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1 Regular Council Meeting 2 July 28, 1992 3 Page 4 4 5 6 7 Councilmember Enrooth' s Report 8 9 The Councilmember echoed the comments regarding the 10 success of the Village Fest saying the committee had been 11 thankful for both the good weather and the unicycle 12 riders ' parents who he perceived had "made Saturday 13 night" . 14 15 Mayor Ranallo' s Report 16 17 The Mayor reported he had just given an article to the 18 St. Anthony Bulletin which expressed his appreciation for 19 the efforts of all who had worked on the Fest. He said 20 he had written a special letter to the members of the 21 Police Reserves who had put in an estimated 122 hours 22 without pay. The Mayor indicated he would be hosting an 23 appreciation party for all the volunteers. 24 25 Bus Shelter Vandalism 26 27 The Mayor reported that Jeff Haedt, 2913 29th Avenue N.E. 28 had come in early that evening to talk to him about • 29 incidents he has witnessed over the years of vandalism to 30 the bus shelter on the corner of 29th and Silver Lake 31 Road. Mr. Haedt indicated he had owned his home for 32 eight years two of which it was rented out. During that 33 period the glass in the shelter -had been broken as least 34 as many times including being shot out -twice in July. 35 The Mayor indicated Mr. Urbia had reported the bus 36 company was not acknowledging that many incidents but had 37 said they would have someone out to repair the damage the 38 day he called them. 39 40 The Management Assistant told the Council the bus 41 shelters have always been prime targets for vandals . He 42 agreed to request the glass be replaced with plexiglass 43 from now on. Mr. Burt indicated that he hoped the fact 44 that the police had just caught some vandals shooting BB 45 pellets from sling shots, might alleviate the problem at 46 least for a while. Mr. Haedt said replacing the glass 47 with plexiglass and increasing police patrols in the area 48 might help.