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-3- fountain recently installed in the park area. Mrs. Wagner indicated she was the event chairperson and told those present the dedication • ceremony would be conducted in the .park -at 7:00 P.M., "rain or shine" and the reception which would follow would be held in the Silver Point Park warming house in the event .it rained. Mrs. Wagner said the event would also mark the Gardenette 's twenty-fifth anniversary and special honor would be paid to ,the Gardenette ' s- ,/member Jennie Amundsen, for . all the effort and .-time she had spent on the fountain project. Invitations were being sent to - all contributors, City and School officials , as well as friends and neighbors, the Garden Club spokesperson said, and the event would be publicized on the Kiwanis community events sign across the Boulevard from the park as well as in a news story written by Larry Jones, the Bulletin news writer and photographer who . .was taking pictures of Mrs. Wagner as she spoke. The event chairperson told the Councilmembers the Gardenettes had purchased 100 pieces of shrubbery with which they would need some help from. the Public Works Department to transport and plant sometime that week. Mr. Childs said he' knew Mr. Hamer was well aware of the time frame involved and was planning to provide the assistance the Gardenettes had requested. The Mayor congratulated the Garden Club members on their City beautification project and indicated he was happy to see Mrs. Amundsen's efforts recognized in the manner they proposed. He also said he appreciated hearing about the other projects the Gardenettes planned for this area as funding becomes available. State Representative John Rose indicated he had come to the meeting that evening because he perceived the Council would be interested to learn that he had been appointed to serve on the committee appointed by the Governor to study the Moundsview pipeline since it had now been determined that Amoco also has a pipeline running under the City. The legislator promised to report back periodically on the issues involved: The Manager told him the City had just notified its residents about the existence of the pipeline in the "Newsletter" which accompanied the water bills informing them that the pipeline under St . Anthony is seamless and of a low, rather than high, pressure-type, unlike the gas lines which burst in Moundsview. Representative Rose suggested any calls the City might get concerning the pipelines be referred to him so he could dispel any false rumors about their safety which might be circulating. He also told Councilmember Marks he would not anticipate- specific state legislation to control the pipelines would result from the study because the existing statutes are very clear,. that the federal government has jurisdiction. However, the state legislator said his purpose in coming that evening had been to assure the Council that the local communities who would be the first responders in any emergency, would be kept fully apprised of the procedures to be followed. In the absence of ,the Planning Commission repreesentative, Mr. Childs reported the recommendations of the Planning Commission