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Regular Council Meeting February 12. 1991 page 5 2 b. Council Reports 150 1 . Mayor Ranallo's Report Mayor Ranallo attended the recent St. Anthony Merchant' s meeting where new methods of advertising was discussed. The Association' s new president is the owner of the jewelry store in Apache Shopping Center.. It is the intent of the Association to have a flyer sponsored by all twenty-one member merchants inserted into a local newspaper on a monthly basis. 9 10 The Mayor attended the D.A.R.E . Program graduation. The guest speaker was 11 Attorney General Skip Humphrey. A letter from the Mayor was sent to the 12 Attorney General thanking him for his interest in the Program. A letter 13 was also sent to all of those in the community who contributed to the i4 funding for the Program. 15 16 The School District held a two day Strategic Planning Session on 17 January 29th and 30th at the Skywood Inn. Included in this Planning 18 Session was the updating of the five year plan for the District and 19 discussion regarding community programs and the future of the Community 20 Building. The Mayor attended the Session. 21 22 23 2. Councilmember Wagner's Report Councilmember Wagner gave a status report on the Special Olympics scheduled 24 for the summer of 1991 . He noted that the countries of Tunisia and the Ivory 25 Coast are not sending athletes to the affair. Thirteen athletes will be • 26 representing St. Vincent, an island in the Caribbean and hosted by the City. 27 Although it is not too likely any of the athletes will be visiting the City 28 while they are here, he encouraged the City to be the local host for the 29 30 athletic delegation. 31 Mayor Ranallo requested Councilmember Wagner to attend a Chamber of Commerce 32 meeting to generate enthusiasm for the athletes. Parents of the participating 33 athletes will not be in attendance at the Special Olympics so these youngsters 34 would be grateful for the support of residents. 35 36 3. Councilmember Fleming's Report 37 Councilmember Fleming attended the January 25th reception hosted by Congress- 3.8 man Sabo. She also attended the session sponsored by the Government Training 39 Service and the Conference for newly-elected local officials given by J,0 the League of Minnesota Cities. The information presented by the League staff 41 regarding budgets and fiscal responsibility was very informative. She noted 42 that the comments of Mayor Hazama of Rochester were interesting. The League 4-3 is holding its annual conference in Rochester in June. 44 hq 46 4. Councilmember Marks' Report Councilmember Marks attended the reception hosted by Congressman Sabo and 47 48 observed a somberness in evidence which he felt was a reflection of the war 49 atmosphere. 50 On January 26th, Councilmember Marks participated in the Annual Planning and •