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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 8, 2007 Page 6 2 City Manager Morrison reported the first meeting of the Street Task Force will be held on May 3 17, 2007, 7:00 p.m. 4 5 City Manager Morrison thanked Staff for the good job the did setting up the rooms and 6 promoting the programs such as the Silver Lake Open House, Safety Fair, and the City Cleanup 7 Day. 8 9 Councilmember Gray reported he attended the CTV Recognition Dinner on April 26, 2007. He 10 stated that programs such as City Council and Planning Commission meetings, St. Anthony 11 sports events, and other programming are made possible through the work of the volunteers. He 12 stated this event is held each year to recognize these volunteers. 13 14 Councilmember Gray reported that on May 2, 2007, he attended the NW Youth and Family 15 Services Leadership Luncheon. He thanked City Manager Morrison and Department Heads for 16 attending also and making this a good event for raising money for the NW Youth and Family 17 Services. He also thanked Mayor Faust for his support. 18 19 Councilmember Gray reported that on May 5, 2007, he worked at the Public Works Department 20 for the St. Anthony Cleanup Day. He commented it appears turnout decreases yearly and hopes 21 this means people are getting rid of their stuff and keeping the City clean. 22 23 Councilmember Horst expanded on the May 17, 2007 sculpture dedication at Salo Park. He 24 reported that Dave Dahl from Channel 5 would do a live broadcast from Salo Park. 25 26 Councilmember Stifle reported that on April 26, 2007 he attended the Silver Lake Road Open 27 House and was impressed to see the amount of input and participation from the citizens. 28 29 Councilmember Stifle reported that on April 28, 2007 he attended the Safety Fair. He 30 commented the Community Center is open during the Safety Fair and residents can have tours of 31 the back rooms not generally open to the public. He stated this is an opportunity to see where the 32 taxes dollars are spent. He thanked Staff and the Kiwanis Club for helping with the event. 33 34 Councilmember Stille reported that on May 5, 2007, he worked at the City's Cleanup Day and 35 enjoyed visiting with Staff and citizens. 36 37 Councilmember Thuesen reported that on April 26, 2007 he attended the Silver Lake Road Open 38 House. He commented he was impressed with the turnout and feedback from the residents. 39 40 Councilmember Thuesen reported that on May 3, 2007 he attended a very interesting 41 presentation by Dr. Mike Osterholm. He commented that from a City perspective, Dr. 42 Osterholm brought up many interesting points for consideration. 43 44 Councilmember Thuesen reported that on May 5, 2007, he also attended and enjoyed helping at 45 Cleanup Day.