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C=TY O F S T . ANTHONY COUN C= L M=NUT E S MARC H 2 4 , 1 9 8 7 The meeting was opened at 7 : 30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Sundland. Present for roll call: Marks, Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, Makowske. Also present: David Childs, City Manager Jerry Gilligan, Dorsey & Whitney, City Attorney State 'Representative John Rose Brings Council Up-to-Date on Pending Legislation The Mayor thanked the legislator for taking time out of his busy schedule to do the above. Representative Rose' s response was to say he wanted the Council to know what legislation was coming up and was seeking their counsel on how he should vote on some 'of those bills. Prior to giving his report, Representative Rose distributed copies of the new Minnesota map and on the March 20th issue of the Session Weekly, put out by the House Public Information Office, which had won its Public Information Officer, Jean Steiner, national acclaim for provision of good government information. The legislator indicated the greatest focus and most attention would probably be given to the upcoming tax bill which the Ways and Means Committee would be reporting on the following evening. His comments and Council reaction on some of the bills were as follows: 3 :00 A.M. Bar Closings Rose -reported he has had considerable communication with St. Anthony and the surrounding communities on this bill and tended to agree that the impact of having impaired drivers passing through these communities would be significant; -said he had not supported the bill and didn' t expect there was enough support to get the bill through the legislature. Liquor Monopolies Rose -said he had also been contacted by persons from St. Anthony regarding the adverse impact the proposed bill to go back to liquor distributor monopolies would have on the munici- pal . liquor operation;