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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 11, 1997 • Page 3 1 Councihnember Marks reported the Sister City Committee is in the midst of making 2 arrangements for the Fire Brigade Band from Salo, Finland who will be visiting St. Anthony 3 this summer. 4 B. Mayor. 5 Mayor Ranallo reported Gary Bergstrom has been named as the Manager of the CUB Foods 6 Store. On Thursday, April 3, 1997, CUB Foods will hold an "invitation only" tour of the 7 store and Friday, April 4, 1997, the store will be open to the public. Mayor Ranallo reported 8 the Cable Networking Program will be doing a story on the history of the CUB Food Store 9 locating in St. Anthony. 10 C. City Manager. 11 City Manager Mornson noted the proposed agenda for the Joint City Council/School Board 12 meeting to be held on Tuesday, March 25, 1997. 13 There was Council consensus that the date and proposed agenda were fine. 14 Mornson reported he and Public Works Director had met with Jim O'Brien last week to 15 review the specifications and discuss the demolition schedule of the old City Hall/Community 16 Center building. Bids will be advertised and will be due, tentatively, on April 25, 1997. Council will approve the bid at the regular City Council meeting on May 13, ,1997. Mornson 8 noted if road restrictions are removed prior to the scheduled May 15, 1997, Council may want 19 to hold a special meeting to approve the bid. The target project completion date is July 1, 20 1997. Mornson indicated that if the tennis courts are located on that site, they may not be 21 completed until September or October of 1997. He explained the Public Works Department 22 will be constructing the tennis courts according to the design plan of BRW, Inc., and they will 23 not be able to get on the site until July 1997, which is the busiest time of the summer for 24 them. 25 Enrooth suggested the sentence in regard to the tennis courts in the tentative demolition 26 schedule be reworded as it may be misinterpreted. 27 Mornson reported three facilities had been considered for a new location of a polling place. 28 Wilshire Elementary and Chandler Place were considered but both facilities have parking 29 difficulties. It has been determined that the best location for a new polling place is the Public 30 Works building. 31 Mornson reported'representatives of the Cities of Roseville, Fridley, Arden Hills, and New 32 Brighton, and the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, have all toured the City Hall/Community 33 Center within the last two weeks and all were impressed with the facility. 34 Mornson noted Community Services has requested a directional sign be placed in the entryway. Staff has consented to this request. Community Services has also requested that a