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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 9, 1996 • Page 5 1 Shawn McAlpine, Director of the Salvation Army stated he was in attendance this 2 evening to inform the City of the upcoming 75th Diamond Anniversary Celebration 3 which will be held on September 15, 1996. The Salvation Army has been serving the 4 needs of children from the St. Paul and Minneapolis area at the Silver Lake Campground 5 since 1921. Mr. McAlpine invited City Councilmembers and citizens of St. Anthony to 6 attend the celebration which will include a pancake brunch from 12:00 to 2:00 P.M., at 7 which time they will be dedicating 2 donated facilities on the grounds. There will be 8 events from 2:30 to 6:30 P.M. including clowns, an animal show, musical performances, 9 childrens games, a puppet show, historical display of Silver Lake Camp, craft display, 10 self-guided tour of the grounds; and several unconfirmed events. The evening will 11 conclude with an ending campfire from 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. The Camp Committee 12 will be in contact with the City as plans progress to inform the City of the needs for this 13 event which may impact the City of St. Anthony. They are attempting to secure off-site 14 parking and shuttle service to reduce the impact to traffic flows and may need assistance 15 in providing information to St. Anthony users of Silver Lake. He thanked the Council for 16 the opportunity to share this information and also for their efforts to keep Silver Lake a 17 recreational lake that can be shared and enjoyed together. 18 Mayor Ranallo suggested Mr. McAlpine contact Dr. Carr, of the Silver Lake Homeowners Association. 20 Mr. McAlpine stated the Camp Committee has been in contact with the Lake Association 21 and they have offered to donate boats to facilitate tours of the lake. 22 Morrison asked what type of crowd the Committee was anticipating. Mr. McAlpine 23 stated they are expecting 500 people if the weather is bad and up to 2,000 is the weather 24 is good. 25 Faust asked how many children have attended the camp this season. Mr. McAlpine stated 26 the camp has served 470 campers this year. 27 Councilmembers thanked Mr. McAlpine and wished his success with the celebration. 28 Morrison noted Community Center updates. In the next 60 days, requests will be made 29 for proposals for furniture replacement for the administrative offices and police 30 department offices. Requests will also be made for phone and cabling. The Sports 31 Boosters did approve the $59,000.00 for the additional storage area. 32 Morrison reported the City is in the process of requesting proposals for a Comprehensive 33 Plan consultant. 104 Morrison noted development updates. The Arbors, Arnie Gregory's townhouse 35 development on Old Highway 8 may come before the Council with a revised plat to 1