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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • February 24, 1998 Page 7 1 Marks reported it was clear at the recent Parks Task Force meeting that there are a number of 2 unresolved issues. He noted the Task Force has not been able to view the parks and that more 3 progress will be made in the spring of the year. 4 5 Marks reported the Sister City Committee continues to work on the visit of the people from 6 Finland. They visitors will.participate in a concert at City Hall on the evening of April 24 with a 7 formal City recognition of them at that time. He stated it would be helpful if the entire Council 8 could be in attendance. The Finnish Band will also be giving concerts at the Landmark Center, 9 the high school and Wilshire Park. He noted there are volunteers for the home stays and the 10 dinner-on Sunday and asked anyone else who is willing to volunteer to_contact City Hall. A 11 schedule will be distributed when completed. 12 13 Cavanaugh reported his attendance at a workshop at the Annual Planning Institute. He stated he 14 had come away with a different sense of the Planning Commission's role than he sometimes 15 senses in the City of St. Anthony. In the models presented, the Planning Commission had more 16 of an activist role in the City. 17 18 Cavanaugh asked that the recognition event for volunteers by placed on the next work session 19 agenda. 0 Cavanaugh reported that Village Fest is very much behind schedule. Some of the subcommittees 22 are having to go ahead with certain phases of the planning even before an initial planning 23 meeting has been held. He suggested that the City become more involved with the 24 administration portion of Village Fest. 25 26 Mayor Ranallo noted that he had offered Cavanaugh his help but has heard nothing since. He 27 stated that in the past, the Council has called the meeting themselves. 28 29 Cavanaugh stated he will make another round of telephone calls and talk to Bob Foster and Sue 30 Johnson. 31 32 Thuesen reported he had received a telephone call from a person who had volunteered with the 33 Castle Heights Park in Columbia Heights. That park was put together solely by volunteers and 34 he stated he was very impressed with the efforts of the volunteers and fund-raising. He will be 35 obtaining a packet of information in regard to the architectural firm of that park and will provide 36 it to the Parks Task Force. 37 38 D. Mayor. 39 Mayor Ranallo suggested City Manager contact Warren Rolek, Superintendent of Schools,to ask 40 is there are any students who are interested in government and would like to volunteer as a clerk in the Council Chambers. 43 E. City Manager.