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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 28, 2003 Page 2 Motion by Councilmember Faust seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to approve the Consent 2 Agenda items with the noted change above. 3 4 Motion carried unanimously. 5 6 V. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 7 None. 8 9 VI. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. 10 A. Kathy Anderson, a representative of Congressman Sabo. 11 Mayor Hodson welcomed Kathy Anderson to the meeting. 12 13 Ms. Anderson, a representative of Congressman Sabo, addressed Council and provided an 14 update on the local office for District 5 and its local constituents. She stated the 108` Congress 15 is about to adjourn. Ms. Anderson noted Congressman Sabo works on several sub-committees 16 including the Homeland Security Committee and the Commerce Justice and State 17 Subcommittees. 18 19 Ms. Anderson noted her office was trying to keep the constituents in District 5 informed and 20 invited the public to use the Internet to view information on the Congressman. She noted this 21 district had several openings in the ROTC program and asked for the public to contact her if they 22 knew of any recruits interested in this program. 0 Ms. Anderson stated Flags can be flown over the capitol for those in this District. She 25 encouraged those in the area to check into this as a great gift or remembrance for family 26 members. Ms. Anderson indicated all mail to Washington D.C. was slow due to the ongoing 27 threat of anthrax. She encouraged the public to email as it is faster. Ms. Anderson noted there 28 are limited tours to the White House at this time and are on a first come first serve basis with 10 29 spots available a week. She indicated any one interested could contact her office. Ms. 30 Anderson left her card and a bio on the Congressman with the Council and offered to answer for 31 questions. 32 33 Councilmember Thuesen suggested putting the bio information on Congressman Sabo on the 34 City website. 35 36 Councilmember Faust stated that St. Anthony has been blessed by the fact that Congressmen 37 Sabo was part of the TCAAP water purification plant. He indicated that Congressman Sabo was 38 responsible for receiving a$10 million grant for the plant. 39 40 B. Lynette Wittsack, representing the Metropolitan Council. 41 Mayor Hodson welcomed Lynette Wittsack to the meeting. 42 43 Ms. Wittsack, representing the Metropolitan Council, addressed Council and provided an update 44 on her representation of the City of St. Anthony. She indicated she was very interested in this community as she grew up in the area. Ms. Wittsack explained she spent the afternoon with 16 Susan Hall, the City Planner, and indicated she toured current developments. She stated she was 47 very excited to be a part of the community and asked if the Council had any questions.