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i City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 24, 2003 Page 7 Councilmember Faust indicated that on June 13, 2003, Mayor Hodson, Mr. Morrison and he had met at Ehlers to finalize the report on the Blue Ribbon Panel to bring to the Council. He also 3 stated that he had attended the League of Minnesota Cities' meeting June 18 to 20, 2003. He 4 listed some of the speakers at the meeting and felt there had been a very good interchange about 5 how cities were working. He noted there had been editorials in the morning papers that stemmed 6 from that interchange. 7 8 Councilmember Faust stated that, later in the meeting, the mayor of Washington D.C. had been 9 the speaker. He felt the mayor's presentation was very enlightening and positive. He indicated 10 that a synopsis of proposed laws and laws that had passed this year, as they pertained to cities, 11 would be received in the mail. He encouraged those who could to attend the League conference, 12 as St. Anthony could emulate some of the things other cities were doing. 13 14 Councilmember Sparks noted that the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization would 15 be having a public hearing in St. Anthony on July 17, 2003. They would be presenting the 16 capital improvement projects slated for the upcoming budget year. She also indicated that the 17 Village Fest, planned for August 2, 2003, at the Salvation Army camp, was moving forward. 18 19 Councilmember Faust indicated that the League of Minnesota Cities would be changing their 20 annual conference from June to October, which hopefully would allow more opportunity for 21 attendance. 22 Mayor Hodson noted that he had received a call from one of the City's state representatives. She suggested that she could give an update on what was happening at the Capitol. Councilmember 25 Faust asked if a meeting should be planned. Mayor Hodson asked Mr. Mornson if he thought the 26 meeting could be scheduled. Mr. Mornson responded that he would try to schedule a meeting 27 sometime in August. He thought that would be a good time, as the City would know the impact 28 of the budget changes by that time. He added that it would also allow the City to keep a pulse on 29 such issues as wine in grocery stores, elimination of enterprise funds, etc. 30 31 Mr. Mornson noted that on Monday, June 23, 2003, a letter had been sent to Congressman Sabo 32 from Mayor Hodson inviting him to the Chamber golf tournament. Mr. Mornson stated that 33 Congressman Sabo had called personally and indicated that he would like to attend. 34 35 City Attorney Gilligan noted that the legislature had scheduled the bar closing time at 2:00 a.m. 36 He added that, if the City did not take any action, restaurants could remain open until 2:00 a.m. 37 It was the Council's responsibility to act if they wanted to keep the closing time at 1:00 a.m. 38 39 Councilmember Sparks indicated she would like to keep the closing time at 1:00 a.m. 40 41 City Manager Mornson stated that the City was in a unique position because it did not have any 42 restaurants. He noted that the tone could be set now, and any restaurants that came into the City 43 would know the rules. 44 Councilmember Sparks asked if this should be handled before the liquor licenses were issued. 16 Mr. Gilligan responded that he would recommend acting before the liquor licenses were issued.