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-2- Residents 2-Residents from the above mentioned area who had requested the mini-park at the March 26th Council Meeting were again present and repeated their statements • which favored the purchase of the land from Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Sroga. Mr. Sroga was also present and expressed the urgency he felt for an early decision on the matter. Mr. Dulgar, at the request of the Council, had prepared a report on possible funding for the project and he reported that he had been unable to come up with a source for such funds from the Revenue Sharing funds or liquor store receipts since any revenues from either had already been earmarked for other projects and city ordinances did not allow use of Water Revenue Funds for this type of project. The only possibility he saw for setting aside the land for a recreation area was through a leasing arrangement whereby the City could use the land for a play area as long as the number of children in the neighborhood warranted such a use and it could be returned to its owner if such a use was no longer necessary or desired. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sundland to decline the acquisi- tion of the Sroga property for a mini park. Voting on the motion: Aye: Haik, Sundland, Miedtke, Stauffer Nay: Sauer Motion carried. • Meeting was recessed at 8:30 P.M. and reconvened at 8:36 P.M. with resumption of the discussion of the mini park. Motion by Councilman Haik, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to direct the City Manager and Attorney to attempt to negotiate a leasing arrangement with Mr. Sroga for the south portion of his property for use of neighbor children as an open play area. Motion carried. Mayor Miedtke gave the final report from the committee set up to study the curfew law and stated that the group had reached the decision that the curfew regulations, when fully understood, were completely satisfactory and should be left as written. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to direct the City Manager to write a letter of thanks to all persons who worked on the above mentioned committee. Motion carried. Mr. Vickrey's memo of April 3,197+ pointing out how under the 197+ state legislation, municipalities could be assessed for public improvements made by the Minneapolis Park Board in their communities was discussed and filed as informational. • Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Sauer to table action on a petition for street lights in the alley between 27th Avenue N.F. and Lawry Grove Mobil Home Park. Motion carried.