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I REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING <br /> 2 OCTOBER 26 , 1993 • <br /> 3 PAGE 2 <br /> 4 <br /> 5 <br /> 6 page 5, line 49: Correct "eighteen" to "twelve" <br /> 7 page 6 , line 9 : Insert between "the" and "group" the word <br /> 8 "DARE" <br /> 9 page 6, line 18 : Correct "Braslow" to "Braslau" and "St . <br /> 10 Anthony" to "Minneapolis" <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Motion carried unanimously <br /> 13 <br /> 14 <br /> 15 David Braslau recently visited Finland and was able to spend <br /> 16 half of a day in Salo. Salo is St . Anthony' s Sister City. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Mr . Braslau met the Mayor of Salo and his wife for dinner . He <br /> 19 presented them with gifts from St . Anthony. He also gave them <br /> 20 a copy of the City ' s newsletter . There was an article in the <br /> 21 newsletter regarding St . Anthony ' s interest in building a new <br /> 22 City Hall . The Mayor found this quite interesting as this is <br /> -23 an interest of Salo' s leadership as well . <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Mr . Braslau felt a new City Hall is unlikely in the immediate <br /> 26 future as the .economic conditions in Salo are very dire. The <br /> 27 unemployment rate is twenty percent compared with seventeen <br /> 28 percent in Finland. The economy was negatively impacted <br /> 29 because a large percentage of Finland ' s products were exported <br /> 30 to Russia and this has now stopped . <br /> 31 <br /> 32 There have been two new shopping malls built in Salo, but Mr. <br /> 33 Braslau felt they may have a rather dismal future for success . <br /> 34 <br /> 35 He toured the "Blue Horse" which is a cultural center in Salo <br /> 36 and includes a craft center, an art gallery, and shops . <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Although Salo' s Mayor does not speak English, he can read it . <br /> 39 He would like to .establish a letter exchange between . Salo' s <br /> - 40 students and St . Anthony students . Mr . Braslau has met with <br /> 41 Dave -Abrahamson regarding this proposed exchange. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Mr . Braslau was thanked . for his report . <br /> 44 <br /> 45 <br /> 46 5 . LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Motion by Wagner, second by Enrooth to approve the following <br /> 49 license applications : <br /> 50 <br />