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1 Mayor Sundland commended Councilmember Ranallo on his efforts to obtain • <br /> 2 the nomination for Vice President of the League of Minnesota Cities. <br /> 3 He thanked Councilmember Ranallo for his work as a member of the Board <br /> 4 of the League of Minnesota Cities. The Mayor also expressed his regrets <br /> 5 that Councilmember Ranallo's bid for the vice Presidency was <br /> 6 unsuccessful. <br /> 7 Councilmember Makowske reported that the Articles of Incorporation and <br /> 8 Bylaws of the St. Anthony Village Historical Society have been prepared. <br /> 9 She offered copies to the Council and invited their suggestions for <br /> 10 changes. Councilmember Makowske stated that she expected the Articles <br /> it and Bylaws to be voted on at an upcoming meeting of the St. Anthony <br /> 12 Historical Society. <br /> 13 Councilmember Makowske reported that she and Councilmember Enrooth <br /> 14 attended the Community Services Annual Meeting. Issues focused on at <br /> 15 the meeting were youth development and softball fields. Lighted fields, <br /> 16 scoreboards, home run fences, and improvement of the layout and design <br /> 17 of the fields were advocated at the meeting. Mayor Sundland commented <br /> 18 that, thanks to donations, improvements are planned for the hardball <br /> 19 diamond. He speculated that a landscape architect will be hired to <br /> 20 design the field. <br /> 21 Councilmember Makowske continued that youth development was focused on <br /> 22 at the Community Services Annual Meeting through discussions regarding <br /> 23 service opportunities, leadership opportunities, support programs, and <br /> 24 career opportunities. The fact was pointed out at the meeting that no <br /> 25 comprehensive listing of youth services or community services in general <br /> 26 exists. Councilmember Makowske proposed that this be considered as a <br /> 27 future project for the Council in conjunction with Community Services. <br /> 28 Councilmember Makowske reported that she plans to attend the June Ramsey <br /> 29 County League of Local Governments meeting regarding the <br /> 30 responsibilities and activities of mayors and city managers and turnover <br /> 31 of city managers. <br /> 32 Councilmember Makowske made reference to a letter from Eileen Tompkins, <br /> 33 which was received by all of the Councilmembers. She stated that <br /> 34 Councilmember Ranallo suggested that the Council contact Lori Hacking <br /> 35 at the League of Minnesota Cities for some ideas regarding the vote of <br /> 36 our state representative and how it affects our City regarding taxation. <br /> 37 Acting City Manager VanderHeyden informed the Council that a schedule <br /> 38 of Council meetings with an invitation to visit has been forwarded to <br /> 39 Representative McGuire. <br /> 40 Councilmember Makowske reported that a bulletin had been received from <br /> 41 the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities regarding nominations for <br /> 42 various boards. She asked whether any Councilmembers had interest in <br /> 43 joining those boards. Response was negative at this time. <br /> 44 Councilmember Enrooth reported -that he has sent a mailing to the <br /> 45 Recycling Task Force Committee and received six or seven positive <br /> 4 <br />