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1 Councilmember Makowske indicated there is a welcome diversity in the • 2 Society membership, with various aspects of the Village history 3 represented, including people who have expertise in working with photos 4 and others who are working on histories of the types of people who first 5 came to this area, etc. She said the next thing she hoped would be done 6 would be to have someone other than herself take over the leadership of 7 the Committee, for which she just doesn't have time. The Councilmember 8 concluded her report by passing around a copy of the Greenpeace 9 magazine, which a member of that group had brought to her door that day. 10 She said the Councilmembers -might be interested in several articles in 11 the magazine, particularly the one opposing garbage incinerators. Mr. 12 Childs told her the City has a letter from the Attorney General which 13 gives the group permission to solicit donations in St. Anthony. 14 Mayor Sundland Participant in Cable Program Filmed by St. Anthony Middle 15 School Students 16 The Mayor said he had been interviewed that morning by seventh and 17 eighth grade students who are studying cable and television filming. 18 He said the interviewers were very professional and he enjoyed 19 participating very much. A volunteer reported the sixth grade students 20 in the class were participating in the City Police Department Ride Along 21 Program during which they were interviewing the officers in the squad 22 cars. The volunteer indicated she thought it was great that the 23 students were allowed to conduct these interviews and to utilize not 24 only the school's equipment, but also the cable company's equipment. 25 She indicated the programs would be shown on the local public access 26 cable channels sometime in April. The program would be publicized in 27 advance of its showing, she added. 28 Vague of Minnesota Cities Conference for Newly Elected Officials 29 Reported by Councilmember Ranallo 30 The Councilmember reported that the Women in City Government 31 Organization had met the evening before the conference, which was held 32 February 3rd and 4th. He said he had served as the Mayor in a mock 33 presentation of a public hearing conducted by Barb Arney. 34 Plans for "Celebrate Minnesota 1990" Progressing with Additional Project 35 Grants to be Available 36 Councilmember Ranallo announced the above and reported there would be 37 VCR tapes as well as speakers available for cities to learn more about 38 the event and what is expected from each community. He said one of the 39 projects would be a Minnesota Mayors Clean Up the Riverbanks promotion. 40 Dorothy Thorson VillageFest Co-Chair Reports Committee's Decision to 41 Have Float Professionally Constructed 42 Ms. Thorson reported she and her husband, Tom, would be co-chairing the 43 July event along with Rick Lundeen and his wife. She said her purpose 6 •