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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • August 11, 1998 Page 4 1 Faust stated he echos Cavanaugh's accolades about what the volunteers did for VillageFest and 2 stated that he enjoyed the silent auction. He stated he is heartened by the community survey 3 which indicates a lot of the things being done are validated by the community. He noted this 4 survey will be published in the next Bulletin. Faust extended his appreciation to the VillageFest 5 volunteers. 6 C. Mayor. 7 Mayor Ranallo stated he will be sending a letter to thank the VillageFest volunteers. He stated 8 he was surprised about the high amount of bottled water which was sold during this event, to old 9 and young alike. Mayor Ranallo commented there will be a party held for volunteers. 10 Mayor Ranallo reported that the Cable Commission has been in existence for 20 years and it was 11 decided to review their mission and structure. He explained that cable companies are changing 12 tremendously and a lot of money is being made in that business. Mayor Ranallo stated he has 13 agreed to chair a ten-person task force (one from each city) to review that structure. He advised 14 that Roseville hired an attorney to review the Cable Commission activities and a favorable report 15 was received. 16 Mayor Ranallo advised that he and the City Manager met with Lt. Colonel David Grindle and Alan Stokes to discuss what will be happening with the Salvation Army. They have 77 to 119 q1 acres and have outgrown that location. He advised they have looked at several options including 19 constructing a headquarters for this region, a church, and a pool,but it is almost impossible to do 20 so without having to tear down some of the existing buildings. They now have a task force 21 committee that will be researching the feasibility of keeping the Camp as it is or if they should 22 sell it and find a new location farther out where they can purchase 400+acres of land. Mayor 23 Ranallo stated they have had Realtors and Ramsey County evaluating the Camp in terms of value 24 and if they do sell, will sell to the highest bidder with the funds used to rebuild the new camp. 25 Mayor Ranallo stated this was a good meeting and the Salvation Army staff thanked the City for 26 all they have done. If this property were to be used for residential, it would need to be rezoned. 27 Cavanaugh asked how the City should start to prepare themselves to look at options for the City 28 to purchase this land, or to do so collectively with Ramsey County. Mayor Ranallo stated it 29 would be premature to start that process now since it is not known if the property will be for sale. 30 However, the City will be the first to be notified. 31 D. City Manager. 32 Mornson reported that he has been in contact with the Metropolitan Council about the possible 33 revision to the City's sump pump inspection program to see if they will allow the continued use 34 of their loan money ($40,000) for that program. Mornson stated he and others will meet with 35 Metropolitan Council staff tomorrow and he will report back at the next meeting. 0 Mornson advised that the DNR "mock" check will be presented to the Mayor and Council on 37 August 25th. He stated the task force has been invited to attend.