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-2- Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to accept the low bid of $8,265 from Southdale Ford for a new squad car for the SPolice Department and to approve payment of that amount to that firm. Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Ranallo reported he has participated in preparations for the annual meeting of the League of Minnesota Cities in Bloomington, June 15, 16 and 17 and that Mr. Childs and Fire Chief Entner would be invited to make a presentation on the City' s successful combination of full time and reserve fire fighters which other communities have not been able to do up to now. Councilman Marks reported taking the CPR training course offered by the City Fire Department and complimented Rick Pfeiffer on the com- petent manner in which the course was presented. He indicated the Fire Department should be commended for providing such valuable train- ing for the community. The January Fire Department report and the City ' s financial summary for the same month were considered and filed as informational along with the minutes for the February 3rd meeting of the St. Anthony Chemical Abuse Information Committee . In commenting on the latter , the Mayor said he was impressed with the number of programs the Committee had undertaken and, Councilman Marks observed there had to be a great deal of support from outside sources considering the fact that the Commission would be seeking a contribution of $1 , 400 from the Council • for these endeavors this year, which was less than their proposed total expenditures . Doug Jones reported the Planning Commission minutes for February 15th and was joined in the discussion of actions taken and recommendations to the Council made during that meeting by Commission Chair Makowske and Commissioner Wagner, who were also in attendance . Mr. Childs told them the definition of sign surface area had been expanded as they recommended in Ordinance 1983-001 , which would be given its second reading that evening and the definition of gas stations had also been rewritten by the City Attorney for consideration that evening . He also indicated he perceives the Commission amending individual term lengths would not be considered essential for the passage that evening of Ordinance 1983-002 since the ordinance does not individually identify Commissioners by name . Mr. Jones reiterated the Commission' s request that they be significantly involved in the negotiations of a final proposal for the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project and said he perceives the Commission members would not consider it inappropriate to have special meetings scheduled for that purpose. The Mayor told him whichever developer is selected by the H.R.A. that evening would be requested to present the project proposal at a joint meeting of the Commission, the Kenzie Terrace Task Force, and school district and it would be that at this meeting, input would be sought by the H.R.A. He anticipates this meeting would be • scheduled as soon as possible and well before the H.R.A. enters into a final contract for the project. The three Commission members remained for the H.R.A. meeting which followed immediately after the Council meeting.