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-8- enforcing parking restrictions. When. the resident said the same family pushes the • snow from their property to in .front of his home, the Public Works Director indicated the City Ordinances do prohibit .that and said he.has been making every effort to enforce that law, but indicated he might have missed a violation in front of Mr. Preussner's house. Motion by- Councilman Ranallo and .seconded by Mayor Sundland to direct the City Manager and Attorney to research an ordinance which would reasonably address the problem of repairing automobiles on City streets. Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Marks reported the Suburban Youth Service is experiencing funding pro- blems and is trying to get $20,000 from the youth support network. Several negative balance items in the July 31st Financial report were discussed with the Manager and Carol Johnson who confirmed thatthese balances were a result of expenditures being made before revenues were col.lected. Mr. Childs suggested the Council members could see that illustrated if they cross referenced the budgeted amount for those items. However, he added, this might not be true with liquor revenues, which the Manager anticipates .won't come in as budgeted and would require a budget adjustment sometime soon. The August 22nd staff notes; water supply report from the -Minnesota Department -of Health; and a letter from Bill Soth regarding his intention of separating Doppler Radar costs from other .billings, were discussed briefly and ordered filed. • As the Mayor had requested at the August 14th Council meeting, the Sister Cities International program had been included in the Council agenda and related litera- ture included. in the packet for Council consideration. Councilman Makowske indicated her first impression of the proposal had changed and she now believed that if the program .had the support of the community it might be a worthwhile project for the City to undertake. Mayor Sundland reiterated he perceives the program offered an opportunity for people-to-people rather than government-to-government contact. and for better relations among nations once they get to know each other better. Councilman Ranallo was concerned that the ethnic makeup of the City might prompt a dispute over just which cities should be contacted by.City residents and groups but was later convinced that there might be no ethnic ramifications at all if the selection is made by service boards, churches and schools: . Councilman Marks noted that the program had the strong support of the National League of Cities who had offered many resource materials to help communities to implement the program. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to request staff to contact the various community churches, schools, and service organizations to see if there is any interest in setting up affiliations with a city or cities in other countries through the Sister Cities International , including the payment of the membership fees for the International . Motion carried .unanimously. • Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to adopt the resolution which authorizes the City's participation in the Community Development Block Grant. program.