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-6- Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve a license • under Section 445:00 of the City Ordinance for the fund raising gambling events sponsored by the Legion in their clubrooms at 2701 Kenzie Terrace N.E. , for which a $100 application fee would be charged. Motion carried unanimously. The water and sewer bills, which had gone out that week, represented a 47% sewer rate increase and a 12% water rate increase. The billings also spelled out that of the money received by the City for sewer charges, 19%went for City costs and 81% would be. passed through to the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission, according to the Manager, who tol-d;'Councilman Makowske the Public Works Director had partici- pated in the calibration of the metering stations. However, he noted that. the rate of increase in the MWCC charges to the City had slowed appreciably since their representatives had met with the Council . Councilman Makowske reported on her attendance at the October 17th Ramsey County League of Local Government where Chuck Wiger, the City's representative on the Metropolitan Council , had reported on the Metro Council- and its effectiveness. They City Council member indicated she had been impressed with the discussion of pro- vision of transportation for the elderly, which Councilman Makowske perceived should be a concern of City officials as well . In lieu of a lengthy verbal report on the meeting, the Councilman -indicated she would be passing around pieces of literature she had collected at the meeting which might be of interest to the rest of the Council and Mayor. Mr. Childs said he believes an insurance settlement for the Hertogs ' property would be made very soon and he anticipates the owners would be in during November to present their proposal for replatting their property into seven residential lots. The Manager has had no further information regarding the Johnson plans. Mayor Sundland indicated he and Mr. Childs would be meeting w1th the Metropolitan Airport Commission Noise Abatement Staff the following morning and said he intended to request the Commission take sound measurements in the City, as they have in other communities, so City officials would have objective points of reference for dis- cussion with residents who call complaining about the airplane noise levels over St. Anthony. In his. October 8th memorandum related to the Sister Cities International , the Manager had reported that there had been over 10 community organizations who had expressed a desire to be represented on a proposed committee related. to the Sister Cities program. Mr. Childs had also indicated he perceived there would be no problem with justifying the expenditure of $100 for membership fees with such a positive response from the community and had given his recommendations on how the advisory committee should be set up and administered by the Council . When the discussion turned to the selection of a Sister City for St. Anthony, Councilman .Makowske commented that, with the level of interest in the program which had been demonstrated by such a varied cross section of the community, she perceived there would probably be no reason for limiting the contact to only one city. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to authorize the City's participation in the Sister Cities International Program by payment of the $100 membership fee; to set up a Sister Cities Advisory Committee .made up of representa- tives from the various organizations who have indicated an interest in participation