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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • December 18, 1996 Page 5 1 Morrison reported the Pizza Hut building has been sold to the Conoco Station. They were 2 originally considering demolishing the building and expanding the mall but may instead renovate 3 the existing building. 4 Mornson noted as in past years,the City Offices will be closed ''/z day on Christmas Eve. He 5 noted he will be on vacation December 26th and 27th but will be available due to all the 6 activities involved with the new building. 7 Morrison reported four applications have been received for the two vacancies on the Planning 8 Commission for 1997. He asked if the Council would prefer to interview the applicants at the 9 January Work Session or at the January 14, 1997 City Council Meeting. 10 There was Council consensus to interview all four applicants and to.direct City Manager to 11 determine which meeting to interview the applicants based on the length of the agendas of the 12 meetings. 13 Mornson reported the first Comprehensive Plan Update Task Force Meeting has been tentatively 14 scheduled for January 27, 1997. He noted meetings will be held on Mondays or Wednesdays and 15 will include a series of eight meetings over the next six months. He indicated a letter will be sent within one week to the churches and other organizations asking them to be involved with the Task Force. 18 19 IX. PUBLIC HEARING-None. 20 21 X. NEW BUSINESS. 22 A. Resolution 96-065. re: City Manager. 23 Motion by Marks, second by Faust to approve Resolution 96-065 regarding, approving 24 the 1997 salary of Michael J. Mornson, St. Anthony'City Manager. 25 Mayor Ranallo thanked City Manager Mornson for the work he has done and 26 continuation of good work for the City of St. Anthony. 27 Mornson thanked the Council for all their support. 28 Motion carried unanimously. 29 Mornson reported his attendance at the National League of Cities Conference and noted a large 30 topic of discussion was technology. Three Mayors from Minnesota led presentations at the . 31 Conference. The Mayor of Minnetonka advised that cities should not worry if they are behind in 32 this area because so much has changed and continues to change. Mornson noted one area of concern with this issue is security on the Internet.