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-8- <br /> enforcing parking restrictions. -When the resident said the same family pushes the <br /> snow from their property to in :front of his home, the Public Works Director <br /> indicated the City Ordinance-s do -prohibit that and said he has been .making..every •. <br /> effort .to enforce that law, but indicated' he might have missed a violation in : <br /> front of Mr. Preussner's house. <br /> Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Mayor Sundland to direct the City <br /> Manager and Attorney to research an ordinance which would reasonably address the <br /> problem of repairing automobiles on City streets. <br /> Motion carried unanimously. <br /> Councilman Marks reported the Suburban, Youth Service is experiencing funding pro- <br /> blems and is trying to get $20,000 from the youth support network. <br /> Several negative balance items in the July 31st Financial report were discussed with <br /> the Manager and Carol Johnson who confirmed that these balances were a result of <br /> expenditures being made before revenues were collected. Mr. Childs suggested the <br /> Council members could see that illustrated if they cross referenced the budgeted <br /> amount for those items. However, he added, this might not be true with liquor <br /> revenues, which the Manager anticipates won't come in as budgeted and would require <br /> a budget adjustment sometime soon. <br /> The August 22nd staff notes; water supply report from the Minnesota Department of <br /> Health; and a letter from Bill Soth regarding his intention of separating Doppler <br /> Radar costs from other billings, were discussed briefly and ordered filed. <br /> f As the Mayor had requested at the August 14th Council meeting, the Sister Cities <br /> International program had been included in the Council agenda and related litera- <br /> ture included in the packet for Council consideration. Councilman Makowske <br /> indicated her first impression of the proposal had changed and she now believed that <br /> if the program had the support of the community it might be a worthwhile project <br /> for the City to undertake. Mayor Sundland reiterated he perceives the program <br /> offered an opportunity for people-to-people rather than government-to-government <br /> contact and for better relations among nations once they get to know each other <br /> better. <br /> Councilman Ranallo was concerned that the ethnic makeup of the City might prompt <br /> a dispute over just which cities should be contacted by City residents and groups <br /> but was later convinced that there might be no ethnic ramifications at all if the <br />,y selection is made by service boards, churches and schools. Councilman Marks noted <br /> that the program had the strong support of the National League of Cities who had <br /> offered many resource materials to help communities to implement the program. <br />` Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to request staff to <br /> contact the various community churches; schools, and service organizations to see <br /> if there. is any interest in setting up affiliations with a city or cities in other <br /> . countries through the Sister Cities International , including the payment of the <br /> ..membership fees for• the International . . <br /> Mot ion carried unanimously. <br /> . . :Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded -by Councilman Makowske to adopt the resoluti� <br /> which authorizes the City'.s 'partici'pati'on in ,the Community Development Block'Grant <br /> program. <br /> ti <br />