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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />September 26, 2006 <br />Page 7 <br />1 City Manager Mornson reminded Council members the Kiwanis peanut sales would be on <br />2 Friday, September 29. <br />4 City Manager Mornson reported the Three Rivers Park would be removing 12 outdated buildings <br />5 from the site based on recommendations from a consultant. He mentioned the timeframe for the <br />6 removal had not been established. <br />8 City Manager Mornson reported St. Anthony did not receive the sidewalk grant for Highcrest. <br />9 He indicated out of 76 applications, only 17 were funded. He mentioned other projects met the <br />10 demand for the funding over St. Anthony. <br />11 <br />12 City Manager Mornson reported on Fire Department activities including a pancake breakfast at <br />13 Applebee's on October 7 and an open house on October 11. He mentioned the Fire Department <br />14 turns 50 in October and the Police Department turns 50 summer 2007. <br />15 <br />16 City Manager Mornson stated employee groups had approached Staff on establishing Health <br />17 Savings accounts, giving employees the ability to put pre -tax money aside for future medical <br />18 expenses. <br />19 <br />20 City Manager Mornson indicated on November 16, 2006, the League of Minnesota Cities, <br />21 Association of Metro Municipalities and Metro Area Managers Association will be holding their <br />22 Legislative Policy Adoption meeting. The speaker is Bill Morris a research survey professional. <br />23 He will be speaking on the election results from the prior week <br />24 <br />25 Councilmember Horst reported the Weatherman has landed in Salo Park. He stated the sculpture <br />26 had been placed in Salo Park along the northern edge of the pond and could be viewed up close <br />27 by walking the trail around the pond. He hopes for a dedication to occur shortly. <br />28 <br />29 Councilmember Stille reported attending a Family Services meeting on September 21 where <br />30 suggestions brought up by focus groups were discussed. He stated plans to implement <br />31 suggestions were made. Councilmember Stille stated more volunteers are needed. <br />32 <br />33 Councilmember Stille reported attending the Comp Plan Task Force on September 13. He stated <br />34 the Task Force talked about land use issues and would meet in October. <br />35 <br />36 Councilmember Stille reminded everyone to have lots of dollars to purchase peanuts from <br />37 Kiwanis Club members on September 29, 2006. <br />38 <br />39 Councilmember Thuesen reported attending the Comp Plan Task Force on September 13. He <br />40 stated the Task Force is moving forward but there is lots of work yet to do. He stated he <br />41 appreciated the public input, as the Comprehensive Plan would drive the City for the next ten <br />42 years. <br />43 <br />44 Councilmember Thuesen reported attending the Vital Aging Meeting on September 18, 2006. He <br />45 stated it is a fantastic organization and encourage everyone to get involved. <br />46 <br />