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City Council Meeting Minutes June 8, 1999 Page 3 1 2 Cavanaugh stated a VillageFest organizational meeting would be held Monday, June 14, 1999 at 3 7:30 PM in the community center. He added this is an excellent opportunity for residents to 4 participate in VillageFest, and stressed a need for volunteers. 5 6 C. Mayor. 7 Ranallo stated the Cable Commission presented a scholarship to resident youth Jason March at a 8 recent meeting. He added that Jason will do the commentary on the VillageFest Parade, about 9 which he is very excited. 10 11 Ranallo noted that AT&T has purchased MediaOne, and the Cable Channel will go to an 12 extended number of channels on June 14, 1999. He noted residents may experience some 13 technical problems on that day. 14 15 Ranallo noted the arrival of Christopher Makowske, who served on the Planning Commission 16 from 1993-1999. He stated Mr. Makowske has resigned from the Commission as he no longer 17 lives within the City. He presented a plaque to Mr. Makowske in appreciation of his outstanding 18 service and commitment to the Commission. *20 Mr. Makowske expressed his appreciation of the assistance he has received from the Council and 21 City staff over the years, and thanked the Council for the opportunity to serve. He added he is 22 pleased that there were many applicants for the open Commission positions. 23 24 D. Ci!y Manager. 25 Mornson stated City staff is conducting final interviews with consultants with regard to the 26 design of the new public works facility. He added that a recommendation would be made to the 27 Council at a future meeting. 28 29 Mornson stated that he had been notified that morning that the shopping.center ownership change 30 will be official as of Thursday, June 10, 1999. He noted the new owners will speak at a Chamber 31 of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday, June 15, 1999. 32 33 Mornson stated that Staff will meet with a prospective buyer of the Town& Country site on 34 Thursday, June 10 to discuss their proposal for retail sales of recreational vehicles which would 35 include a major renovation of the site. Ranallo asked for clarification with regard to the types of 36 vehicles to be sold. Mornson stated the buyer sells snowmobiles, ATV's,jet skis, and other 37 recreational vehicles as well as accessory equipment. 38 39 Mornson stated he met recently with USBank to discuss Apache Plaza development, and expressed his opinion that a purchase agreement will be signed by 1 of 2 theater groups by the end of June or early July.