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City Council Meeting Minutes April 13, 1999 Page 7 Cavanaugh reported that ACTION will hold an intergenerational dialogue on Saturday, April 17, 1999 in the high school cafeteria,the purpose of which is to gain perspectives from,5 generations and brainstorm ideas for the community. He added the dialogue will commence at 9:00 AM and should be over by 2:00 PM. He encouraged councilmembers to attend, adding that the group is very excited about this event. Ranallo noted that this year marks the 10th anniversary of VillageFest, and re-iterated the need for volunteers. Marks reported on a recent meeting of the Sister City organization at which the Salo dance group visit in June was discussed, and noted an added venue. He stated that Salo's Mayor/Manager will be retiring in a month and the organization discussed ways to honor him. He added the organization will meet every 2 weeks until the dance group's arrival. Faust reported on his attendance at a legislative day held by the League of Minnesota Cities at which he, Thuesen and Mornson discussed tax, local government, levy limits, redevelopment, and other issues with elected officials. He expressed the importance of the City maintaining close contact with the League and state elected officials. Thuesen reported on a recent Community Services Advisory Council meeting which was spirited and the discussion was lively. He expressed encouragement that this is a reflection of the community as a whole as people are watching and aware of what is going on in the community. He stated a representative from the Sports Boosters brought up the issue of lack of fields in the community both now and in the future. He added that some discussion ensued with regard to City involvement in this issue. Thuesen stated there is great interest within the community regarding the timetable for completion of parks construction, as well as the possible sale of the Salvation Army camp. Thuesen reported on his attendance at the League of Minnesota Cities'legislative day, which Was interesting and informative. H. Mayor. Ranallo reported that cable operator MediaOne is currently updating their equipment and some residents may experience outage during the daytime. Ranallo noted.'that the City's sales tax is different from that in Minneapolis, and residents should specify this when making purchases or paying bills so they are not charged Minneapolis sales tax. Mornson stated that City staff is compiling a letter which residents can submit to utilities suppliers, and interested residents should contact City Hall.