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-2- mistakes inthis area. had been made in the oast:- Suggestions for other topics for the convention. can be submitted to Councilman Ranallo prior to the League ' s next meeting, December 16th. Councilman-elect Makowske indicated she would be interested in attend- ing the training sessions for newly elected officials conducted by the League of Minnesota .Cities. Councilman Marks requested staff research methods .of providing safer ground bases for playground equipment in Silver Point Park. He also reported his appointment to the Board of Directors for the newly formed Youth Service Board, which would oversee the new community program which would, attempt to keep troubled City youth out of the criminal justice system and to provide immediate response to suicide threats or drug overdose. . The Councilmanindicated that he endorsed signing the joint powers agreement- with neighboring communities to carry out these, prevention.-. programs. Copies of the booklet "Drinks for Driving" provided by _the' St. Anthony Chemical ' Abuse Information Committee for distribution to civic organizations and businesses were given to those present by the Councilman who requested their support of the program. Mr. Childs was asked to present the booklet to the Suburban Chamber of Commerce and the Mayor indicated Ron Taylor, the new Youth Service Bureau counselor would be speaking on this program to the St. Anthony Kiwanis Club. Councilman-elect• Makowske reported a good deal of resident interest in the use of the Walbon property on Old .Highway 8 . The November 15th Planning Commission reported the request for lot split for one of those parcels which the Commission had given concept approval. Councilman I-larks commented that 'he would like to see the entire Walbon tract developed for residential use and Councilman. Makowske speculated that the neighbors might be more open to• a higher density than single family dwellings after experiencing the annoyances they have with the various forms of non-conforming. uses - on that property over the years . She was reminded by the Mayor that the most recent Walbon proposals for development of multi-family dwellings had been considered too dense for the land which was available. Councilman Marks wondered if that assumption would still be valid now that the ownership of the additional triangular piece of land had been resolved. Mr. Childs reported participating in the preliminary fact finding session with the Walbon' s attorney regarding the City 's insistence that all operations in violation of- the Zoning Ordinance on the Walbon property be ceased within 15 days of .the• November .lst notice from the City and he promised to _keep the Council members apprised of future developments in that dispute. The Planning Commission minutes and October liquor operations sales summary were accepted. as informational as was the Manager' s -November 22nd report on the- November 15th bidding on the five city joint fire pumper project which he anticipates would save each community approximately $10 , 000 . A great interest by outstate communities in the program had been demonstrated during recent LMC meetings , according to Councilman Ranallo.