Point Park. Ranallo asked whether smaller pipes could be utilized without decreasing the 100-year flood 42 protection.