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City Council Meeting Minutes September 28, 1999 • Page 7 1 and offered his services if the school would be interested in further discussions on city 2 government. 3 Thuesen also attended the League of Minnesota Cities Conference and stated he enjoyed the ses- 4 sion regarding youth involvement in city government. He would encourage exploring the 5 concept of a youth council for the City. 6 Thuesen commented on a sentence from the August 17, 1999 Planning Commission meeting 7 minutes wherein there had apparently been a discussion between a Commissioner and a City 8 Councilmember about enforcement of compliance issues. Thuesen cautioned the Council about 9. the necessity of discussing issues as a group as opposed to on an individual basis. 10 C. Mayor. 11 Ranallo disclosed that one of the City's police officers had been in a serous accident, but had 12 escaped with relatively minor injuries and was recovering well. The officer had been on a call 13 and was going through a red light when he was broadsided. Ranallo explained that if that officer 14 had a type of equipment in his squad car called an "Opticom," that the accident could have been 15 avoided. Ranallo clarified that "Opticom" is an attachment for a squad car, fire truck, or similar �6 vehicle, that when implemented, will automatically give opposite traffic a red light and the �j vehicle with Opticom a green light. The Opticom equipment has been included into the City's 18 budget, but the budget has not yet been approved. Ranallo requested that City Staff begin 19 researching the facts for obtaining and installing the Opticom equipment so that when the budget 20 is approved, the equipment can immediately be purchased and installed. All of the traffic lights 21 in Minnesota have the reception for the Opticom equipment, but the equipment needs to be 22 installed into the vehicles. 23 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS. None. 24 IX. NEW BUSINESS. 25 A. Approval of Election Judge List for the November 2, 1999 Local General Election. 26 Motion by Marks, second by Faust,to approve the Election Judge List for the November 2, 1999 27 Local General Election, and also to approve the following City Hall Staff to act as official wit- 28 nesses for absentee voting purposes: Judy Monson, Sandy Simon, Pat Laughter, and Gerri 29 Harrier. 30 Motion carried unanimously. 31 IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 32 Cavanaugh inquired about the absence of a City Manager's report for the meeting. Ms. Moore- 33 stated that, in light of the absence of the City Manager, there would not be a report for this meeting.