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-6- -When Councilmember Enrooth asked about the connection between this organization and the Youth .Service Bureau for whom support is also being sought, Councilmember Marks • told him .he knew from having participated in the planning for both organizations, the intent was- to coordinate and not duplicate both activities. The Councilmember said after the May 15th meeting of the Executive Board of the Youth Service Bureau, he should be prepared to make a -presentation of that organization's new goals and to seek Council support of the. projects the Bureau would be undertaking in the future. Motion by Councilmember Ranallo and seconded by Councilmember Enrooth to appropriate $1 ,200 towards the support of the St. Anthony Chemical Awareness Committee projects. Motion carried unanimously, After the two committee representatives had gone, Councilmember Marks told the Council Mr. Fruth was a wine distributer and there had been some very lively discussions on the Committee about whether working in the industry could be con- sidered to be incompatible with the Committee objectives. Mayor Sundland said he saw no more incongruity with Mr. Fruth's job. and his service on the Committee than there was for the City to `support the committee concept at the same time. it sells_ liquor because "not everybody who drinks is an alcoholic Councilmember Marks said it was. his personal observation -that the "liquor industry were doing a wonder- ful job. tryingto educate, the public on the responsible use of alcohol ." Councilmember Ranallo commented that he knew Mr. Nelson was trying very hard to train his personnel not 'to contribute 'to the problem. The Liquor Manager said that was -certainly, correct and he indicated that even the ads he runs carry a message urging moderation in drinking and warning against driving after drinking. One of the biggest problems bar owners encounter, Mr. Nelson added, is the fact that some of the younger patrons are mixing chemical substances with alcohol because, if a problem arises later, it's very Bard to detect the drugs as readily as the alcohol when drugs may have actually incapacitated the user. The Edward J. Hance supplemental report, on pre-trial matters conducted at the Hennepin County Municipal Court April 28th and the March Financial Report were ordered filed along with a copy of the minutes of the April 21st meeting of the District #282 School Board following a short discussion of the anticipated meeting of representatives from the -Board and' City Council to negotiate a new lease for the City's use of the Park View facilities. As he had reported in his May 9th memorandum, Mr. Childs reiterated that the City auditor had indicated he .would be more comfortable if the policy the City had adopted in 1985 establishing a 35% level of financial reserves to be maintained with any excess to be appropriated to a fund fr=.jwhich capital equipment expendi-tures could be made, were put into resolution form in anticipation of the possibility that the City might accumulate more than 6` 35%:,reserve in 1986. Motion by Councilmember Ranallo and seconded by Councilmember Marks to adopt Resolution 86-0.20. RESOLUTION 86-020 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A LEVEL OF FINANCIAL RESERVES a AND APPROPRIATION OF EXCESS THEREFROM Motion carried unanimously,