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Regular Council Meeting <br /> March 26, 1991 <br /> page 4 <br /> 1 about fifteen to twenty members who are mentally disabled. This troup • <br /> 2 actively participates in many scouting activities which includes summer <br /> 2 camping trips. Mayor Ranallo observed that members of the troup also <br /> 4 sell Christmas wreaths to finance trips to Minnipoint Camp. <br /> 5 <br /> Mr. Eklund is requesting permission to solicit contributions. in front <br /> 7 of stores in local shopping malls. He noted they will be contacting the <br /> P store management of stores in front of which they will be standing. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the request of the Knights <br /> 11 of Columbus to solicit contributions to the Tootsie Roll campaign. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Motion carried unanimously <br /> i4 - <br /> 15 6. PRESENTATIO14 OF CLAIMS <br /> 16 <br /> 17 a . Contribution to the North Suburban Cable Commission <br /> 18 Motion by Marks, second by Ranallo to approve payment in the amount <br /> 19 of $8,993.00 to the North Suburban Cable Commission. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Motion carried unanimously <br /> 22 <br /> 23 b. Verified Claims <br /> 24 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve payment of the verified claims <br /> 25 for accounts payable dated March 27, 1991 and liquor accounts payable dated • <br /> 26 February 28; 1991 and March 20, 1991 . <br /> 27 <br /> 78 Motion carried unanimously <br /> 29 <br /> 30 7. REPORTS <br /> 31 <br /> 32 A. Police Chief' s Report <br /> 33 Chief Engstrom attended the meeting to respond to Council and resident <br /> 34 concerns relative to recent burglaries in residential areas of the community. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 The most recent incidents of burglaries were between March 1st and-March <br /> 37 7th at which time three daytime burglaries occurred. In referring to one <br /> 38 of these burglaries , Chief Engstrom gave details as to what was done <br /> 39 immediately after the crime was reported. He stated that Crime Lab staff <br /> 4o took fingerprints, noted tire tracks and heel marks, and observed pry <br /> 41 marks at the point of entry. Although there were no eyewitnesses, some <br /> 42 neighbors mentioned seeing a strange blue van in the vicinity and the <br /> 43 mailman observed suspicious activity. <br /> 44 <br /> kq The- Chief said that all informati-on-regardi.ng the three burglaries was given <br /> 46 to the Minneapolis Eastside Precinct , to investigation departments in the <br /> 47 area and sent over the teletype. He noted that all of the missing property <br /> 48 was etched with numbers from Operation Identification. He did feel this <br /> 49 property would be quickly disposed of by the burglars. <br /> 50 • <br />