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^a —2— Councilman 2—Councilman I-larks reported the recent Berger Transfer Company gathering • in the northwest corner of Central Pat. .,for which the Council had approved the serving of alcoholic beverages and aband, had been so loud the Police had to be called. He suggested any- future get-togethers of this type, with loud bands , should-.be held -as far away from residential dwellings as , possible. This reminded the Mayor that he had received a call . from...a Mrs . Stafford on Edgemere Avenue--complaining- of the noises generated. by trucks coming and going on the Berger property all night long. Staff. .will look into this complaint. Councilman Ranallo indicated he . had been the recipient of very favorable comments from the citizenry about- the. efficiency of the Fire Depart- ment in handling. the recent football game injuries . The October Fire Department Report was ordered filed as informational. Motion by .Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to accept the bid from and approve payment- of $1,500 to Tri-State Pump and Control, Hamel, MN. ,. for the repairs to the Foss Road Lift Sta- tion, as recommended by the Public Works Director. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to accept the proposal from Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. for the administration of the City ' s .MSA. fund. account for 1984 , on condition the costs of that service not exceed $2 ,000 . • Motion carried unanimously. The August and- September financial reports for the City were ordered filed as informational. Mr. Childs reported receiving an .Action Alert regarding the proposed federal government legislation which would severely restrict the issuance of Industrial Development Bonds and polled the Council members for direction for a response. The general consensus. was that these bonds might in the future, .as they had in the past, serve the needs of the City for redevelopment as well as. new development projects', citing the use of- these tools as the - impetus .for the development of the industrial park and the renovating of the Apache Mall. The Manager will write a letter opposing the legislation. Mr. Childs had provided the recap of 1982 audited financial statements sent by the State Auditor and he drew :the Council ',s attention to the fact that in many instances the per capita measurements comparing St. Anthony with other cities in the - same class were very favorable to the City and the City 's bonding indebtedness was significantly below- stat e. .levels . Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marls to direct staff to write to the Metropolitan Council indicating the St'. Anthony Council strongly supports the Association of Metropolitan • Municipalities policy statement regarding the Economic Development Policies proposed by the Metro Council that the Metropolitan Council should continue , as mandated by the State , . to "plan" , but not to "operate" development programs.