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City Council Meeting Minutes October 12, 1999 Page 3 1 reports from Community Services, Sports Boosters, and the School Board were given during the 2 meeting. The next Parks Commission meeting will be held on November 8, 1999. 3 Ranallo commented that he would speak to City Manager Michael Morrison regarding the avail- 4 ability of two Parks Commission seats. 5 Marks also reported that he would be attending a Sister City Association meeting on November 6 14, 1999. At that meeting, a person from the Minneapolis Sister City Association, particularly 7 the Finnish group, would be speaking. This person has traveled to Finland extensively and has 8 agreed to show pictures and speak about her experiences. 9 Faust reported that he was heartened to see that the engineering firm of WSB & Associates dis- 10 tributed a punch list or reminder to residents regarding unresolved issues on the latest street re- 11 construction. He felt that the interaction with the neighborhood residents by WSB was 12 commendable and appreciated. 13 Faust stated that he had attended an open house on Wednesday, October 6, 1999 at the Fire 14 Department. He was encouraged to see many children in attendance and was pleased with their interaction with fire department personnel and public officials. Of particular interest, Faust no- ticed how youngsters showed younger siblings how to escape the smokehouse. This was an in- 17 valuable training tool and Faust felt the open house was an excellent presentation by the Fire De- 18 partment. This type of involvement, Faust said, makes for a strong community. 19 Faust wished to thank the City Staff on the letter written regarding City business, and had hopes 20 that such-letter would resolve the issue. 21 Thuesen reported that he had attended a Community Services Advisory Council meeting. The 22 primary focus of that meeting was to honor Dick Johnson, who had been Chairman of the Com- 23 munity Services Advisory Council for many years. Mr. Johnson's contributions to the 24 community have been invaluable and Thuesen wished to commend him for his service. 25 Morrison arrived at 7:15 p.m. 26 Thuesen further reported that he had attended the Fire Department open house as well. He stated 27 that the Fire Department had done a tremendous job every year in sponsoring the open house. 28 Thuesen felt that it was beneficial to the community and a source of good will that the Fire De- 29 partment demonstrated the services offered and provided valuable techniques for fire prevention 30 and escape. Cavanaugh reported that he had attended the national board meeting of Adults and Children in Our Neighborhood. He stated that a grant proposal of$7,500.00 had been approved and the 33 funds would be used for implementing various community projects and gatherings.