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Regular Council Meeting March 12, 1991 page 6 1 Mayor and City Manager will complete the survey. The main purpose of 2 the survey is determine how the Bank can be of help to the City of St. Anthony. The Mayor noted that it had previously offered to handle the administration of First Time Homebuyers Loan Program applications. 5 He felt that St. Anthony was a difficult city to implement this type L of program as there were limited opportunities for purchasing a home that would meet the requirements of the program. R 9 Mayor Ranallo attended a Girl Scout meeting which included scouts from 10 Wilshire Park School and St . Charles School . He presented the proclamation 11 designating Girl Scout Week. 12 13 B. Report of the City Manager ly 15 1 . Purchase/Replanting of Boulevard Trees 16 The Council received a draft letter which will be sent to residents who 17 have expressed an interest in purchasing boulevard trees. The letter 18 indicated that the City no longer has funds to purchase trees but could 19 offer tree purchases to residents at substantial discounts. 20 21 The Mayor stated he really dislikes the loss of trees if no residents 22 are willing to purchase them. He suggested that service organizations 23 in the City requesting funding for trees be contacted. The City Manager 24 noted he has a letter already drafted for just this request of service 25 organizations. 26 S 27 Mayor Ranallo inquired how the nursery is progressing which was started 78 ten years ago. The City Manager advised there are only about four trees 29 left and they will be planted near the cemetary. 30 31 Councilmember Enrooth inquired how the City usually plants trees and what 32 source of funding has been used. The City Manager responded that funding 33 has previously 'come from the Beautification Fund but those funds are 54 now being used for the Recycling Center. Also, money from the Doppler Fund, 35 which was left , allowed for the planting of twenty trees last year. 36 37 Doug Jones, a St . Anthony resident, advised that service organizations 38 will provide the funds but would not provide the labor for planting. 39 The City Manager stated that City crews will plant boulevard trees. 40 41 2. Road Reconstruction Task Force - Interim Report 42 Connie .Kozlak represented the Task Force and presented its Interim Report. 43 She observed that the considerations of the Task Force did not include 44 boulevard trees. Ms. Kozlak also noted that there were relatively few br, members who attended all of the meetings of the Task Force. Mayor Ranallo 46 felt some publicity could be done to -interest residents- to participate. - 47 He referred to the experience of the Recycling Committee after some pub- 48 licity was given and it generated considerable community interest and 49 participation. 50 •