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Regular Council Meeting February 26, 1991 page 5 • 1 are also being accepted at the bank who will match the first $200 2 received. On Fridays in the bank pre-stamped envelopes and stationary will be available for patrons to write to those service men and women 4 serving in the Middle East. Addresses of those serving will be at the 5 bank sites. He noted that finacial assistance and advisors will be available at all F of the Marquette banks for members of service people' s families. 10 Mayor Ranallo advised there are presently five residents of St. Anthony 11 serving in the Middle East. He noted that members of the City Council 12 have written to them and suggested their names and addresses be made 13 available at the Marquette Bank Apache. i4 15 B. Council Reports 16 17 1 . Councilmember Enrooth 18 Councilmember Enrooth had nothing to report at this time. 19 20 2. Councilmember Marks 21 Councilmember Marks noted he had attended the most recent Planning 22 Commission meeting to view his "students". He arrived after all of the 23 agenda of the Commission was completed. 24 25 Councilmember Marks stated he had attended a number of meetings which 26 addressed the City Orchestra's upcoming trip to Salo, Finland. Salo, �7 Finland is the Sister City of the City of S=. Anthony. 78 29 Councilmember Marks observed that the City Council has no policy which 30 addresses its relationship with a Sister City. He felt a Sister City 31 Committee should be established and suggested it have representatives 32 of the School District, City Council ,. the City Orchestra, churches in 33 the community, and community organizations represented on the Committee. 34 He felt this Committee would be necessary to give. the Sister City Program 35 some direction and make it a viable organization similar to what has been 36 put in .place for the Historical Society. 37 38 Councilmember Enrooth recalled that former. Mayor Sundland had done all of 39 the organizing for the Sister City Program and was the entire "committee." 40 41 The Mayor requested the City Manager to do some research on the Sister City 42 Program and pursue a specific agenda on this matter. He suggested that 43 the Orchestra may be interested in hosting and sponsoring some cultural 44 event in the spring which would focus on a Finnish-oriented theme. 6S 46 3. Councilmember Fleming 47 Councilmember Fleming had nothing to report at this time. 48 49 4. Mayor Ranallo $0 The Mayor advised he has heard from several residents regarding use of volunteers.