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, -2- • in an Emergency Program. Manager Disaster Preparedness Course in Maryland, January 23rd . through January 26th with all expenses , except meals , paid. Councilman Ranallo reported the League of Minnesota .Cities is setting up a Legislative Communications Committee on which Mr. Childs indicated he had agreed to- serve as the City ' s legislative contact in the coming year. Chief Hickerson introduced. the four police reserves who had completed their training and would be sworn in that-evening. Carol Johnson administered the oath of office - to Janet. Rantala, David Hrbacek, Paul Olson , and Dominic-. Cotroneo. The- Mayor and each- of the Council members extended their personal congratulations .to the reserves and told them how valuable they perceived. their . volunteer service would be to the City. There would now be seven reserves. in his department, according to Chief Hickerson, and the Mayor indicated he believes ten would be the most the City could efficiently use to the benefit of the City and the volunteers themselves . He then presented the Chief with a check for $175. 00 from the St. . Anthony Kiwanis Club. for the purchase of locks to be used in a .burglary prevention display , which had been requested by Sergeant Puffer. There was an in depth discussion of- the efficient manner in which the 17 inch snowfall had- been removed by the Public Works Department from the City streets December 28th. However, Councilman Enrooth noted that the inability of surrounding communities to clear their streets • had prevented passage much beyond the City boundaries . Councilman Marks said he recognized the -problems the City has trying to get all the walkways plowed out, but indicated he would like to see them cleared as soon as humanly possible , especially the one on- the Soo Line Bridge on Silver Lake Road where walking was risky for the first few days after the storm. Mr. Childs said, although the bridge is - the County ' s responsibility, he would request the Public Works Director to keep a close watch on the condition of that walk- way in the future. Councilman. Ranallo recalled a recent discussion on the Council related to charging for services delivered by the City saying one resident had wondered whether the City. could undertake the job of clearfhg,_;- driveways. at the same time they plowed - the roads , anticipating the City crews would respond much faster than private firms . A large percentage of the forty alarm calls recorded in the November Police Report were the result of faulty .alarm systems in two Apache stores , according to Chief Hickerson. He agreed with Councilman Ranallo that a recent home burglary in' the City while the family was attending a funeral seemed to indicate it would be prudent for. families not to list their home addresses in. obituaries . That report, along with the November Fire Department Report and the December liquor • operations summary were 'accepted as informational following a report on .the -latter by the . Manager. - Mr. Childs indicated he believes the annual net liquor operations figures would be brighter than the eight percent drop in gross sales reported in December as compared to last year' s gross sales.